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Coty’s 2025 sustainability report key takeaways: from ingredients checker to fragrance refills

The beauty giant behind Rimmel, Lancaster and Gucci fragrances has brought in a ‘more robust, quantitative measure of eco-design’ for reporting carbon impact that will begin from 2026

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Sephora teams up with singer Mariah Carey for its 2025 holiday campaign

The LVMH-owned beauty retailer has partnered with singer Mariah Carey to kick off the 2025 festive season, riffing...
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Huda Beauty ends partnership with Huda Mustafa

The partnership’s end comes less than a month-and-a-half after Huda Beauty founder Huda Kattan and Love Island USA star Huda Mustafa paired up for the make-up brand’s ‘most requested’ collaboration

Gap unveils first look at Old Navy beauty brand

The US fashion company announced its renewed focus on beauty in September 2025 after seeing a ‘clear and meaningful opportunity’ to expand in the category
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Is your beauty brand ready for AI search?

AI-generated answers are on the rise as consumers use tools like ChatGPT and Google Gemini. Fiona Reid explains how brands can stay visible and competitive
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Starting up and succeeding in the Middle East: Beauty’s big opportunity

Cosmetics Business visited Beautyworld Middle East last week to report on the beauty start-ups and success stories from this fast-growing region – and the glittering opportunity that awaits international players
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Cosmetics Business picks: 7 Glinda-approved Wicked: For Good beauty launches

With the sequel to the box-office smash hit soon returning to cinema, we round up the best Wicked: For Good-inspired beauty collaborations, collections and launches

Charlotte Tilbury helps push Puig sales up 6.1% in Q3 as fragrance market moderates

Make-up sales at beauty giant Puig were up 18.8% in the three months to 30 September, helped by Charlotte Tilbury, while fragrance growth has started to moderate

Tropic Skincare’s Susie Ma and Refy’s Jenna Meek are joining Dragons’ Den as guest dragons

UK beauty business owners Ma and Meek will step into the den in 2026 as they take on guest roles in the upcoming series of BBC television show Dragons’ Den

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Rare Beauty and Medik8 among Pure Beauty Awards 2025 winners

The beauty industry's leading award ceremony honoured innovators in skin care, hair care, make-up and more, with Rare Beauty, Medik8 and Slate Body all being crowned winners
Digital

Ulta Beauty expands e-commerce offering with ‘thoughtfully curated’ UB Marketplace

The new online platform offers Ulta shoppers a broader assortment of beauty, wellness and lifestyle products from more than 100 new-to-Ulta brands through the retailer’s website and app
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Hair Care

How Amika CEO Chelsea Riggs is bringing the ‘Amika universe’ to Ulta Beauty

Amika’s Ulta Beauty debut marks the hair care brand’s biggest retail partnership in more than a decade
Skin Care

Estée Lauder Companies partners with Shopify to elevate customer experience

The cosmetics giant, which owns Jo Malone London and MAC Cosmetics, is teaming up with the e-commerce platform as part of a new strategic partnership to modernise omnichannel shopping experiences
Colour Cosmetics

Charlotte Tilbury's seventh UK store focused on inspiring ‘next generation of pro artists’

The Puig-owned make-up brand’s new London-based store is ‘fully dedicated to empowering, educating and inspiring the next generation of pro artists’ and will highlight Tilbury’s artistry heritage
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Marketing

Career advice: How I became founder of agency Yellow Flamingo

In partnership with CEW UK, Catherine Bossom reveals how she started Yellow Flamingo – an agency which works with beauty brands to propel their sales growth – and how her start at Harrods’ beauty hall shaped her career
Body Care

Liberty unveils The Beauty Studio, championing next-gen beauty and wellness innovators

The Beauty Studio will sit alongside the shopping destination’s renowned Beauty Hall in London, UK, offering a space for shoppers to explore a curated collection of ‘next-generation names’ in beauty and wellness
Manufacturing

