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AI Wants to Tell You What’s Next in Beauty

AI is becoming both a source of consumer insight and an increasingly important part of the consumer journey.

Cosmetic Droppers: inside Lumson's engineering approach

Cosmetic Droppers: inside Lumson's engineering approach

Behind every cosmetic dropper lies a complex engineering process. Discover Lumson's approach to designing dispensing systems that combine precision, aesthetics, manufacturing expertise and consistent, reliable performance.

Gen Z already represents roughly one-quarter of the world's population and is projected to surpass Baby Boomers in annual global spending within the next five years, reaching an estimated $12 trillion according to NielsenIQ. Meanwhile, Gen Alpha is entering the beauty market earlier than previous generations.

The Next Generation of Beauty Packaging: Designing for Gens Z and Alpha

The companies that thrive will be those that treat packaging as a strategic business asset rather than simply a container.

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The new body care playbook is where performance, sensoriality, personalization and sustainability converge.

Body Care Gets Smarter: From Skinification to Wellness, Climate Resilience and Waterless Innovation

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The Estée Lauder Companies Announces Expanded Roles for Brian Franz and Amber English

Customer Love Isn’t Enough. This is What Investor Simran Suri Really Wants in Beauty.

Cosmetic Droppers: inside Lumson's engineering approach

Cosmetic Droppers: inside Lumson's engineering approach

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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.

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

Formal diversity and inclusion (D&I) strategies, budgets and targets have collapsed since 2023. Inevitably, what isn't measured doesn't grow.

Cosmetic Droppers: inside Lumson's engineering approach

Cosmetic Droppers: inside Lumson's engineering approach

Behind every cosmetic dropper lies a complex engineering process. Discover Lumson's approach to designing dispensing systems that combine precision, aesthetics, manufacturing expertise and consistent, reliable performance.

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 move extends Kayali’s core proposition from perfume application into a broader body-care ritual.

“Our community has always shaped what comes next for Sol de Janeiro, and their number one request was clear: they wanted the fragrances they love to last longer,” said Jordan Saxemard, chief executive officer.

Sol de Janeiro’s Intense Perfume Mist Bridges the Gap Between Mists and Fine Fragrance

The 90-ml Intense Perfume Mists will retail for $34, versus $26 for the same size of the standard mists.

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.

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.

Makeup emerged as the fastest-growing division, surging 9.1% on a like-for-like basis to €359 million as Charlotte Tilbury continued to gain market share and deliver strong sell-out performance.

Puig Outpaces Premium Beauty Market as Makeup and APAC Fuel First-Half Growth

Fragrance and fashion remained Puig's largest business, accounting for nearly three-quarters of sales.

Built around the philosophy that 'every body is welcome here,' Saltair has carved out a distinctive position by combining treatment-focused skin care actives with premium fragrance experiences at accessible price points.

TSG Consumer Acquires Majority Stake in Saltair, Betting Big on Body Care Growth

For TSG, the acquisition reflects continued confidence in body care as one of beauty's fastest-growing segments.

The raise builds on the firm's successful first fund, which delivered exits including Touchland, acquired by Church & Dwight, Billie, Coterie and Hims.

Align Ventures Raises $125M Fund II, Signaling Strong Investor Appetite for Next-Generation Beauty Brands

Align has also already warehoused an investment in California Naturals ahead of Fund II and recently participated in the brand's Series B round.

Fresh off a $4 million funding round, co-founder and CEO Kathy Widmer and co-founder and CCO Barry Bruno say they believe the category is undergoing a structural transformation.

The Body Care Boom Is Just Beginning, Say Dewsy's Founders

Body care is finally catching up to facial skin care—and the founders behind Dewsy explain why this shift is permanent.