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

• 14 Peony Perfumes to Take You From Summer to Fall
• Emma Stone's Hair Is Suddenly So Long — See Photos
• Pamela Anderson Brought Classic Movie Star Hair to Venice—See the Photos
• 12 Best The Ordinary Products for an Affordable Beauty Routine
• Say Hello to Bouncier Waves with These Texture-Enhancing Shampoos
• Is the Dyson Toothbrush Worth $499? We Asked 4 Dentists.
• Urea Is an Under-the-Radar Ingredient That Softens Skin from Head to Toe
• Fall 2026 Makeup Trends Put Your Best Features Front and Center —See Photos
• Hairstylist Frédéric Fekkai Is Being Sued by Epstein Survivors for Allegedly Enabling Gender-Motivated Violence
• A New Report on Plastic Surgery Trends Shows Americans Over 66 Want to Be Snatched, Too

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

• A Sun Hoodie Will Save Your Skin Outdoors
• Spice Up Your Health & Home With Simply Organic & Selefina
• One Cat’s Opinion: Identity Pet Nutrition
• Better Hair & Hydration: Loonen Spring Water and Petal Fresh Pure Hair ResQ
• Let Little Miss Retro Take You Back to School and Anywhere Else Art Can Go
• Strength Train in Style
• Q&A with Dr. Alicia Zalka, Founder & CEO of Surface Deep
• This 3-In-1 Charger Always Has My Back
• This 3-In-1 Charger Always Has My Back
• Labor Day Cocktails to Elevate Your Next BBQ

Innovation

• Fragrance Has More Than One Capital Now
• Your Customer Is Already Shopping on TikTok Shop…and Staying There
• Beyond the Label 
• K-Beauty’s Expanding Influence on Global Beauty Trends
• Laboratoires Pierre Fabre Appoints Nicolas Zombré CEO
• L’Oréal USA Chairman David Greenberg to be Honored by TFF 
• The Estée Lauder Companies Names New Brand Leadership 
• Meet the 2026 Ulta Beauty MUSE Accelerator Cohort
• Mary Kay Unveils New Global Brand Campaign
• Sephora Debuts on TikTok Shop

Influence & Trend

• 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
• Circana and DoorDash Partner to Validate Incremental Sales for CPG Brands
• NIKO AI 3.0 is here, your AI co-pilot gets a whole new engine
• Going Solo: How More Consumers Are Dining Alone
• How to Leverage Retailer Collaboration Programs to Drive Joint Business Plans
• US Consumers are Spending on Youth Team Sports Equipment Amid Rising Costs, According to Circana
• Using Survey Data to Navigate Shifting Consumer Preferences During Economic Uncertainty