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The Business of Fashion

Beauty

Analysis and advice on the fast-evolving beauty business.

Men Still Stump the Beauty Industry

The men’s grooming market remains sub-scale, but shifting cultural attitudes and the growth of niche men’s lines suggest change is afoot, writes Sarah Brown.

World's Top Beauty Stock Looks to Tap China’s $4.3 Billion Beauty Market

The shares of Beauty Community are the top-performers globally among cosmetics providers, surging 1,100 percent in the last five years — now the company looks to China for further growth.

For Beauty Marketers, the New Buzzword Is ‘Anti-Pollution’

Beauty companies are moving away from anti-ageing to anti-pollution, a concept aimed at wellness-obsessed and prevention-driven Millennial and Generation Z consumers. Will the bet pay off?

Virtual Makeovers Are Booming in Asia

Driven by selfie culture, the rise of virtual makeovers could offer big rewards for beauty brands.

Unpacking the Fenty Frenzy

Sarah Brown examines what the blockbuster success of Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty says about the industry’s race problem.

Isamaya Ffrench: ‘It's Quite Empowering to Transform Yourself’

How the avant-garde makeup artist is changing the face of beauty with her conceptual and performative approach.

L'Oréal Takeover Would Be Studied Carefully, Says French Prime Minister

L’Oréal's shares rose last week on speculation that the death of the founding family’s heiress, Liliane Bettencourt, could clear up the cosmetics maker’s ownership through a takeover or a buyback.

Getting Rich From the Skin Lightening Trade

Beauty giants like Unilever and L'Oréal are cashing in on a global skin lightening and bleaching industry worth between $10 and $20 billion.

Has Backstage Beauty Lost its Gloss?

Backstage beauty has become big business, but as access widens and the novelty fades, is it still worth the investment?

Former Monk Sues L'Oréal Over Anti-Aging Formula

Dennis Wyrzykowski is joined in the lawsuit by the University of Massachusetts Medical School, which developed the technology — a wrinkle cream called Easeamine — in 2009.

Can Cannabis Beauty Go Mass?

Marijuana’s active ingredients have been proven beneficial when applied topically, but legal limitations may prohibit beauty brands from successfully scaling the opportunity.

Millennial Spend and E-Commerce Drives Estée Lauder Boost

Estée Lauder Companies announced annual revenues of $11.8 billion for the fiscal year ending June, an increase of 5 percent on 2016. The gain has been attributed to e-commerce, as well as acquisitions of Becca Cosmetics and Too Faced.

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