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Shiseido Beauty Sales at ¥276.8 Billion for Three Quarters of 2013 Ended December 31, 2013

The global business segment benefited from solid performances by the global brand Shiseido and the makeup artist brand Nars, as well as an expanding fragrance business in Europe.

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The Beauty 2020-2030 Forecast

What 2019’s results tell us about the next decade in beauty. In this report: skin care, makeup, hair care and fragrance.

Article sponsored by Bio-Botanica Inc.

The Sephora Tmall Global Flagship Store offers hair care, skin care, fragrance and makeup, with brands like Fenty Beauty, Dermalogica and Bon Parfumeur on its platform.

Sephora x Tmall Global Launch Cross-border E-commerce Flagship

The Sephora Tmall Global Flagship Store offers hair care, skin care, fragrance and makeup, with brands like Fenty Beauty, Dermalogica and Bon Parfumeur on its platform.

CEW (UK) Anoints Finalists for 2012 Beauty Awards

Finalists were announced in 26 categories ranging across mass and prestige, fragrance, skin care, body care, makeup and hair care, and the winners will be announced April 27.

Georgia May Jagger Teams with Coty to Fight Blood Cancer

Jagger, already the face of Coty’s color cosmetics brand Rimmel and fragrance brand Just Cavalli, accepted an appointment as the first Coty global ambassador in the fight against blood cancer.

Estée Lauder Maintains Strength for Its Q1 2012

For its outlook, on a product category basis, the company expects its hair care and skin care segments to be the leading sales growth categories, followed by makeup and fragrance.

Profile: Changing the Mood

Fragrance can encourage certain moods and impact behavior. Danielle Kelli Fleming, a certified behavior therapist, became intrigued with the connection between scent, mind and mood during her graduate work in human behavior and psychology.

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2014 Art of Packaging Award Gala Set to Honor Mary Kay Inc.

The 2014 Art of Packaging Award Gala, which will be held May 6, 2014, in New York, will recognize the engaging beauty and fragrance packaging work of Mary Kay Inc., with Mary Kay CMO Sheryl Adkins-Green to be on hand to accept the award.

Coty Revenue at $4.6 Billion for Its Fiscal 2013

Pushed by its fragrance and color cosmetics segments, Coty reported a 2% like-for-like increase for its fiscal 2013 results.

The partnership will also enrich in-store shopping with touchless product experiences.

Coty x Perfect Corp. Team Up for Omnichannel Experiences

The partnership will provide virtual try-ons, online skin diagnostics and data-driven personalization for brands including CoverGirl, Sally Hansen and philosophy, among others, as well as for Coty’s broad fragrance portfolio.

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Ulta Reports Strong Q1 2019, Sets Sights on Canada

The retailer’s financials for the quarter “reflect a healthy balance of traffic and ticket growth, and double-digit comparable sales growth in mass cosmetics, skin care and fragrance, tempered by continued mixed performance in prestige cosmetics,” said CEO Mary Dillon.

Looking to the Future of Beauty and Its Consumers

Graduates of the 2014 FIT cosmetics and fragrance marketing and management master's degree program presented their Capstone presentations, focusing on The "Evolution of the Beauty Landscape," as the students explored the topic "The Changing Face of the Beauty Consumer."

'Launching in the Amazon Premium Beauty store marks a new chapter in the Kiehl's journey of over 170 years of skin care and innovation,' said John Reed, general manager, Kiehl's Since 1851.

Amazon Extends Beauty Expansion with Kiehl's Storefront

In February 2024, NielsenIQ presented data showing that Amazon beauty sales increased 27.7% in dollar sales year-over-year, particularly in fragrance, hair care, facial skin care and sun care.

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Beauty for All: The Future of Prestige at Mass

This white paper from students in the cosmetics and fragrance marketing and management masters degree program at the Fashion Institute of Technology envisions the future of the prestige beauty category in the mass retail channel.

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[slideshow] Estée Lauder Shakes Up Senior Leadership in High-Growth Categories

“Our fragrance portfolio and our business in Asia/Pacific, primarily fueled by China, continue to generate impressive growth. I am thrilled to appoint a diverse group of seasoned global leaders who embrace creativity, innovation and a digital-first mindset to lead these engines of growth for the company.”

Jaguars, Obsession and Men's Care

Connecting the dots between the animal brain, fragrance and men's grooming products.

Of the results, CEO Fabrizio Freda said, 'In fiscal 2024’s fourth quarter, we achieved our organic sales outlook and exceeded expectations for profitability, closing a difficult year. Organic sales and adjusted EPS returned to growth in the second half.'

The Estée Lauder Companies' Fabrizio Freda Sets Retirement Amid Fiscal 2024 Hit by China 'Softness'

For the full year, fragrance net sales grew 2% in fiscal 2024, while skin care was down 3%, makeup down 1% and hair care down 4% (led by declines in North American salon channels).

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Spate Predicts Top 10 Skin Care Trends of 2025

In its 2025 Beauty Trends Report, Spate predicted all of the trends it sees in beauty based on growing online searches. The beauty trends were organized into skin care, hair, makeup, bath/body and fragrance categories.