Skin Care
Cassandra Grey Buys Back Violet Grey — With Some Help
The cult beauty retailer’s founder teamed up with investor Sherif Guirgis to acquire the business back from Coupang, the South Korean owner of Farfetch.
The Business of Beauty Haul of Fame: Honey, I Shrunk the Core Audience
Micro-seeding is beauty’s new power play. Can it work?
Trinny London Opens Its First Flagship Store
The UK-based digitally native beauty start-up’s yellow storefront on King’s Road is a major element of its push to reach $100 million in annual sales.
The Business of Beauty Haul of Fame: How to Tell Oprah She’s Wrong
A primer from personal care CEO Katie Sturino, who actually did so.
Why Beauty Can’t Break Up With Anti-Ageing
Despite brands’ public promises to ditch the term and switch to more inclusive language, many shoppers still – secretly or publicly – want products with anti-ageing qualities.
The Business of Beauty Haul of Fame: Beauty and the Book Club
Your summer read may be doing double-duty as your latest source of makeup inspiration
The Dangers of ‘Casualising’ Injectables
From botulism to HIV, horror stories of minimally invasive cosmetic procedures have gained a national spotlight as consumers have turned to unlicensed practitioners.
The Business Opportunity in Gen-Z Bridal Beauty
As Gen-Z begins to head to the altar, their emerging bridal preferences can create fresh revenue-generating opportunities for beauty companies. But savvy marketing and deployment is needed to fully realise their potential.
Why Brands Are Inviting Customers on Influencer Trips
Lavish trips full of free swag are no longer exclusively for the high-follower-count elites.
The Business of Beauty Haul of Fame: Cash Is Thicker Than Water
For collect-em-all beauty shoppers, designer straws are becoming the new lip glosses.
The Debrief Podcast | How Tweens Took Over the Beauty Aisle
Senior correspondent Sheena Butler-Young speaks with Priya Rao, executive editor at The Business of Beauty, about tweens’ rising influence in beauty and how brands are catering to this young and increasingly influential demographic.
With Ulta Beauty Entry, Ilia Wants to Go Mainstream
An early pioneer of 'clean' beauty, the premium cosmetics brand is jockeying to become a household name and conquer more categories and global territories.