Cosmetics

The Business of Beauty Haul of Fame: The Next Seoul Cycle
Walmart invests in K-Beauty’s new haircare frontier.

The Business of Beauty Haul of Fame: The Next Seoul Cycle
Walmart invests in K-Beauty’s new haircare frontier.

The Beauty Slowdown, Explained
The four biggest beauty conglomerates all recently reported disappointing sales, and consumers are tiring even of once white-hot brands like Cerave and Drunk Elephant. A rebound will require agility and adjusted expectations.

The Beauty Slowdown, Explained
The four biggest beauty conglomerates all recently reported disappointing sales, and consumers are tiring even of once white-hot brands like Cerave and Drunk Elephant. A rebound will require agility and adjusted expectations.

When Big Beauty Pulled Out of NYFW, Indies Stepped Up
New York’s backstages were ruled by smaller brands making their Fashion Week debuts as big-name brands increasingly divest their sponsorships.

When Big Beauty Pulled Out of NYFW, Indies Stepped Up
New York’s backstages were ruled by smaller brands making their Fashion Week debuts as big-name brands increasingly divest their sponsorships.

The Hottest Trend in Makeup Is Skincare
A wave of new launches from brands like Versed, Glow Recipe and Rhode Skin show how skin-first brands are approaching color cosmetics without leaving their value propositions behind.

The Hottest Trend in Makeup Is Skincare
A wave of new launches from brands like Versed, Glow Recipe and Rhode Skin show how skin-first brands are approaching color cosmetics without leaving their value propositions behind.

How to Get Into — And Stay In — Sephora
Top retailers like Sephora, Ulta Beauty and Target have kingmaking power in the beauty industry. Securing a spot and ensuring it goes off with a bang are becoming even more complex endeavours.

How to Get Into — And Stay In — Sephora
Top retailers like Sephora, Ulta Beauty and Target have kingmaking power in the beauty industry. Securing a spot and ensuring it goes off with a bang are becoming even more complex endeavours.

How TikTok Trends Feed the Beauty Product Pipeline
TikTok trends have caused entire product categories, from snail mucin serums to bronzing drops, to go mainstream, but that pipeline’s future is uncertain.

How TikTok Trends Feed the Beauty Product Pipeline
TikTok trends have caused entire product categories, from snail mucin serums to bronzing drops, to go mainstream, but that pipeline’s future is uncertain.

Estée Lauder Knows How to Cut Costs. Can It Also Rebuild Growth?
Tuesday’s second-quarter earnings detailed the conglomerate’s plans to streamline the business, with more job cuts and corporate restructuring to come. Getting the company back to growth will mean closing the intention gap.

Estée Lauder Knows How to Cut Costs. Can It Also Rebuild Growth?
Tuesday’s second-quarter earnings detailed the conglomerate’s plans to streamline the business, with more job cuts and corporate restructuring to come. Getting the company back to growth will mean closing the intention gap.

The Business of Beauty Haul of Fame: Show, Don’t Smell
Can’t sniff a new fragrance? You might be more likely to buy it.

The Business of Beauty Haul of Fame: Show, Don’t Smell
Can’t sniff a new fragrance? You might be more likely to buy it.

Kids Are Having Birthday Parties at Sephora Now
Beauty retailers are playing host to skincare-obsessed tweens and teens on their special day. Can scavenger hunts, makeup tutorials and goodie bags create lifelong customers?

Kids Are Having Birthday Parties at Sephora Now
Beauty retailers are playing host to skincare-obsessed tweens and teens on their special day. Can scavenger hunts, makeup tutorials and goodie bags create lifelong customers?

Exclusive: Glow Recipe Launches Skincare-Based Makeup
The brand is expanding into color products with a skincare-first proposition, starting with a blush that isn’t.

Exclusive: Glow Recipe Launches Skincare-Based Makeup
The brand is expanding into color products with a skincare-first proposition, starting with a blush that isn’t.

The Business of Beauty Haul of Fame: How Lip Gloss Doubled Its Price
All about those zinc-topped tubes, and why they’re everywhere right now.

The Business of Beauty Haul of Fame: How Lip Gloss Doubled Its Price
All about those zinc-topped tubes, and why they’re everywhere right now.

The Business of Beauty Haul of Fame: A Crisis for Hollywood Makeup Artists
For red carpet professionals, the fires are the latest in a series of trials.

The Business of Beauty Haul of Fame: A Crisis for Hollywood Makeup Artists
For red carpet professionals, the fires are the latest in a series of trials.