Pat McGrath Labs Files for Bankruptcy
The embattled cosmetics label has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, according to filings, and cancelled its asset sale scheduled for Tuesday.
Daniela Morosini
Beauty
2016’s Hottest Beauty Brands: Where Are They Now?
While social media is nostalgic for the year that birthed the cut crease and contouring, many of the brands that benefitted at the time are now behind the curve.
2016’s Hottest Beauty Brands: Where Are They Now?
While social media is nostalgic for the year that birthed the cut crease and contouring, many of the brands that benefitted at the time are now behind the curve.
Beauty
Exclusive: Angel Reese and Musician Rema Invest in Skincare Brand Topicals
In lieu of more institutional investors, the skincare startup tapped a cohort of entertainment and sports ‘cultural leaders’ to invest in its range of eye masks and serums.
Exclusive: Angel Reese and Musician Rema Invest in Skincare Brand Topicals
In lieu of more institutional investors, the skincare startup tapped a cohort of entertainment and sports ‘cultural leaders’ to invest in its range of eye masks and serums.
Beauty
The Fast-Growing Beauty Brands to Watch in 2026
Fresh points of view, distinct product offerings and international perspectives all unite the next generation of skincare, makeup, fragrance, hair and body labels.
The Fast-Growing Beauty Brands to Watch in 2026
Fresh points of view, distinct product offerings and international perspectives all unite the next generation of skincare, makeup, fragrance, hair and body labels.
Beauty
In Beauty, Private Equity Is Hot Again
As strategic firms slow down their shopping sprees and venture capital dollars dry up, PE firms’ reputation for asset stripping is a thing of the past. Founders are now often hoping for private equity buyouts, but want to be sure there can be a true partnership.
In Beauty, Private Equity Is Hot Again
As strategic firms slow down their shopping sprees and venture capital dollars dry up, PE firms’ reputation for asset stripping is a thing of the past. Founders are now often hoping for private equity buyouts, but want to be sure there can be a true partnership.
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Beauty
How Gift Sets Became Big Beauty Business
Gift sets have transitioned from being a stocking stuffer at a more affordable price to a luxury offering driving this holiday season’s sales.
How Gift Sets Became Big Beauty Business
Gift sets have transitioned from being a stocking stuffer at a more affordable price to a luxury offering driving this holiday season’s sales.
Beauty
Sol de Janeiro Moves Beyond the Mist
Viral fragrance mists helped the body care brand top $2 billion in sales. Now, founder and chief executive Heela Yang speaks exclusively to The Business of Beauty about its next frontier.
Sol de Janeiro Moves Beyond the Mist
Viral fragrance mists helped the body care brand top $2 billion in sales. Now, founder and chief executive Heela Yang speaks exclusively to The Business of Beauty about its next frontier.
Beauty
Why Beauty’s Biggest Companies Are Struggling to Grow
This season’s earnings paints a gloomy picture of the fiscal year ahead, thanks to a downturn in the US and a cooling fragrance market, but agile firms are finding brighter spots.
Why Beauty’s Biggest Companies Are Struggling to Grow
This season’s earnings paints a gloomy picture of the fiscal year ahead, thanks to a downturn in the US and a cooling fragrance market, but agile firms are finding brighter spots.
Beauty
Exclusive: Hourglass Founder Carisa Janes Launches New Beauty Brand
Eight years after selling her prestige cosmetics line to Unilever Prestige, Janes has another brand on her hands, launching with 25 foundation shades and a face oil. Can lightning strike twice?
Exclusive: Hourglass Founder Carisa Janes Launches New Beauty Brand
Eight years after selling her prestige cosmetics line to Unilever Prestige, Janes has another brand on her hands, launching with 25 foundation shades and a face oil. Can lightning strike twice?
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What Next for Kenvue’s Beauty Brands?
The future of big-name brands like Neutrogena, Clean & Clear and Aveeno, which bring more than $4 billion a year in sales, is less clear under its new ownership by the tissue and feminine care giant Kimberly-Clark.
What Next for Kenvue’s Beauty Brands?
The future of big-name brands like Neutrogena, Clean & Clear and Aveeno, which bring more than $4 billion a year in sales, is less clear under its new ownership by the tissue and feminine care giant Kimberly-Clark.
Beauty
How ‘Made in Mexico’ Perfumes Won Over Niche Customers
Nimble niche perfumers like Xinú, Perfumérica and Laguna Cyprien are riding a wave of popularity with domestic customers and overseas visitors, and finding that building global brands doesn’t always mean US expansion.
How ‘Made in Mexico’ Perfumes Won Over Niche Customers
Nimble niche perfumers like Xinú, Perfumérica and Laguna Cyprien are riding a wave of popularity with domestic customers and overseas visitors, and finding that building global brands doesn’t always mean US expansion.
Beauty
Estée Lauder Is Growing Again. Now Comes the Hard Part.
The US giant handily beat expectations and its own guidance in its latest earnings, but softness in the US and its hair and makeup businesses show it can’t take its foot off the gas yet.
Estée Lauder Is Growing Again. Now Comes the Hard Part.
The US giant handily beat expectations and its own guidance in its latest earnings, but softness in the US and its hair and makeup businesses show it can’t take its foot off the gas yet.
Beauty
What Comes After the ‘Clean Girl’?
The trend, characterised by glowing skin, fluffy brows and fake freckles, successfully ended an era dominated by high-glamour makeup. The standards it has set will shape the kinds of cosmetics that consumers will want for years to come.
What Comes After the ‘Clean Girl’?
The trend, characterised by glowing skin, fluffy brows and fake freckles, successfully ended an era dominated by high-glamour makeup. The standards it has set will shape the kinds of cosmetics that consumers will want for years to come.
The News in Brief
S&P Upgrades Anastasia Beverly Hills’ Debt Rating
The US cosmetics giant’s revenue declined 12 percent last year, but S&P said it expected a modest return to growth in 2026 and warned of a difficult macroeconomic environment.
Estée Lauder Invests in Mexican Fragrance Brand Xinú
The investment is the company’s first in a Latin American brand, and signals its intent to deepen its global diversification and presence in fragrance.
Olaplex Sales Drop But Beat Expectations
The hair care giant saw sales dip 3.8 percent, beating Wall Street and its own estimates, as professional sales rebounded and new launches proved popular.
Puig Warns of ‘Softer’ Fragrance Market, Sales Increase 6.1%
The Spanish owner of Byredo and Charlotte Tilbury saw a huge uptick in its makeup unit and the Asia Pacific market, but its fragrance division and sales in the US were more muted.
Sol de Janeiro Appoints Chief Marketing and Digital Officer
Jordan Saxemard, formerly of Dyson and Coty, is tasked with helping the body care giant evolve into a broader lifestyle brand.
Harry’s Owner Mammoth Brands Acquires Baby Care Line Coterie
The premium baby care brand will join a portfolio that includes shaving line Flamingo and deodorant maker Lume.
Kim Kardashian Plots Skims Beauty Line
The multi-hyphenate entrepreneur announced on the “Call Her Daddy” podcast that she intends to relaunch her beauty line under the Skims brand.