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

• 13 Best Nordstrom 125 Anniversary Beauty Deals to Shop
• What the Shitty Hyrox Incident Tells Us About the State of Our Manners
• Did Hollywood’s Old Lady Revolution Arrive at the 2026 Emmys?
• Selena Gomez's Sunset Frost Nails Capture Golden Hour in a Manicure — See Photos
• 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

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

• Giveaway! New Age Lift 5+ Serum
• Prioritize Your Sexual Wellness: Q & A With Emily Harper Co-founder of Bawdee
• 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

Innovation

• ELC Partners with Profound to Expand AI Visibility
• LVMH’s Bernard Arnault Exits World’s Richest List
• Lumson Group Expands Internationally
• 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

Influence & Trend

• Spot Risks and Opportunities the Moments They Emerge
• Business of Apps Berlin returns on November 12th
• 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