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Analysis and advice on the fast-evolving beauty business.

South Africa’s Booming $4 Billion Beauty Market a Key Battleground for Retailers

Once relegated to drugstores and niche outlets, beauty and personal care products are now front and centre, with retailers like Woolworths Holdings Ltd. leading the charge.

South Africa’s Booming $4 Billion Beauty Market a Key Battleground for Retailers

Once relegated to drugstores and niche outlets, beauty and personal care products are now front and centre, with retailers like Woolworths Holdings Ltd. leading the charge.

Opinion: Creatives Should Not Fear the AI Revolution

Generative AI tools take the toil out of image making. But learning how to use them is where the real work begins, writes Isamaya Ffrench.

Opinion: Creatives Should Not Fear the AI Revolution

Generative AI tools take the toil out of image making. But learning how to use them is where the real work begins, writes Isamaya Ffrench.

Exclusive: Sephora Partners with Olive Young

The LVMH-owned retailer will stock a selection of skincare online and in stores worldwide curated by the Korean beauty giant from autumn 2026.

Exclusive: Sephora Partners with Olive Young

The LVMH-owned retailer will stock a selection of skincare online and in stores worldwide curated by the Korean beauty giant from autumn 2026.

Exclusive: L Catterton Invests in Ex Nihilo

The LVMH-backed private equity firm has taken a large minority stake in the high perfumery brand, which looks to push deeper into the US market.

Exclusive: L Catterton Invests in Ex Nihilo

The LVMH-backed private equity firm has taken a large minority stake in the high perfumery brand, which looks to push deeper into the US market.

How GLP-1s Are Shaping Beauty and Fashion

The recent launch of the Wegovy pill and a pipeline full of next-generation weight loss drugs are already having major consequences on apparel, aesthetics and other attendant industries. Experts say it’s only the beginning.

How GLP-1s Are Shaping Beauty and Fashion

The recent launch of the Wegovy pill and a pipeline full of next-generation weight loss drugs are already having major consequences on apparel, aesthetics and other attendant industries. Experts say it’s only the beginning.

Shiseido Faces Tough Turnaround After Costly Cosmetics Stumbles

Once a formidable challenger to L’Oréal and the Estée Lauder Companies, Japan's largest beauty conglomerate is navigating its biggest challenge in decades, hurt by a costly misfire in North America and pressure from international rivals.

Shiseido Faces Tough Turnaround After Costly Cosmetics Stumbles

Once a formidable challenger to L’Oréal and the Estée Lauder Companies, Japan's largest beauty conglomerate is navigating its biggest challenge in decades, hurt by a costly misfire in North America and pressure from international rivals.

This Valentine’s Day, Beauty Brands Look to the Single Shopper

As brands gear up for the Feb. 14 holiday, they must reckon with shoppers who are increasingly single, cynical and happier on their own than with a date. If sex (or even love) won’t sell, what will?

This Valentine’s Day, Beauty Brands Look to the Single Shopper

As brands gear up for the Feb. 14 holiday, they must reckon with shoppers who are increasingly single, cynical and happier on their own than with a date. If sex (or even love) won’t sell, what will?

Pitti Uomo Gets in on the Fragrance Boom

Pitti Uomo is embracing the fragrance-as-accessory trend at Hi Beauty, a winter trade show for niche fragrance labels, while it looks toward other men’s grooming categories.

Pitti Uomo Gets in on the Fragrance Boom

Pitti Uomo is embracing the fragrance-as-accessory trend at Hi Beauty, a winter trade show for niche fragrance labels, while it looks toward other men’s grooming categories.

The Hottest Beauty M&A Targets of 2026

My take on the beauty brands that are going to cross the finish line this year.

The Hottest Beauty M&A Targets of 2026

My take on the beauty brands that are going to cross the finish line this year.

Exclusive: Eurazeo to Shut Down Brand Investment Arm

The French private equity firm, a former investor in Farfetch and Pat McGrath Labs with current stakes in beauty companies like Beekman 1802 and Gisou, is in the process of dissolving its consumer investment arm, sources told The Business of Beauty.

Exclusive: Eurazeo to Shut Down Brand Investment Arm

The French private equity firm, a former investor in Farfetch and Pat McGrath Labs with current stakes in beauty companies like Beekman 1802 and Gisou, is in the process of dissolving its consumer investment arm, sources told The Business of Beauty.

Inside Beauty’s 2026 M&A Pipeline | The Debrief

Estée Lauder’s attempt to sell Too Faced, Smashbox and Dr. Jart is just the start of what’s likely to be a busy year for deals, as beauty editor Priya Rao explains.

Inside Beauty’s 2026 M&A Pipeline | The Debrief

Estée Lauder’s attempt to sell Too Faced, Smashbox and Dr. Jart is just the start of what’s likely to be a busy year for deals, as beauty editor Priya Rao explains.

The Techniques and Technologies of the World’s Top Skincare Experts

Professionals like the aesthetician Keren Bartov and the dermatologist Dissapong Panithaporn have attracted an international clientele to their clinics, relying on the latest technology to achieve better, more instantaneous beauty results. But others say their hands are skilled enough.

The Techniques and Technologies of the World’s Top Skincare Experts

Professionals like the aesthetician Keren Bartov and the dermatologist Dissapong Panithaporn have attracted an international clientele to their clinics, relying on the latest technology to achieve better, more instantaneous beauty results. But others say their hands are skilled enough.

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