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Regent to Acquire Avon North America, Reuniting Major Avon Businesses After More Than a Decade Apart

The acquisition brings Avon North America and Avon International back together under common ownership for the first time since 2016, while enabling LG H&H to further focus on its core global K-beauty and retail priorities.

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One in Three U.S. Women Are Already Using AI for Skincare and Bodycare Advice, New Survey Finds

New Haut.AI research reveals what consumers would trust AI to help them with when it comes to body care, from choosing products and building routines to navigating increasingly complex beauty decisions

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Dove Men+Care and Basketball Champion Karl-Anthony Towns Team Up to Help Men Find Their Vibe with Plant-Powered Body Wash Campaign

The new campaign celebrates how fragrance transforms the everyday shower into a moment to reset, recharge and set the tone for the day ahead.

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Beauty’s D&I Progresses on the Shelf, Retreats in the C-Suite

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LOOKFANTASTIC Takes Beauty Discovery Poolside at Mondrian Ibiza

The move extends Kayali’s core proposition—layering fragrance to create a personalized scent experience—from perfume application into a broader body-care ritual.

Kayali Takes Fragrance Layering Beyond the Bottle

The company expects the early return of its Gucci Beauty license to Kering to create a sales and profit step-down in FY28, but said it is developing measures to moderate the impact. These include accelerating core brands, expanding newer portfolio additions such as Marc Jacobs Beauty makeup and fragrances from Swarovski, Etro and Marni, and implementing a significant fixed-cost reduction program.

Coty Returns to Sales Growth in Q4 as Fragrance, Cosmetics and Americas Lead; Names Soraya Benchikh CFO

The launch is expected later this year, with Proya joining Ulta Beauty’s existing portfolio of prestige skin care brands.

China's Proya Targets U.S. Prestige Beauty With Ulta Beauty Expansion

The partnership reflects growing interest among U.S. retailers in Asian beauty brands, particularly those offering science-led skin care and differentiated product development.

Luxury fragrance was particularly strong, with double-digit growth across the portfolio led by Le Labo, Tom Ford and Kilian Paris.

Estée Lauder’s Fiscal 2026 Results: Fragrance Leads a Broader Beauty Recovery

"Our One ELC operating model is increasingly enabling the entire organization to move at speed and with discipline.”

This new peptide delivery breakthrough slows release 15 times faster than traditional formulas.

Matrixyl® Neolide™: Next-Generation Peptide Delivery Targets Skin Longevity and Post-Procedure Recovery

Matrixyl® Neolide™ slows peptide delivery by up to 15 times compared to non-encapsulated peptides.

The acquisition brings together Cosmetic Group USA’s more than three decades of experience in U.S. beauty product development and manufacturing with PharmaResearch’s biotechnology, research capabilities and international resources.

Cosmetic Group USA Announces Strategic Acquisition by PharmaResearch to Accelerate Innovation and Expand Global Capabilities

The acquisition is also expected to connect U.S. beauty-market expertise with PharmaResearch’s research and biotechnology platform.

As obesity treatment broadens from weight loss to whole-person outcomes, a consumer-facing layer could emerge around the physical, emotional and aesthetic dimensions of transformation. This would create demand across skin, scalp, hair, body care, nutrition, aesthetics, movement, fragrance, cosmetics and self-expression.

From Weight Loss to Whole-Person Beauty

As the definition of successful obesity treatment expands, a transformation-care market may emerge across pharma, beauty and consumer health.

Walmart is evolving into a comprehensive wellness destination that appeals to consumers who are seeking wellness solutions, not just bargains.

Lorne Lucree Is Giving the Allergy Aisle a Beauty Makeover

Wizard Wellness founder Lorne Lucree is bringing beauty’s sensory, microbiome-driven playbook to nasal care, taking the drug-free brand from DTC launch to 3,100 Walmart and CVS doors in just six months.

The company was founded in 2020 as an Imperial spinout based on research by CEO Francisco Malaret, Ph.D. (pictured); its new facility is designed to support both commercial manufacturing and continued R&D.

Nanomox Disrupts the Zinc Oxide Playbook for Mineral Sunscreen

Nanomox says its proprietary process enables precise control over zinc oxide’s particle size, shape and crystallinity, allowing the company to tune the material for both optical and UV-performance characteristics.

Kim Kardashian Joins Broc Shot to Bring Skin Health Into the Supplement Aisle

As supplements move deeper into beauty territory and make increasingly skin-specific claims, brands will need to balance compelling wellness narratives with credible science.

“POV Beauty is redefining an emerging category at the intersection of skin care and makeup—and Sephora is proud to partner in bringing it to our clients across North America,” said Carolyn Bojanowski, EVP, merchandising at Sephora US. “With its high-performance, barrier-first formulas and unique approach to ‘skin care-prep’ before makeup, POV Beauty fills a meaningful whitespace in our assortment and reflects Sephora's longstanding commitment to offering brands that are shaping the future of beauty.”

Mikayla Nogueira’s POV Beauty Takes Its Skin-Prep Revolution to Sephora

POV Beauty's proposition taps into a broader industry shift toward routines in which barrier support, hydration and other skin benefits are expected to enhance makeup performance.

Prestige makeup sales rose just 3%, while unit demand softened slightly. The category is therefore generating modest dollar growth without expanding its unit base. Yet pockets of the category are thriving: bronzer and blush posted double-digit gains. Pictured is Charli XCX with YSL Beauty's powder-based Make Me Blush.

Beauty’s 2026 Growth Story Is Strong, but Increasingly Selective

The data suggests that beauty consumers are becoming more selective about where they spend.

e.l.f. Cosmetics, e.l.f. Skin and Bubble recently announced a limited-edition skin care-makeup hybrid collection featuring three community-inspired products.

e.l.f. Is Still Growing Fast—But the Growth Engine Is Changing

If e.l.f. can sustain that trajectory while converting its broader portfolio into operating leverage, the company will have moved into a new phase.

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Footlogix Levels Up with New Spiraleen+

Footlogix's Spiraleen+ features naturally powerful protective compounds called Phlorotannin and marine-exclusive antioxidants exclusively from brown algae that helps defend and protect against bacteria, fungi, UV rays and physical damage.