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Luxury Brands Might Think Twice Before Buying Back Their Beauty Lines

In search of greater ownership — both of image and revenues — more fashion houses are wresting back control of their beauty licences. But running a beauty business can stretch otherwise well-resourced, powerful companies beyond their capabilities.
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Running a beauty business is no mean feat. (BoF Team)

For many fashion businesses, beauty is becoming a lot more than just another accessory.

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The luxury fragrance brand has proven time and again that it knows how to win over the youth market. Its latest scent, MYSLF, aims to embody Gen-Z ideas around self-expression — to a point.

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Daniela Morosini
Daniela Morosini

Daniela Morosini is Senior Beauty Correspondent and Special Projects Editor at The Business of Beauty at BoF. She covers the global beauty industry, with an interest in how companies go to market and overcome hurdles.

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