A Bloomberg report that said Selena Gomez’s Rare Beauty was exploring a sale sent industry executives, financial sponsors and strategic buyers in a tizzy, as …
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Beauty Incubator The Center Acquires Claudia Sulewski’s Brand Cyklar
Following last year’s $355 million sale of Naturium to E.l.f. Beauty, beauty brand incubator The Center has brought on another influencer-founded line: Cyklar. On Mar. …
Selena Gomez’s Rare Beauty Exploring an IPO or Sale as Net Sales Cross $400 Million
Rare Beauty is exploring growth options to sell the brand or hold an initial public offering, The Business of Beauty has learned, setting up what …
Judge Throws Out Sephora Clean Beauty False Advertising Lawsuit
On Mar. 15, Judge David Hurd of the US District Court for the Northern District of New York sided with Sephora on its motion to dismiss the …
What Is It About Celine Beauty?
When we broke the news earlier this week that Hedi Slimane was launching Celine Beauté, my inbox, text messages and DMs were immediately flooded: “Have …
Hedi Slimane Launches Celine Beauty Line
LVMH-owned Celine announced on Tuesday its foray into cosmetics. Rouge Triomphe will be the first lipstick available in fall 2024, with a full line of …
CVC’s Beauty Chain Douglas Sets Terms for $991 Million IPO
German perfume retailer Douglas aims to sell as much as €907 million ($991 million) of stock in its initial public offering, as owner CVC Capital …
Can Matilda Djerf’s Influence Translate to Beauty Sales?
With an Instagram feed that has twice as many followers as her TikTok account, influencer Matilda Djerf’s style seems to evoke a bygone millennial era. …
What Blink-And-You’ll-Miss-It Beauty Trends Mean in the Long Term
What do tomatoes, Hershey’s chocolate syrup and Edie Falco’s character on “The Sopranos” have in common? They’ve all been cited as inspiration for beauty trends …
Hyram Yarbro and Addison Rae Didn’t Need Beauty Brands
About a year ago, at a Sephora in New York City’s Meatpacking District, I found a meagre selection of TikTok skinfluencer Hyram Yarbro’s skin care …
Can AI Pick Your Next Favourite Beauty Product?
The beauty e-commerce experience just keeps getting more tech-centric. While TikTok Shop and Pinterest’s new AI e-commerce tool have made it easier for users to …
How Beauty Can Navigate a China Rebound
For international beauty conglomerates, the dream of guaranteed growth in China gave way to a sobering reality in 2023. Recent earnings reports show that no …
Kacey Musgraves Had a Beauty Snafu on Saturday Night Live
Kacey Musgraves didn’t let a minor wardrobe malfunction get in the way of her debut musical guest appearance on Saturday Night Live. The day after …
How Fenty Beauty Is Selling Cruelty-Free Products to China
Shanghai, CHINA — After months of ‘will they, won’t they’ speculation surrounding Fenty Beauty’s potential entry into the Chinese market, Rihanna‘s hit beauty brand officially …
The Biggest Beauty Founders of the ’90s Are Back
Wende Zomnir launched Urban Decay in 1996, a makeup brand featuring gritty colour names like Roach and Smog. Now, 25 years and a L’Oréal acquisition …
Why There Are Growing Calls for Beauty Product Regulation
Jennifer Aniston once said: “Here comes the science bit … concentrate” when selling shampoo in the late 1990s. But with everything from medical-grade serums to …
CVC-Owned Beauty Chain Douglas Seeks $1.2 Billion in Listing
Douglas, a well-known chain on European shopping streets, plans to raise about €800 million by selling new shares in the IPO and another €300 million …
Luxury Brands Might Want to Think Twice About Buying Back Their Beauty Lines
For many fashion businesses, beauty is becoming a lot more than just another accessory. As the industry grows in value, with more engaged super-users willing …
Dua Lipa, Again? Why Beauty Lines Need to Find New Brand Ambassadors
Just about a week ago, Style Not Com, or Beka Gvishiani, alerted followers to some breaking news: YSL Beauty had scrubbed its Instagram feed. The …
Whatever Happened to the “Fenty Beauty” Effect?
In 2017, the launch of Rihanna’s ground-breaking Fenty Beauty forced the beauty industry into unflattering light. Shade inclusivity was supposed to become table stakes, but …