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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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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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PPWR Is Rewriting Beauty Packaging: The Trends, Technologies and Compliance Strategies Defining the Next Era

Hair Care Splits in Two: Value Wins at Mass, Treatments Take Off in Prestige

From value-packed basics to $120 longevity serums, hair care is rewriting the rules.

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Gen Alpha Is Coming for Beauty Earlier, Smarter and With AI in the Mix

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

From serums to sustainable soak: body care is shedding basic moisturizer status with climate-conscious actives and personalized performance innovations.

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

Frank insights into improving investor decks, improving elevator pitches, the most overhyped and underestimated beauty concepts, and more.

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Ulta’s Next Growth Wave: Fragrance, Hair Care and Global Expansion

Ulta is signaling confidence, raising its full-year comparable-sales growth forecast to 3.2%-3.7%.

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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.

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LOOKFANTASTIC Takes Beauty Discovery Poolside at Mondrian Ibiza

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Target’s Beauty Bet Gains Momentum as Beauty Studio Nears Rollout

The Studio will feature more than 80 global, prestige and emerging brands, including more than 60 that are new to Target shoppers.

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Kayali Takes Fragrance Layering Beyond the Bottle

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

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Coty Returns to Sales Growth in Q4 as Fragrance, Cosmetics and Americas Lead; Names Soraya Benchikh CFO

Coty said FY27 will focus on strengthening its core business, simplifying the portfolio and improving consumer engagement.

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Estée Lauder’s Fiscal 2026 Results: Fragrance Leads a Broader Beauty Recovery

"Our One ELC operating model is increasingly enabling the entire organization to move at speed and with discipline.”

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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.

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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.