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Has Estée Lauder Companies decided against selling Dr. Jart+, Too Faced and Smashbox?

After months of speculation that Estée Lauder Companies was allegedly mulling a potential sale of Too Faced, Smashbox and Dr. Jart+, a new report alleges the beauty giant has decided to keep the trio in its portfolio

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Has Estée Lauder Companies decided against selling Dr. Jart+, Too Faced and Smashbox?

TikTok reveals beauty industry impact as part of £10 billion contribution to UK economy

TikTok reveals beauty industry impact as part of £10 billion contribution...

In a new report, TikTok has outlined how the social media platform is ‘a window into the real world’, driving...
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How DJ twins Simi and Haze Khadra are building an empire with SimiHaze Beauty

How DJ twins Simi and Haze Khadra are building an empire with SimiHaze Beauty

Simi and Haze Khadra, sisters and co-founders of SimiHaze Beauty, share how they built an internationally successful beauty brand and what is next in their quest for global domination
Valentino Beauty unveils Vendetta, its first prestige fragrance franchise in six years

Valentino Beauty unveils Vendetta, its first prestige fragrance franchise in six years

The luxury fashion house's new Vendetta fragrance family incorporates two scents, marking ‘a new olfactive chapter’ for Valentino Beauty
Miu Miu names rapper and Top Boy star Little Simz UK Beauty Ambassador

Miu Miu names rapper and Top Boy star Little Simz UK Beauty Ambassador

The Italian high-fashion brand, whose perfumes are developed in partnership with L'Oréal's Luxe division, has tapped Little Simz to front Miu Miu’s Fleur de Lait scent
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Exclusive: Tatti Lashes taps Olivia Attwood as Celebrity Ambassador

Exclusive: Tatti Lashes taps Olivia Attwood as Celebrity Ambassador

The false lash brand has partnered with presenter and former Love Island star Olivia Attwood to front its Pre-Glued collection, with Attwood launching an exclusive style
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Exclusive: Accelerator programme Breakout Beauty UK 2026 finalists revealed

Exclusive: Accelerator programme Breakout Beauty UK 2026 finalists revealed

Breakout Beauty UK – a programme which aims to elevate UK beauty founders – has named its 11 finalists, and is offering £1 million in ‘support value’ this year, including a Grand Prize worth £850,000
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Gels, milks and micro pearls: the new textures pushing fragrance boundaries

Gels, milks and micro pearls: the new textures pushing fragrance boundaries

New sensory formats in fragrances from the likes of Dolce & Gabbana Beauty, Guerlain and Noyz are pushing scent innovation with novel textures, and experts say there will be more to come
Rituals to spend €40 million refurbishing 1,500 boutiques across 30 countries

Rituals to spend €40 million refurbishing 1,500 boutiques across 30 countries

As part of its ongoing commitment to specialised physical retail, the Dutch beauty retailer is undertaking its largest European store upgrade project to date, aiming to refit 1,500 boutiques across 30 countries in just 30 working days
Meet the winners: Cosmetics Business Innovation Awards 2026

Meet the winners: Cosmetics Business Innovation Awards 2026

The CBIAs celebrate the most impactful innovations across the global cosmetics and personal care supply chain, with winners including Croda, Nuon Medical, Innospec and Symrise

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Japanese make-up brand Kate launches campaign inspired by performing art Kabuki

Japanese make-up brand Kate launches campaign inspired by performing art Kabuki

The Kao Corporation-owned cosmetics brand’s ‘Kabuke: Break Convention’ campaign takes inspiration from the centuries old Japanese performing art Kabuki, and will promote two new launches in July
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Ingredients
Updated: Olaplex to 111Skin – All the beauty M&A deals of 2026 so far

Updated: Olaplex to 111Skin – All the beauty M&A deals of 2026 so far

Estée Lauder Companies, L’Oréal, Unilever and Henkel are among the beauty giants bolstering their portfolio with acquisitions such as 111Skin, Innovist, Grüns and Olaplex in a busy first half of the year for beauty M&A
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Digital
Updated: Best initiatives for budding beauty founders offering funding, mentorship and more

Updated: Best initiatives for budding beauty founders offering funding, mentorship and more

