Allies of Skin’s Founder Nicolas Travis Has Resigned
The Singapore-based luxury skincare brand has also appointed Alicia Valencia as interim president.
Beauty
Analysis and advice on the fast-evolving beauty business.
The GLP-1 Arms Race, Explained
The pharmaceutical boom in weight-loss drugs has put companies like Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly in ever-fiercer competition. Now more heavyweights, like Pfizer and Astrazeneca, are entering the ring. Who will come out on top?
The GLP-1 Arms Race, Explained
The pharmaceutical boom in weight-loss drugs has put companies like Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly in ever-fiercer competition. Now more heavyweights, like Pfizer and Astrazeneca, are entering the ring. Who will come out on top?
Estée Lauder’s SoHo Takeover; The Death of the Great American Beauty Brand
This week, I’m eyeing the battle for fragrance relevance and pondering Coty’s makeup mess.
Estée Lauder’s SoHo Takeover; The Death of the Great American Beauty Brand
This week, I’m eyeing the battle for fragrance relevance and pondering Coty’s makeup mess.
Coperni Expands to Beauty With Probiotic Athleisure
The French label launched the C+ collection, an athleisure line blending beauty and fashion with ingredient-infused fabric.
Coperni Expands to Beauty With Probiotic Athleisure
The French label launched the C+ collection, an athleisure line blending beauty and fashion with ingredient-infused fabric.
The Case for Lab-Grown Hair Extensions
Following a flurry of headlines alleging that synthetic hair extensions contain harmful chemicals, British company Ruka is launching a lab-made option using a complex formulation process, which it says is a safer alternative. Marketing and scaling its business could be just as complex.
The Case for Lab-Grown Hair Extensions
Following a flurry of headlines alleging that synthetic hair extensions contain harmful chemicals, British company Ruka is launching a lab-made option using a complex formulation process, which it says is a safer alternative. Marketing and scaling its business could be just as complex.
The Debrief | Can Gen Z Beauty Brands Grow Up?
As Gen Z ages out of stickers and jelly textures, the bar for results is rising. BoF’s Daniela Morosini explains how youth-first brands can earn cross-generational credibility without losing their core.
The Debrief | Can Gen Z Beauty Brands Grow Up?
As Gen Z ages out of stickers and jelly textures, the bar for results is rising. BoF’s Daniela Morosini explains how youth-first brands can earn cross-generational credibility without losing their core.
The K-Beauty Giants Resetting Beauty’s Pecking Order
A new wave of South Korean conglomerates are ascending the ranks of the world’s largest beauty companies.
The K-Beauty Giants Resetting Beauty’s Pecking Order
A new wave of South Korean conglomerates are ascending the ranks of the world’s largest beauty companies.
Inside Beauty’s New Growth Priorities with BoF and Amazon Beauty
Executives from beauty brands including La Mer, Puig, Chanel Beauty, Dyson, Gisou, LVMH Fragrance Brands, Prada Beauty and Aesop, among others, joined Amazon Beauty and BoF for dinner in New York City.
Inside Beauty’s New Growth Priorities with BoF and Amazon Beauty
Executives from beauty brands including La Mer, Puig, Chanel Beauty, Dyson, Gisou, LVMH Fragrance Brands, Prada Beauty and Aesop, among others, joined Amazon Beauty and BoF for dinner in New York City.
How to Scale a Premium Skincare Brand
Beauty retailers excel at creating interactive, playful shopping experiences, but science-backed, pricey skincare brands looking to find growth must think outside the box.
How to Scale a Premium Skincare Brand
Beauty retailers excel at creating interactive, playful shopping experiences, but science-backed, pricey skincare brands looking to find growth must think outside the box.
Dyson’s Profits Fall by Nearly 50% in ‘Difficult’ Year
Revenues are down more than $670 million after the hair care company cut more than a quarter of its UK workforce.
Dyson’s Profits Fall by Nearly 50% in ‘Difficult’ Year
Revenues are down more than $670 million after the hair care company cut more than a quarter of its UK workforce.
Peloton Kicks Off Turnaround with Hardware, AI Product Launch
In the years since the pandemic lockdown, the New York-based fitness company has struggled with sales declines as more people have returned to regularly exercising outdoors and in gyms.
Peloton Kicks Off Turnaround with Hardware, AI Product Launch
In the years since the pandemic lockdown, the New York-based fitness company has struggled with sales declines as more people have returned to regularly exercising outdoors and in gyms.
Can Beauty Devices Bring the Medspa Home?
SharkNinja’s latest innovation, the Facialpro Glow, mimics in-office aesthetic treatments. Like competitors Omnilux or Medicube, its parent company hopes to entice consumers to take procedures into their own hands.
Can Beauty Devices Bring the Medspa Home?
SharkNinja’s latest innovation, the Facialpro Glow, mimics in-office aesthetic treatments. Like competitors Omnilux or Medicube, its parent company hopes to entice consumers to take procedures into their own hands.
Drew Barrymore’s Makeup Line, Flower Beauty, Closes
Its parent company, brand incubator Maesa, also announced it would be exiting the colour cosmetics category altogether.
Drew Barrymore’s Makeup Line, Flower Beauty, Closes
Its parent company, brand incubator Maesa, also announced it would be exiting the colour cosmetics category altogether.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF
Natura Posts 92% Decline in Quarterly Profit
Brazilian cosmetic maker Natura on Monday posted a second-quarter net profit of 35 million reais ($6.85 million), a 92.1 percent decline from the same period in 2025.
Sydney Towle, Influencer and Health Activist, Has Died
Towle, known for sharing her life as a young woman living with cancer, passed away aged 26 on Wednesday.
Kenvue Misses Estimates as Inflation, Tariffs Squeeze Margins
The US consumer health company and parent of Neutrogena narrowly missed Wall Street estimates for second-quarter results as tariffs and currency-related costs offset sales gains.
Henkel Raises Sales Guidance for 2026
The German conglomerate and Schwarzkopf parent lifted its annual sales forecast, though growth for its adhesives unit outpaced its consumer brands.
Shiseido’s Profits Recover in First Half Amid Turnaround
Growth turned positive in the second quarter, driven by key regions like the Americas, as the Japanese giant executes its yearlong restructuring plan.
P&G to Buy Supplement Maker Thorne for $3.8 Billion
Shailesh Jejurikar, chief executive of the American personal care conglomerate, told CNBC it will acquire the line from LVMH-backed private equity firm L Catterton.
Eli Lilly to Offer Early Access to Next-Gen Obesity Drug to Some Patients
Eli Lilly said on Monday it would allow a limited number of patients to have early access to its experimental obesity drug, retatrutide, before its US FDA approval.