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Beauty

Analysis and advice on the fast-evolving beauty business.

L'Oréal Hoards Cosmetics in Britain as Brexit Looms

While the company stated that a no-deal Brexit would not have a major impact on sales, it is bulking up stocks in the United Kingdom, where it no longer has a manufacturing base.


Drunk Elephant Founder Says There Are No Shortcuts in Life

Amid reports that the skincare start-up is exploring a sale, founder Tiffany Masterson shares the best decision and biggest mistake of her entrepreneurship journey.


Drunk Elephant Exploring a Sale

The rapidly growing skincare brand hopes to find a buyer sometime this year, with a potential asking price of $1 billion.


CVS Unveils Initiative to Label Retouched Images

Neutrogena, CoverGirl and Revlon are working with the pharmacy to label photos of models in its beauty aisles to make it clear whether the images have been digitally altered.


Deciem Founder Brandon Truaxe Has Died at 40

Truaxe founded the skin-care brand in 2013, but was forced out in October after attempting to shut the company down.


Report: Private Equity Firms Circling Nestlé Skin Health Business

The company's Skin Health division, which includes Cetaphil and Proactiv products, accounted for about 3 percent of total sales last year.


This K-Beauty Brand Is Bigger Than Chanel. But It’s In Trouble.

Amorepacific rode the K-beauty wave to become one of Asia’s most powerful cosmetics empires, surpassing beauty sales of Chanel and LVMH. But as it grapples with a patent battle and a turbulent China market, some wonder whether its heyday might be over.


Bringing Home the Botox: How Injectables Became the Next Frontier in On-Demand Beauty

As Botox, lip fillers and other cosmetic procedures hit the mainstream, start-ups and entrepreneurial doctors are offering in-home services and opening salons that portray injecting wrinkle-smoothing neurotoxins as no different than a blowout or manicure.


Why Fast Fashion Has Been Slow to Tap the Beauty Boom

Zara, H&M, Asos and other fast-fashion retailers now sell lipstick and eyeshadow alongside dresses and blazers. But they’re finding “fast and cheap” is a tougher sell in the beauty market.


The New Rules of Beauty PR

Press releases, long lead times — and, according to some experts, editors — are so three years ago. Sarah Brown talks to top publicists about how to do business, build brands and make sales in today’s ever-changing beauty landscape.


Op-Ed | Secrets of the Booming Beauty Business

The industry is getting a much-needed refresh that should keep bankers busy.


Why International Beauty Brands Are Piling into South Korea

Global players from Givenchy Beauty to Sephora are targeting the growing opportunity in South Korea, but a phalanx of homegrown brands stands in their way.