From retailers such as Sephora, Boots and Ulta Beauty, to industry giants like L’Oréal, there are several programmes designed to help new brands and founders make it in the beauty world
Colour Cosmetics
E.l.f. Cosmetics is giving away thousands of driving lessons to UK learners via new campaign

E.l.f. Cosmetics is giving away thousands of driving lessons to UK learners via new campaign

The beauty brand has teamed up with RED Driver Training to give 1,100 winners free driving lessons, aiming to democratise access to ‘one of the most financially out-of-reach milestones’ facing young people in the UK today
Skin Care
Versed has been acquired by Belle Brands to ‘maximise its potential’

Versed has been acquired by Belle Brands to ‘maximise its potential’

The ‘clean’ skin care and make-up line by Katherine Power joins JVN Hair, Pipette and KVD Beauty in Belle Brands growing portfolio, a beauty platform formed by investment firm Windsong Global
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Hair Care
Cosmetics Business picks: 7 summer beauty essentials

Cosmetics Business picks: 7 summer beauty essentials

This week’s best new beauty launches include a citrus-inspired lip balm from Dolce & Gabbana, caramel scent from Kayali and a setting spray strong enough for a heatwave by L’Oréal Paris
Body Care
Daise to host ‘bigger and better’ Summer picnic pop-up celebrating IRL community

Daise to host ‘bigger and better’ Summer picnic pop-up celebrating IRL community

Building on the success of its Candyland event, Daise’s Summer Picnic pop-up,  taking place in London, UK, is aimed at engaging Daise’s Gen Z and Gen Alpha community in real life
Regulatory
LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault ordered to pay €22.5 million taxes

LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault ordered to pay €22.5 million taxes

A court in France has allegedly ruled that LVMH boss Bernard Arnault must pay taxes related to previous years in a long-running dispute
Packaging
Charlotte Tilbury on beauty dupes: ‘When you dupe, you dupe the consumer’

Charlotte Tilbury on beauty dupes: ‘When you dupe, you dupe the consumer’

The make-up artist who founded Charlotte Tilbury has spoken out against beauty dupes once again in a new interview with BBC News, stating that copycat items are ‘not performing the way my products do’
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Manufacturing
K-beauty’s dark side revealed as surge in fake products puts consumers at risk

K-beauty’s dark side revealed as surge in fake products puts consumers at risk

As the K-beauty market continues to grow and evolve, the issue of fake products is only growing more apparent. But what needs to be done to stifle the rate of fakes in beauty to help keep consumers safe?
Male Grooming
Dior unveils beauty suite at Cannes Film Festival

Dior unveils beauty suite at Cannes Film Festival

The Riviera-themed 350 square meter space also nods to the art of film costume design, and will host celebrities and Dior Ambassadors throughout the festival

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Virospack celebrates its 70th anniversary with a high-beauty video and a new premium catalog

Virospack celebrates its 70th anniversary with a high-beauty video and a new premium catalog

The newly launched portfolio combines precision engineering, high-end custom finishes, and advanced eco-design solutions
Advancing cosmetic safety testing for rosacea-prone skin

Advancing cosmetic safety testing for rosacea-prone skin

Rosacea is a chronic inflammatory condition characterised by persistent redness, vascular instability and heightened skin sensitivity. These features increase the risk of...
Brabender TwinLab B-TSE-S 30/40: Pilot-scale extrusion with lab-level insight

Brabender TwinLab B-TSE-S 30/40: Pilot-scale extrusion with lab-level insight

With throughput up to 100 kg/h, the new twin-screw extruder brings lab-grade process understanding into pilot-scale production, enabling users to validate process...
Gattefossé accelerates production ramp-up at its Lufkin facility with eight validated ingredients

Gattefossé accelerates production ramp-up at its Lufkin facility with eight validated ingredients

Gattefossé, a leading provider of specialty ingredients and formulation solutions for the pharmaceutical and personal care industries, announces the successful validation...
Emerging Trends February 2026

Emerging Trends February 2026

Explore the latest behavioural shifts across beauty, cosmetics, wellness and health. Backed by nationally representative data
Aptar closures strengthens portfolio of e-commerce-ready closures for beauty, personal care and home care applications

Aptar closures strengthens portfolio of e-commerce-ready closures for beauty, personal care and home care applications

As e-commerce continues to boom, the company’s set of four closures helps brands enhance product protection and consumer experience
New liner-less jar design solves a big recycling problem

