TOP OF THE WIRE
Capital & Markets
- TikTok Shop Nears $1B In Beauty Sales For A Second Straight Quarter
- Emily DiDonato’s Skincare Brand Covey Shutters
- FlutterHabit Lands At Sephora After Selling More Than 18M Pairs Of DIY Lash Extensions
- Fast-Growing DTC Brand Junoco Makes 14-Product Retail Debut At Ulta Beauty
- Fragrance At A Crossroads: How Smart Brands Are Navigating Modern Fragrance Manufacturing
- Belle Brands Acquires Versed To Expand Beauty Platform
- PAT MCGRATH LABS LANDS $10M: New Control Amid Chapter 11
- GIVAUDAN DOUBLES DOWN: Natural Fragrance Push in Grasse
- Conversational Commerce In Beauty: The AI Layer That Advises, Personalizes And Sells
- Vacation Hires Investment Bank To Explore Minority Stake Deal
Brand Moves
- 8 Best Wrinkle Serums for Fine Lines, Texture, and Firmness
- How GLP-1 Weight Loss Drugs Moved Beyond the Doctor’s Office
- What's Up With Taylor Swift's New Rose Lipstick?—See the Photos
- Ericka Hart Talks Pleasure, Reconstructive Surgery, and Being a Hot Cancer Survivor
- Florence Pugh's Emmys 2026 Updo Defies Explanation—See the Photos
- Mariska Hargitay's 2026 Emmys Hair Was a Subtle Tribute to Her Mom—See the Photos
- Nicole Kidman's Curtain Bangs Swept the Emmys 2026 Red Carpet—See the Photos
- Zendaya Debuted Her New Pixie Cut at the 2026 Emmys—See the Photos
- Selena Gomez's Mermaid Waves at the 2026 Emmys Just Keep Flowing and Flowing—See the Photos
- The Best Beauty Looks at the 2026 Emmy Awards? You Decide
Retail & Channel
- SEPHORA’S SECRET WEAPON: The Eye Makeup Remover That Beats Sweatproof Mascara
- NORDSTROM: FRAGRANCE HALL OF FAME
- K-BEAUTY GOES BIG BOX: I’M MEME LANDS AT TARGET
- COLD SNAP SALES SPIKE: Hand & Lip Care Surge
- FUNCTION HEALTH X EREWHON
- Updating Your Menu: Benefits of Inclusive Language in Salon Spaces
- Behind the Nails: Julie Kandelac's Creative Journey
- Protecting Hands: CHE in Beauty Careers
- Geometry is Back and It’s Never Looked So Cool
- Cloud Dancer: Resetting Beauty Artistry in 2025
Launches
- Our NYFW and Fall Events Survival Kit: A Copious Roundup
- Make a Statement with a Top From the OW Collection
- Q&A with Multi-Talented Fragrance Founder, Dr. Zannis
- Changing the Beauty Industry Forever: Q & A With Lewis Farsedakis CEO of blinc cosmetics
- Inspired Italian Fragrance: Eau d’Italie’s Acqua Di Positano & ALTAIA’s The Wonder of You
- Indulge in Daily Shine and Effortless Glimmer with GG by Glitter Girl
- Timeless Handmade Heirlooms From Kathryn Hastings Co. + Gina DeSantis Ceramics
- RPZL x Coalescence NYC’s New York Fashion Week Activation
- My Little Treats For Campus Life
- Delavie Science’s Aeonia Eye Refresh Keeps You Snatched
Innovation
- Weekly Recap: ELC Leadership, CeraVe’s Aging Skincare & More
- Beiersdorf CEO Says EU Cosmetics Industry Is ‘Overburdened’ with Regulations
- Arizona Sues L’Oreal for Masking Cancer Risks in Hair Relaxers
- Modern Formulas Require Modern Application Methods
- RCP Manages Packaging Development Programs from Start to Finish with an In-house Team
- Beauty Chain Manufacturing Specializes in Innovation with Speed to Market in Mind
- Estée Lauder Companies Announces Expanded Roles for 2 Execs
- Rodan + Fields Announces Omnichannel Expansion
- Axis-Y Enters Its Next Growth Chapter with MBK Partners
- Fragrance Has More Than One Capital Now
Influence & Trend
- Circana Enhances Unify+ with AI-Powered Analysis Builder for Faster, More Intuitive Reporting
- Responsible AI in 2026: Key Considerations for Emerging Brands
- As Spending Tightens, Consumers Choose What They Need and What They Love, Reports Circana
- The countdown is one, Business of Apps NYC is one week away
- Inside the Business of Apps Berlin agenda — AI, acquisition, retention, revenue
- Flavor Tourists: How Consumers Worldwide Are Broadening Their Snack Palates
- Circana Advances AI-Powered Marketing Measurement: Introducing Liquid Mix with Google Meridian
- Why you need to be at Business of Apps NYC on September 17
- The app growth playbook is being rewritten by AI
- Retention is nearly impossible to fix once users are already inside your app
Regulation & Impact
- COUNTERFEIT CRACKDOWN: Fake Perfume Factory Pumped Out MILLIONS
- Dark Chocolate's Secret Weapon: Theobromine May Slow Aging, Study Finds
- Meet the 2026 C&T Allē Awards Finalists – Trailblazers in Beauty Innovation
- Why Biomimetic Vegan Collagen is the Future of Beauty Innovation + Free Webinar
- 10 New Frontiers in Beauty: Highlights from the 2025 In-Cosmetics Asia Innovation Zone — Plus APAC Goes Green [EXCLUSIVE REPORTS]
- LVMH Review Underscores How Scalp Health is the Key to Fighting Hair Aging
- Beauty Under Fire: Why 2026 Will Be a Pivotal Year for Consumer Safety and Environmental Accountability
- Excitement Builds for the 2026 C&T Allē Awards: Judges Weigh In, Tickets Coming Soon
- Kolmar Korea's AI Scar Beauty Device Wins CES 2026 'Best of Innovation' Award
- FDA in Action: PFAS Data Gaps, MoCRA Recall Guidance, Warning Letters/Recalls and New Hair Growth Pill Reaches Phase III Trials