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Not Your Mother's Launches Scent-Driven Hair Care Collection

As Gen-Z consumers navigate increased stress, there’s growing awareness around mental well-being and hair health, alongside a desire for joyful, feel-good self-care that supports both mood and hair needs.

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How K-Beauty Conquered 2025 Through TikTok Shop and Product Innovation

K-Beauty has captured consumers' attention — and capital. While TikTok has accelerated brand discovery, product innovation has fostered consumer engagement. Here, TikTok's Ajay Salpekar helps us dig into what makes these products so successful.

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AI-Powered Smart Mirror Redefining At-Home Beauty Routines, Beauty Discovery and Commerce

The Swan Beauty Mirror is powered by five technology pillars: an AI skin analyzer, a personalized routine builder, a smARt makeup artist, an exclusive marketplace and an embedded social community.

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"Voices Behind the Data" Episode Five: Not Just a Moment; It's a Mandate

This episode will discuss the artist's perspective and Black creatives within the beauty space, highlighting what the industry can do to truly value Black talent and Black creations.

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Top 10 Beauty Brands Across Categories According to Spate

Beauty brands that saw the most significant change in popularity in 2025 span K-beauty leaders like Medicube and Dr. Melaxin, fast-rising hair brands such as Based Bodyworks, Wavytalk and Tymo and trend-driven brands like Rhode Skin and Sacheu Beauty.

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The Beauty Contract: What's Fueling the Top 10 Gen Z Brands and Products?

Insight platform [cafeteria] listened to 2,100+ of its teen and Gen Z users to curate 335 hours of insights about 270+ beauty brands and behaviors to find what's driving these next-gen shoppers.

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The Rise of Exosome-Powered Skin Sculpting

One of the biggest stories shaping the beauty landscape is the rapid increase of biotech innovations, a shift being driven by consumer demand for science-rooted results.

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Sukoshi Announces Major U.S. Retail Expansion

Locations include King of Prussia Mall in Pennsylvania, Lenox Square in Atlanta, Aventura Mall in Miami, Bellevue Square in Washington and Garden State Plaza in New Jersey.

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2025 Holiday Spending Predictions On Par with Last Year, While Beauty Finds Steady Growth

Circana has released its 2025 U.S. Holiday Purchase Intentions report, revealing what's fueling this year's holiday retail spending with additional key insights on how fragrance will fare.

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Pantone's Color of the Year 2026 Inspires Serenity and Fresh Starts

The 2026 color of the year, Pantone 11-4201 Cloud Dancer, serves as a symbol of calm, signaling new beginnings in a frenetic society.

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Ulta Beauty's Steady Momentum: Company Sees $2.9B in Net Sales for Q3

Ulta Beauty has released its Q3 and nine-month results for 2025, showing steady momentum as the company begins to execute its Ulta Beauty Unleashed Strategy.

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TikTok Shop Sees Over $500M in Sales During BFCM Weekend

This holiday season, TikTok sees exponential growth during the four-day shopping period, driven by personalized, discovery-driven shopping in real-time.

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770% Increase in AI-Driven Traffic and BNPL Mobile Payment Options Drive Holiday Season Spending

Adobe has released its 2025 holiday shopping data, highlighting the rise of mobile spending, BNPL shopping methods and the rapid acceleration of AI-driven traffic.

Revieve's AI Beauty Breakfast: How AI is Transforming Beauty Retail and Personalization

A breakdown of Revieve's exclusive AI Beauty Breakfast, sharing fresh data and perspective on the evolving intersection of AI, personalization and beauty experience innovation.

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9-Month US Prestige Beauty Sales Total $24.1B, Mass Hits $54.5B, Pick Up Momentum Going Into Holidays

“Beauty is in a position to shine this holiday, with one-third of consumers planning to gift beauty products—a meaningful increase from last year," said Larissa Jensen, global beauty industry advisor at Circana.

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Geltor’s Biodesigned PrimaColl Receives FDA Clearance for Food and Topical Applications

This clearance establishes PrimaColl as a collagen alternative for the beauty, wellness and nutrition industries.

[Interview] Ajay Salpekar, TikTok Shop's Head of Beauty, On Online Shopping, K-Beauty Trends and Small Businesses

TikTok Shop is transforming the beauty landscape through personalized exploration and discovery. Global Cosmetic Industry spoke with Ajay Salpekar, TikTok Shop's head of beauty, for more insights.

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Aveda and Keracol Modify Historical Textile Dye Analysis to Quantify Hair Color Fading

Aveda and Keracol Ltd. have partnered to develop a pioneering technique that analyzes how hair dyes fade over time. The method, modified from museum analyses of dyed textiles, makes it possible to accurately measure hair dye loss in all hair types.