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This Smart Eye Cream Applicator Brings Device-Led Precision to Eye Care

Remedy Secures $20M+ to Scale Its Simplicity-First Challenge to Skin Care Complexity

The investment underscores continued investor interest in expert-led beauty brands that pair strong educational platforms with consumer-friendly product innovation.

MOON: mascara in glass by Lumson and Ponzini

MOON: mascara in glass by Lumson and Ponzini

MOON is the first glass mascara created by Lumson in collaboration with Ponzini. This Made in Italy design elevates the formula, transforming the mascara into a luxury object. The bottle comes with three applicators for a tailored, premium performance

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SPF 50 Serum: High-Performance Sun Protection Meets Dewy Hydration

Rhode Pushes Global Growth as e.l.f.’s Star Acquisition Expands into Latin America

Among the launches is the Nourish Scalp Roller Comb, a compact device featuring an integrated reservoir that dispenses product directly onto the scalp while combing through the hair.

Nuon Medical Blends Beauty Tech and Smart Packaging with New Applicator Concepts

MOON: mascara in glass by Lumson and Ponzini

MOON: mascara in glass by Lumson and Ponzini

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.

Beyond Time: Intelligent Longevity for Skin and Hair

Beyond Time: Intelligent Longevity for Skin and Hair

Discover how Peptid4® Light MB and BioTech4 AntiGray redefine beauty longevity by acting at the biological origin of pigmentation, delivering even skin tone and restoring natural hair color with long-lasting, science-driven results.

With the launch of Beauty Crush Skincare, Karen Behnke appears to be betting that beauty consumers want something more than clean—they want clinically driven regenerative biotechnology.

From 'Juice In, Junk Out' to Exosomes: Karen Behnke's Beauty Crush Signals Clean Beauty's Next Chapter

If Juice Beauty helped establish clean beauty's first era, Beauty Crush offers a glimpse of what the category's next chapter may look like.

Waldencast founders Michel Brousset and Hind Sebti will depart the company to lead Obagi alongside Bridgepoint, effectively taking one of Waldencast's most successful assets into its next phase of growth.

Waldencast Agrees to Sell Obagi Medical for up to $460M

For Bridgepoint, the acquisition is a bet on the continued convergence of dermatology, aesthetics and professional skin care.

Moving cosmetic formulation, product development and packaging workflows onto AI-driven platforms can potentially offer advantages in speed, efficiency and decision-making.

The AI Gold Rush in Beauty R&D

Competing platforms vie to demonstrate their value in achieving speed, savings and efficiencies, and market triumph.

According to the company, Jasmine Blues, Ôrəbella’s sixth scent and first limited-edition launch, is selling at twice forecast in the U.S. market, underscoring the continued commercial power of emotionally driven fragrance storytelling and Hadid’s influence with younger prestige consumers.

Ôrəbella Secures Series A, Installs CEO as Bella Hadid’s Fragrance Brand Shifts Into Global Scale Mode

The company also announced the appointment of Anish Agarwal as CEO.

The Pasadena store includes dedicated skin care testing zones, water-basin cleansing stations, skin scanning technology, scalp analysis services, and “The Beauty Lab,' where shoppers can receive personalized skin care lessons based on diagnostic insights.

Olive Young Plants Its Flag in the US as K-Beauty’s Retail Expansion Accelerates

The opening comes amid a wave of aggressive K-beauty retail expansion across the U.S. market in 2026.

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AXE Brings Fine Fragrance to The World’s Biggest Cultural Moment

Register now to join us live on Thursday, June 18, 2026 at 9:00 AM CDT or on-demand thereafter for The Next Big Shift in Beauty Is Not a Formula to stay ahead of the next wave of innovation and gain access to a chance to win a free design consultation.

Win a Free Design Consultation at Beauty Webinar on the Future of Skin Care Technology

The industry shift is moving from formula-centric thinking to active beauty systems that combine formulation with technology.

ELC will refocus on its ongoing initiatives following the end of talks with Puig.

What Happened with Estée Lauder-Puig?

Despite the setback, Estée Lauder remains open to future acquisitions that satisfy its financial requirements.

e.l.f. Cosmetics has engaged in a partnership with Survivor with the 'e.l.f.ie Advantage,' a vignette series airing surrounding the live broadcast starring content creator Delaney Rowe and Survivor contestant Tiffany Ervin.

e.l.f. Beauty Delivers 35% Q4 Growth, Tops $1.6B FY Sales as rhode & Naturium Drive Portfolio Surge

e.l.f. Beauty is forecasting 2027 net sales of $1.835-1.865 billion (12–14% growth).

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.