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Exclusive: Estée Lauder Companies’ President UK & Ireland Sue Fox to retire

Fox will step down from her role at the US beauty giant next year, with a successor to be announced soon

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Beauty can cash-in on China’s Single’s Day even in the livestreaming era

Davy Huang, Business Development Director at Azoya, reveals how brands can capture the attention of bargain-hunting...
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Exclusive: Perfume brand EPC expands into home fragrance in ‘natural’ next step

Experimental Perfume Club has launched three candles based on its hero fragrances Cardamom Moss, Tonka Sesame and Cedarwood Absinthe

Urban Decay signs American basketball player Cameron Brink as ambassador

The Los Angeles Sparks star has signed a multi-year deal with the L’Oréal-owned make-up brand as it recognises the power of beauty-sport partnerships

Lilac Blush To ‘Gladiator Core’ – The Next Beauty Trends

In the latest episode of The Cosmetics Business Podcast, Sarah Parsons and Julia Wray discuss the blush boom and films influencing beauty
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From the ozempiconomy to cellasticity, meet the skin buzzwords for 2025

What terminology will be exciting skin care consumers in the new year and what buzzwords are ingredients firms leveraging on right now? Asks Cosmetics Business
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Consumers are ready for 'miracle' body care. Are brands?

Performance body care that offers clinical-grade efficacy is seeing fresh demand. But the pressure is on for brands to provide visible results, and regain consumer trust

Celebrity hairdresser Trevor Sorbie dies aged 75

Sorbie, the hair stylist for The Beatles and Dame Helen Mirren, passed away after being diagnosed with bowel cancer in October
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Lifting the lid on Lush’s Christmas gifting

Snow Fairy maker Lush produces millions of products every Christmas. Cosmetics Business provides an inside scoop into how it meets the mark each year

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Retail

Bridgerton’s Adjoa Andoh stars in Boots Christmas ad as Mrs Claus

The UK beauty retailer's Christmas campaign for 2024 will also increasingly target men for the first time
Male Grooming

Men’s skin care brand Caldera + Lab raises $6 million

The US brand will use funding from early-stage investment business HIPstr to accelerate growth
Digital

Benefit launches first-ever virtual 3D shopping experience

To mark its upcoming pop-up in London, the make-up brand’s online immersive experience ‘The Benemart’ has launched in the UK, US, Germany and France
Hair Care

Olapex revises 2024 sales guidance after Q3 dip

The bond-building hair care brand was hit by lower demand from the professional sector
Skin Care

Trinny London to debut US pop-up as it gears up to crack America

The four month-long New York-based activation will be the beauty brand’s first owned store to open in North America
Colour Cosmetics

e.l.f. Beauty reports 40% sales surge and raises FY25 outlook

The drugstore beauty brand has reported an increase in revenue to US$301.1 million for Q2 fiscal year 2025 thanks to strong retail and e-commerce channels
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Marketing

The Oasis effect: why a Britpop beauty revival is coming in 2025

With the nineties nostalgia trend ramping up, and rock band Oasis’s reunion tour adding fuel to the fire, the Britpop aesthetic is about to make a big comeback
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Body Care

Cosmetics Business Picks: 6 beauty launches to know in November

Maya Jama and Rimmel have joined forces on a new cosmetics collection inspired by astrology, while David Beckham adds a new edp to his fragrance line-up
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Manufacturing

How to formulate a fur-friendly pet mist

Pets’ different skin pH requires a novel approach to formulating products, as Belinda Carli, Director, Institute of Personal Care Science, explains
Regulatory

UK regulator CMA drops Unilever ‘greenwashing’ probe

The Competition and Markets Authority closed the investigation following changes to Unilever’s product claims
Packaging

The beauty calendars we want this Christmas

In the latest episode of The Cosmetics Business Podcast, Sarah Parsons and Julia Wray discuss 2024's standout festive calendars
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Ingredients

Meet the beauty oil upcycling bread waste and other scraps

Kristal Goodman, Head of Product Innovation at THG Labs, discusses the manufacturer’s new partnership with Clean Food Group and the beauty benefits

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Clariant brings innovative ingredients for minimalist beauty to the in-cosmetics Asia show

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Aptar Beauty Receives Supplier Award from Avon

Aptar beauty is named ‘Partner Beyond Limits’ with commitment for life category award with the Micro Eco airless packaging.

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Have you heard of Innerlift Calendula the Active Plant Cells for ageless skin?

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The importance of a nightly routine for glowing skin in the morning

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Consumers are ready for 'miracle' body care. Are brands?

Performance body care that offers clinical-grade efficacy is seeing fresh demand. But the pressure is on for brands to provide visible results, and regain consumer trust

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Body care is one of beauty's brightest spots, as high-performance products soar, fragrance fuels fresh innovation and shimmer oils enter the festive season

Forget rosemary oil, batana oil is the new TikTok hair hero

With scalp care being seen as an extension of skin care, interest in trending natural oils remains high. Batana, sage, and prickly pear oil are the latest winners

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