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Merit is making its debut in luxury hospitality through an exclusive collaboration with The Ritz-Carlton—the beauty brand's first hospitality partnership and the hotel group's first beauty collaboration.
Merit Expands Growth Strategy with SEMCAP Investment, First Ritz-Carlton Partnership
SEMCAP managing partner (and former Unilever executive) Vasiliki Petrou will join Merit's board of directors.
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From left: Toral Patel, CMO; founder Samantha Ellis, MD; and Nathalie Kristo, CEO.
Prequel Skin Builds Growth Dream Team with Beauty Industry Powerhouse Hires
The appointments create an all-female executive leadership team combining Ellis' dermatological expertise with proven experience building high-growth global beauty brands.
Jul 23rd, 2026
Precision Systems: Closing the Efficacy Gap through Functional Packaging Architecture
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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.
May 18th, 2026
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Precision Systems: Closing the Efficacy Gap through Functional Packaging Architecture
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Precision Systems: Closing the Efficacy Gap through Functional Packaging Architecture
May 18th, 2026
Developed for prestige skin care and dermocosmetic brands, NeoDropper Autoload automatically reloads the applicator with a consistent dose after each use through a twist-and-push mechanism, helping improve dosage accuracy while reducing contamination risk and product waste.
Aptar Reinvents the Skin Care Dropper as Dermalogica Debuts Auto-Loading Precision Packaging
Jul 21st, 2026
K-beauty's impact is firmly rooted in international markets, as shown by Olive Young's U.S. expansion.
Why K-Beauty's 53% Growth Is Forcing Beauty Brands to Rethink Innovation
Jul 21st, 2026
The expansion significantly increases Medik8's accessibility in North America and underscores Sephora's efforts to strengthen its position in the fast-growing clinical beauty segment, where ingredient transparency, dermatologist credibility and clinically validated efficacy are increasingly influencing purchasing decisions.
Medik8 Lands in Sephora as L'Oréal Accelerates Clinical Skin Care Play Across North America
Jul 17th, 2026
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MOON: mascara in glass by Lumson and Ponzini
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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
May 14th, 2026
While skin care rewards multi-SKU routine building, the hair care surface heavily rewards single-hero product positioning.
The Top 15 Brands & Retailers Dominating Beauty AI Citations
PLUS: 4 Actionable Takeaways for Product R&D & Marketing
Jul 15th, 2026
For Urban Outfitters, the launch aligns with continued momentum in its beauty business. According to the retailer's UO Insiders community, 96% of members incorporate skin care into their routines, making it the retailer's most widely used beauty category.
Urban Outfitters Bets Big on Gen Alpha Beauty with Exclusive Yes Day Rollout to 60 U.S. Stores
According to the retailer's UO Insiders community, 96% of members incorporate skin care into their routines.
Jul 15th, 2026
Belle Brands global president Teresa Lo said Versed aligns with the company's strategy of acquiring high-performing, consumer-centric brands with strong retail appeal.
Belle Brands Expands Beauty Portfolio with Acquisition of Versed
Versed aligns with the company's strategy of acquiring high-performing, consumer-centric brands with strong retail appeal.
Jul 9th, 2026
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.
Jul 8th, 2026
Notably, 32% of millennials and Gen Z claim to have had procedures in the past five years, compared to 28% of those in the Gen X generation and 18% of baby boomers.
The Procedure-to-Product Pipeline Is Growing: New Consumer Survey Data
Providing the proof that consumers seek will give them permission to explore the pre- and post-procedure skin care products that have piqued shoppers' interest.
Jul 6th, 2026
A staggering 56% of consumers say beauty brands explain the science of aging unclearly or not at all; a meager 12% state it is explained 'very clearly.'
The Longevity Illusion: FIT’s 2026 Think Tank Exposes the Credibility Gap in Beauty Innovation
A call to action to restructure product development and communication pipelines around verified performance, educational clarity and experiential depth.
Jun 29th, 2026
'We founded Innovist on the conviction that Indian consumers deserve beauty products built on real science with full transparency on formulation, and that these products could be made in India to global standards”, said Rohit Chawla, CEO and founder of Innovist. “This partnership with L'Oréal brings together a deep alignment in this vision and product philosophy, with the global scientific innovation resources to grow this ambition. Together, we see a significant opportunity to build the next generation of beauty brands.'
L’Oréal Deepens India Push with Stake in Digital Beauty Challenger
"[W]e look forward to bringing L'Oréal even closer to the new generation of digitally-savvy Indian beauty consumers."
Jun 18th, 2026
SkinCeuticals, CeraVe and Garnier will participate in OpenAI's global advertising pilot, placing L'Oréal among the first beauty companies experimenting with AI-native advertising at the moment of consumer intent.
L'Oréal Goes All-In on AI: OpenAI Deal Extends From ChatGPT Commerce to Microbiome Discovery
Months after teaming with Nvidia to reinvent formulation science, L'Oréal is now embedding OpenAI across consumer discovery, advertising, content creation and biological research—signaling an industry-wide shift toward AI-native beauty.
Jun 17th, 2026
Remedy, the dermatologist-developed skin care brand founded by Muneeb Shah, DO, has closed a Series A funding round of more than $20 million led by L Catterton, with participation from existing investor Norwest and new investor Sonoma Brands Capital, positioning the fast-growing company for its next phase of expansion.
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.
Jun 12th, 2026
Luxury beauty brands desperately need new points of distribution, as traditional department stores increasingly fail to deliver true luxury experiences. The solution lies in infiltrating high-end, membership-based wellness spaces.
The New Alchemy: Why Longevity is Beauty’s Next Billion-Dollar Battleground
Brands must transition from being simple product providers to becoming indispensable, lifelong partners in a consumer’s personal growth and vitality.
Jun 12th, 2026
The expansion comes less than a year after e.l.f. Beauty acquired Rhode in a deal valued at approximately $1 billion and underscores the strategic importance of the brand to the company’s long-term growth plans.
Rhode Pushes Global Growth as e.l.f.’s Star Acquisition Expands into Latin America
CEO Tarang Amin recently highlighted Rhode and Naturium as key drivers of the company’s “whitespace opportunity” across categories and geographies.
Jun 9th, 2026