Capital & Markets

• 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
• Beauty’s K-Shaped 2025 M&A: A Few Blockbusters, Plenty Of Caution
• Connected Commerce: How Navigo Is Redefining Digital Marketing Strategy
• How Fragrance Tastemaker Stéle Sees The Category Evolving
• What’s Next For Fragrance In 2026—And What’s Fading Out

Brand Moves

• 8 Best Hair Colors for Gray Hair, According to Colorists
• Even Cindy Crawford Is Tempted to Get a Facelift
• The Rocky Horror Show Has Electrified Broadway With a Glittery Spin on the Cult Classic
• Emily Blunt Is Taking One of the Springiest Nail Colors Into Summer—See the Photos
• Summer 2026’s Short Nail Designs Prove Natural Nails Don’t Have to Be Boring
• 9 Best Brown Mascaras for When Black Feels Like Too Much
• Olivia Rodrigo Wore the Most '90s (and Least Expensive) Hair Accessory — See Photos
• My Rhinoplasty Procedure Story | Nose Before and After Photos
• How I'm Preventing Hyperpigmentation During Laser Hair Removal
• A Skin Cancer Vaccine May Be on the Horizon

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

• Affordable, Innovative Skincare: Q & A With Julia Kang-Reeves Chief Marketing Officer of Earth Therapeutics
• A Unique Trio of Super Summer Supplements
• “Mexodus” Rewrites History, Legacies, and What a Musical Could Be
• Rooted Fare: Your Newest Pantry Obsession
• Giveaway! Oyu Botanica Sensitive Skin Booster Serum
• That JLO Fusion Marries Retinal & Vitamin C into a Glow-Getting Power Couple 
• Sweet Without the Headache: Cake Beauty’s Hand Cream Collection
• Gifts for New Grads: Promoting Peace of Mind and Mental Health Awareness
• SEDNA: Ice Queen of Grief Made Flesh
• Your 25 Books of Summer from Beauty News NYC

Innovation

• Weekly Recap: La Roche-Posay, House of Creed, EPR & More
• Ulta Beauty Announces Stong Q1 2026 Results
• Ulta Beauty Partners with Klarna for Flexible Payments
• Get Set for MakeUp in Paris 2026
• Celebrating the Tube Council’s Tube of the Year Winners 2026
• Key Trends, Conferences & More at MakeUp in Paris 2026
• Bella Hadid’s Orebella Closes Growth Equity Investment
• Tricoci University of Beauty Culture Partners with Amika
• Violette_FR Gains $5 Million in Funding
• Unilever Invests in Global Innovation Center

Influence & Trend

• Price Optimization: Turning Pricing Analytics into Consistent Decisions
• 4 Themes from Circana’s New Product Pacesetters Report
• Circana Expands Liquid Testing Solution to Include Media Measurement and Campaign Experimentation
• Top-spending apps now budget 20–40% to “open internet” channels
• Want to speak at Business of Apps NYC?
• China Consumer Sentiment Study: Will Rising Fuel Prices Affect Food and Beverage Spending?
• Business of Apps Berlin is back 🚀
• Beyond the Buzz: How Brands Should Really Think About Major Event Marketing
• Circana Introduces Social Commerce Solution to Decode Social Sales Performance
• A consented user generates roughly 50% more ad revenue