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From hybrid beauty concepts and sensory innovation to novel textures with emotional impact, industry innovators are exploring new ways to bring energy back to the makeup aisle. The question is: what will it take to turn isolated bright spots into sustained category growth?

Color Cosmetics at a Crossroads: the Categories and Strategies Set to Restart Growth

Industry innovators are exploring new ways to bring energy back to the makeup aisle.

Precision Systems: Closing the Efficacy Gap through Functional Packaging Architecture

Precision Systems: Closing the Efficacy Gap through Functional Packaging Architecture

From passive packaging to precision delivery, discover how beauty brands are closing the “Efficacy Gap” with smart microneedling, integrated LED therapy, and next-gen skincare technology designed to maximize real results.

Charlotte Tilbury Renegotiation Emerges as New Wrinkle in Puig–Estée Lauder Talks

Tilbury wants to revisit contractual provisions linked to the remaining 21.5% stake she still holds in Charlotte Tilbury.

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The relaunch of Marc Jacobs Beauty is “a joyful, maximalist celebration of color and creativity.'

Marc Jacobs Beauty Returns With Maximalist Makeup Push, Sephora Rollout and Coty Prestige Ambitions

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“Mass and prestige beauty are growing at nearly the same rate for the first time in five years,” said Larissa Jensen, global beauty industry advisor at Circana.

Prestige and Mass Beauty Converge as Premiumization, Selective Spending and Digital Commerce Reshape Growth

Prestige, which accounts for roughly two-thirds of total sales, remained relatively resilient, with flat reported revenue in the quarter.

Coty Stabilizes Profit, Boosts Cash Flow as Strategic Reset Takes Hold

The company is reducing the number of smaller product launches, streamlining operations, and increasing investment in core brands and consumer engagement.

AI-Inspired Beauty: Accelerating Innovation Through Intelligence

AI-Inspired Beauty: Accelerating Innovation Through Intelligence

Discover how AI is transforming cosmetic innovation. Grant Industries’ AI-Inspired Beauty Formulary explores data-driven formulation strategies, advanced ingredient technologies, and new pathways to accelerate product development.

At Macy’s, beauty advisors will play a central role in guiding consumers through Kiko’s extensive assortment, while select locations will offer services such as on-site engraving to deepen personalization.

Kiko Milano Enters U.S. Prestige-Accessible Beauty Arena with Macy’s Rollout

Central to Kiko’s U.S. strategy is its pricetige model—blending prestige-level formulation and design with intentionally accessible pricing.

Skin care gains were offset by softness in legacy brands like Clinique and Origins, indicating ongoing repositioning challenges in parts of the portfolio.

Estée Lauder Rebuild Gains Traction as Margins Surge and Fragrance Fuels Growth

For fiscal 2027, the company expects organic net sales growth of 3% to 5% and adjusted operating margins approaching 13%.

Consumers Are Buying Less but Expecting More. Here's What That Means for Beauty.

Spending expectations diverge by 15–20 percentage points between high- and low-income households.

By 2034, older adults will outnumber children for the first time in U.S. history. Declining populations under 18 and rising life expectancy will drive this aging trend.

Beauty’s Demographic Destiny: Aging, Autonomy, and the 2040 Pivot

Population shifts are opening new avenues for growth as purchasing power redistributes across age cohorts, rewarding brands that strategically embrace these demographic transformations.

Guerlain posted strong growth, propelled by its high-end fragrance universe L’Art & La Matière and the continued success of Aqua Allegoria.

LVMH Beauty Holds the Line as Selective Retailing and Sephora Power Growth Amid Volatile Q1

Sephora delivered solid revenue growth across all regions, gaining further market share and consolidating its position as the global leader in prestige beauty retail.

Urban Decay spent four years developing its Tube Job Tubing Mascara, which features an 89% serum-infused formula.

The Performance Pivot: Stains, Serums and the Science of Life-Proof Beauty

The makeup sector's 2026 outlook centers on advanced lip technologies, mature skin solutions, high-performance tubing mascaras and all-things hybrid.

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Mexican Beauty Brand AORA Makes US Retail Debut at Credo Beauty with Omni-Channel Partnership

Aora and Credo Beauty Announce Omni

Darren Fritschy, CEO of Solabia USA, Inc. (at right), described the opening as a 'pivotal milestone' that brings together the combined strengths of Solabia and Applechem under one roof.

Solabia USA Opens Innovation Hub to Power Sun Care and Color Cosmetics Growth in North America

The new facility is engineered to accelerate technical applications and new product development.

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The company has appointed Gaeun Kwon as its first U.S. CEO, reflecting an effort to embed on-the-ground leadership as Olive Young works to translate its Korea-proven retail model for American consumers.

Olive Young Builds U.S. Muscle with CEO and Logistics Hub

The company aims to improve speed to shelf as competition intensifies around K-beauty’s rapid product cycles and growing U.S. demand.