Estée Lauder Companies marks 60th anniversary of Oevel Manufacturing campus

The Belgium-based campus is ELC’s largest manufacturing facility by volume, annually producing more than 100 million prestige beauty products
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Regulatory

Neutrogena recalls make-up wipes in the US due to bacterial contamination concerns

The Kenvue-owned skin care brand has voluntarily recalled its Makeup Remover Ultra-Soft Cleansing Towelettes in four US states ‘out of an abundance of caution’
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Packaging

Opinion: Louis Vuitton’s strategic leap into beauty and brand protection – from monogram to make-up

The brand’s debut make-up line La Beauté marks more than just another brand expansion – it is a strategic move that blends design heritage, intellectual property (IP) strength and luxury positioning, argues IP specialist at Reddie & Grose Georgina Tanner
Ingredients

Ulta Beauty hit with lawsuit over ‘clean’ beauty claims

A class action lawsuit filed in the US alleges that products that are part of Ulta's Conscious Beauty initiative contain ingredients that are on the US beauty retailer’s Made Without List

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Asquan Group Welcomes Deanna Morreale as West Coast Director of Sales

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A warm thank you for visiting the Cloud Beauty booth at COSMETIC 360!

Cloud Beauty team was thrilled to connect with so many of you and share their vision of sustainable innovation, where science, nature, and technology come together to...

Cosmewax opens the doors of its new factory in Spain, a benchmark in technology and sustainability

Cosmewax has inaugurated a state-of-the-art plant in Puçol (Valencia) covering 5,100 m2, equipped with 11 reactors and 5 filling lines, and capable of producing up to...

Aptar Beauty becomes the first beauty packaging dispensing supplier to receive the “Inclusive Designer” label from APF France Handicap

Aptar Beauty was awarded the “Inclusive Designer” label in Paris on October 16, 2025, as part of its continued collaboration with APF France handicap and long-standing...

Anton Paar UK launches trade-in programme: Save up to 30% on new instruments

Anton Paar Ltd, a global leader in high-precision laboratory and process instrumentation, has launched a limited-time trade-in programme offering customers in the UK up to...

Climate change, hygiene and skin barrier: proven approaches for formulators

The skin barrier is the first defence against external stressors. Maintaining it prevents water loss, irritation, and harmful substance penetration. Harsh climates and...

Rediscover purposeful, resilient and innovative beauty with BASF’s “Beyond Beauty” at California Suppliers’ Day

BASF introduces Ameriflor Calm, a fresh launch celebrating regional traditional use and scientific excellence. “Reshaping Beauty” formulation concept offers a...

Arbelle showcases cutting-edge beauty AI and AR at Beautyworld Middle East 2025

From October 27–29, Arbelle joined thousands of global beauty professionals at Beautyworld Middle East 2025, unveiling the next generation of beauty AI and AR solutions

From waste to worth: how upcycled botanical actives are shaping the future of circular beauty

By integrating upcycled raw materials from other process or industries, Croda Beauty turns by-products into high-value botanical actives. A selection of natural...

Cosmoprof Asia 2025 celebrates beauty innovation: Finalists and jury revealed for the awards

The spotlight is on innovation and creativity as Cosmopack Asia and Cosmoprof Asia announce the finalists of the prestigious Cosmopack Asia & Cosmoprof Asia Awards,...

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Onion is the new hair and scalp health hero growing on TikTok

The science-backed, Ayurvedic ingredient could peel its way into the mainstream in 2026

From Fenty to Cécred: celebrity hair care is premiumising the edges market

As Beyoncé, Rihanna and Tracee Ellis Ross launch products for styled and protected edges, they are elevating edge care into premium territory, writes Julia Wray

Why waterless hair care is making a splash beyond shampoo bars

A fresh wave of waterless hair care innovations are quenching consumer thirst not only for sustainability, but convenience and performance too

Hair care brands are turning playful to boost consumer happiness in 2025

Putting the fun into functionality, hair care brands are tapping into one of the biggest consumer needs for both now and the future: a sense of play

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