New liner-less jar design solves a big recycling problem

Beauty products should be good for you and for the planet. But there's a hidden problem in many cream jars. It's a small piece of plastic that creates a big recycling...
Redefining green cosmetics

Redefining green cosmetics

Viablife unveils world’s first 100% bio-based niacinamide
Beyond Time: The science of longevity in beauty

Beyond Time: The science of longevity in beauty

Discover ingredients inspired by longevity, designed to prolong the health and beauty of your skin and hair through biotechnology and peptides in high-performance active...
Purity testing reveals 100% failure rate in grapeseed oil

Purity testing reveals 100% failure rate in grapeseed oil

The Soapery tested the purity of grapeseed oil from 5 leading retailers and found that none of the samples were 100% pure. Do you know what your grapeseed oil bottle...
ERHA Unveils Skin AIdentify, an AI-Powered Skin Advisor Developed with Revieve, Bringing Dermatology-Grade Personalisation to WhatsApp

ERHA Unveils Skin AIdentify, an AI-Powered Skin Advisor Developed with Revieve, Bringing Dermatology-Grade Personalisation to WhatsApp

Arya Noble Scales Intelligent Derma Beauty Through a WhatsApp-First Experience Designed to Drive Consumer Engagement and Data-Driven Growth Across Indonesia
PPWR: The new european regulation requiring cosmetic packaging compliance

PPWR: The new european regulation requiring cosmetic packaging compliance

Sustainability is no longer simply a branding strategy—it is becoming a legal obligation. The new EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) introduces new...

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Another heatwave? Cooling SPF could be this summer's hottest skin care product

Another heatwave? Cooling SPF could be this summer's hottest skin care product

With scorching temperatures forecast again next week, Maisie Bovingdon finds out whether cooling sunscreen can effectively lower body temperature
Got milk? Beauty’s milky texture trend has entered the SPF chat

Got milk? Beauty’s milky texture trend has entered the SPF chat

Sun care is the latest beauty category tapping the trending texture for its pleasing application experience
Self tan sales rise 43% as sunless tanning enters skin care routines

Self tan sales rise 43% as sunless tanning enters skin care routines

The future of self-tan is ‘tanning skin care’, as brands reposition the category to prioritise skin performance in their latest ingredient-focused launches
Ilia, La Roche-Posay and Kiehl’s are launching mineral SPF serums, but what’s driving the trend?

Ilia, La Roche-Posay and Kiehl’s are launching mineral SPF serums, but what’s driving the trend?

Mineral sunscreen is entering its glow-up era, with transparent formulas that reinforce the moisture barrier, and are suitable for sensitive skin, writes Megan Fahy

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Inolex President Art Knox elected to IBA board of directors Joins the leading Association dedicated to independent beauty founders and their companies
Roberto Pozzoni Appointed as Purchasing & General Affairs Manager for Brivaplast Group Brivaplast, an Italian family-owned company with 60 years of expertise in application solutions for makeup, is pleased to announce the appointment of Roberto Pozzoni as the new...
MODELROCK celebrates their iconic Ultra Luxe Individual Lashes Makeup artists’ number one favourite lash since 2012
Kaffe Bueno names Thomas Durhuus as CEO Kaffe Bueno has announced the appointment of Thomas Durhuus as Chief Executive Officer, effective 1 February, as the company enters its next phase of growth focused on scale...
Provital continues to evolve with Nina Esposito as new Managing Director for US and Canada This year, as part of our ongoing evolution, Provital is excited to announce the appointment of Nina Esposito as the new Managing Director of Provital LLC, overseeing our...
Squeeze 2.0: better, lighter, greener Eurovetrocap is excited to introduce you the Squeeze 2.0, the enhanced version of our tottle, now even more efficient and sustainable
CEO Pascal Vieilvoye of Concept4 wins EcoVadis Outstanding Sustainability Leadership Award 2025 Concept4 Limited is thrilled to announce that CEO, Pascal Vieilvoye, has been honoured with the prestigious EcoVadis Sustainability Achievement Award 2025
Inolex taps Art Knox as President to drive next phase of customer-focused growth and sustainable innovation Inolex is pleased to announce the appointment of Art Knox as its new President. Knox will lead the company’s strategic vision to deepen customer relationships and drive new...
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