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The Hero Playbook: How Beauty Leaders Balance Iconic Staples with High-Impact Innovation

Fourteen conversations with beauty leaders reveal how to protect and renovate core bestsellers, engineer clinical efficacy, build genuine cultural equity, and turn single-product hits into enduring multi-category franchises.

Spark: October/ November 2026

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L’Oréal Accelerates Growth in Q3 as Premium Hair Care, Skin Care and Emerging Markets Power Sales

The group's adjusted like-for-like growth accelerated to 7.7% in the third quarter, compared with 6.9% for the first nine months.

Puig Hits Record €1.39 Billion in Q3, Driven by Makeup and APAC Demand

Puig's core fragrance and fashion division—which represents nearly three-quarters of total group revenue—grew 3.9% organically in Q3 to €985.8 million.

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Coty Names Kara Langan U.S. Consumer Beauty General Manager, Adds Vanessa Kidd to Global Fragrance Leadership

According to Coty, the appointments reflect its continued investment in talent and capabilities to support growth across its Consumer Beauty portfolio.

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Think Like a Machine: Estée Lauder Takes GEO Global With Profound Partnership

In generative search, consumers increasingly ask an AI assistant to interpret their needs and deliver a recommendation.

L’Oréal Looks to K-Beauty for Next-Generation Innovation

K-beauty influence is increasingly moving beyond individual product trends toward formulation, sensory design and the development process itself.

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Estée Lauder Reshapes Luxury Brand Leadership as Sandra Main Prepares to Retire

Justin Boxford takes expanded luxury portfolio; Erica Kwok named Estée Lauder GM and Magalie Parksuwan expands La Mer remit.

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Ice Spice Launches Debut Fragrance at Ulta Beauty

Behind Ice Spices' debut fragrance, In Ha Mood.

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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.

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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.

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L'Oréal Builds Momentum With Record Margins as Dermatological Beauty, Hair Care and E-Commerce Lead Growth

The company emphasized that growth was driven by both higher volumes and favorable product mix, reinforcing consumers' willingness to spend on premium, innovation-led beauty despite ongoing macroeconomic uncertainty.

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What Happened with Estée Lauder-Puig?

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

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Coty Stabilizes Profit, Boosts Cash Flow as Strategic Reset Takes Hold

The company is reducing the number of smaller product launches, streamlining operations, and increasing investment in core brands and consumer engagement.

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Estée Lauder Rebuild Gains Traction as Margins Surge and Fragrance Fuels Growth

For fiscal 2027, the company expects organic net sales growth of 3% to 5% and adjusted operating margins approaching 13%.

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L’Oréal Starts 2026 Strong, Lifts Growth Ahead of Beauty Market on Innovation, E-commerce and Emerging Markets

Despite volatility, the company expects to keep outperforming the global beauty market and deliver another year of growth in sales and profit.

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KISS Colors & Care Introduces 4 New Style and Care Collections For Textured Hair

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Scale Wars: L’Oréal Expands as Lauder–Puig Talks Heat Up

Together, the deals point to an era of scale, strategic alliances and ultra-long-term brand control.