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Beauty

Analysis and advice on the fast-evolving beauty business.

Drunk Elephant's Tiffany Masterson Open to a Buyer But Says No Deal Imminent

The beauty start-up has already hired bankers to represent it in a potential sale, but isn’t close to finalising any deals, according to the beauty start-up's founder.

Sephora to Shut US Stores for Diversity Training After Racial Incident

R&B singer SZA said she was racially profiled at a Sephora store in Calabasas, California.

Harry’s Made Shaving Cool. Can Its Founders Do the Same for Hawaiian Tropic and Banana Boat?

Following its $1.37 billion acquisition by Edgewell, Harry’s co-founders are taking their brand into the haircare space and taking on their biggest challenge to date: reviving the beauty giant’s troubled US business.

Beauty Brands Learn to Love Menopause – Just Don’t Call It Anti-Aging

Beauty brands are releasing products aimed at women in their 50s experiencing symptoms of menopause, a demographic that hadn't received much attention from the industry in the past.

Natura to Buy Avon for About $2 Billion in Stock

The transaction, valued at $3.7 billion, will position the Brazilian cosmetics company as a growing force in the booming global cosmetics and skincare industry.

Founders of Swedish Cosmetics Brand Oriflame Offer to Buy out Company

The offer from Oriflame's main owner, the af Jochnick family, values the company at 12.9 billion crowns ($1.3 billion).

Nivea Owner Buys Coppertone Sun Care for $550 Million

Beiersdorf has agreed to buy Bayer's Coppertone brand of sun-care products, bolstering its line of skin creams that already includes the Nivea brand.

Unilever Considers $1 Billion Bid for Drunk Elephant

Drunk Elephant reportedly hired investment banks in January to explore a sale.

How Ulta Is Winning Over America’s Youth

A survey commissioned by BoF found that teenage girls in the US overwhelmingly prefer beauty chain Ulta to rival Sephora.

Wilkinson Owner Edgewell to Buy Shaving Start-Up Harry's for $1.37B

The deal would be the second billion-dollar acquisition of a shaving start-up, dwarfing Unilever's buy of the US-based Dollar Shave Club in 2016.

Inside the Battle to Be the Next Sephora

Specialty beauty boutiques are proliferating at a dizzying rate. Can they all last and who will win?

Henkel's Beauty Unit Weighs on First Quarter Results

Sales of the consumer goods company's beauty care brands like Schwarzkopf shampoo and Dial soap fell an organic 2.2 percent, hurt by a weak performance in western Europe and China.

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