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How to Get Beauty PR Right in Africa

Global lines like MAC Cosmetics and Tom Ford have spent the past decade laying the groundwork and solidifying their distribution channels. Now, they’re attempting to create marketing activations to drive sales and boost brand awareness across the region — but cultural nuances mean a more specialised approach is needed.

How to Get Beauty PR Right in Africa

Global lines like MAC Cosmetics and Tom Ford have spent the past decade laying the groundwork and solidifying their distribution channels. Now, they’re attempting to create marketing activations to drive sales and boost brand awareness across the region — but cultural nuances mean a more specialised approach is needed.


The Beauty and Fashion Brands That Won Coachella 2025

Buzzy brands Rhode and Revolve dominated the festival, according to an analysis of earned media value on influencer posts.

The Beauty and Fashion Brands That Won Coachella 2025

Buzzy brands Rhode and Revolve dominated the festival, according to an analysis of earned media value on influencer posts.


The Next Wellness Frontier: Your Mouth

Brands and products targeting the ‘oral microbiome’ are fuelling innovation in toothpastes, mouthwashes and tools — and wading into a controversial public health conversation.

The Next Wellness Frontier: Your Mouth

Brands and products targeting the ‘oral microbiome’ are fuelling innovation in toothpastes, mouthwashes and tools — and wading into a controversial public health conversation.


The Secret to Giving an Old Beauty Brand a New Look

In a beauty market obsessed with new, younger labels often have the advantage. But a set of older brands are doubling-down on their legacies via retail spaces, redesigns and reeducation to secure future growth.

The Secret to Giving an Old Beauty Brand a New Look

In a beauty market obsessed with new, younger labels often have the advantage. But a set of older brands are doubling-down on their legacies via retail spaces, redesigns and reeducation to secure future growth.


Oops! We Shaved It Again

After some false alarms, the bikini line lives another day — thanks to Gen Z consumers.

Oops! We Shaved It Again

After some false alarms, the bikini line lives another day — thanks to Gen Z consumers.


What’s Next for TikTok Shop’s Billion-Dollar Beauty Business

Influencer-led exposure and a 'halo effect' across channels have made TikTok a first stop for brand and product launches even as the app faces an unpredictable future in the US.

What’s Next for TikTok Shop’s Billion-Dollar Beauty Business

Influencer-led exposure and a 'halo effect' across channels have made TikTok a first stop for brand and product launches even as the app faces an unpredictable future in the US.


Why Universities Are Becoming Beauty Schools

From Ivies to art institutes, more colleges than ever offer classes on the beauty industry. Here’s why makeup is becoming an academic pursuit, and how beauty brands can leverage the movement for new customer acquisition.

Why Universities Are Becoming Beauty Schools

From Ivies to art institutes, more colleges than ever offer classes on the beauty industry. Here’s why makeup is becoming an academic pursuit, and how beauty brands can leverage the movement for new customer acquisition.


How Hand Creams and Sanitisers Became a Beauty Status Symbol

The explosion in the hand care category’s popularity demonstrates the strength of appetite for scented products amongst younger shoppers, whilst older consumers increasingly seek out targeted solutions for what they perceive as an area prone to ageing.

How Hand Creams and Sanitisers Became a Beauty Status Symbol

The explosion in the hand care category’s popularity demonstrates the strength of appetite for scented products amongst younger shoppers, whilst older consumers increasingly seek out targeted solutions for what they perceive as an area prone to ageing.


Can a Cult Perfumer Go Global?

Following its acquisition by Manzanita Capital last year, Brooklyn-based fragrance brand D.S. & Durga must balance its grassroots appeal and devoted following with the demands of worldwide distribution.

Can a Cult Perfumer Go Global?

Following its acquisition by Manzanita Capital last year, Brooklyn-based fragrance brand D.S. & Durga must balance its grassroots appeal and devoted following with the demands of worldwide distribution.


What It Takes to Sell Beauty on Douyin

Much like its Western counterpart TikTok, the short-form video app Douyin has become a vital part of the beauty marketing and e-commerce playbook in China. But growth on the app can be just as ephemeral as its trends.

What It Takes to Sell Beauty on Douyin

Much like its Western counterpart TikTok, the short-form video app Douyin has become a vital part of the beauty marketing and e-commerce playbook in China. But growth on the app can be just as ephemeral as its trends.


The Business of Beauty Haul of Fame: Dewiness Is Next To Godliness

If you want to sell a cult beauty product, you’re going to have to evangelize people.

The Business of Beauty Haul of Fame: Dewiness Is Next To Godliness

If you want to sell a cult beauty product, you’re going to have to evangelize people.


The Business of Beauty Haul of Fame: Can Beauty Sell Without Social?

We asked Lush, the bodycare giant which closed its accounts in 2021.

The Business of Beauty Haul of Fame: Can Beauty Sell Without Social?

We asked Lush, the bodycare giant which closed its accounts in 2021.