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

• A Skin Cancer Vaccine May Be on the Horizon
• These Lactic Acid Serums Prove That Everyone Can Exfoliate
• How to Speak Highlights: Your Ultimate Guide to Dimensional Hair Color
• Jennifer Lopez's Highlights Are Downright Chonky — See Photos
• A Closer Look at All the Wild and Wonderful Wigs in Margo’s Got Money Troubles
• 10 Best Toners for Mature Skin to Brighten, Smooth, and Exfoliate
• All That Glitters Is Olandria's Gilded Birthday Makeup
• 10 Best False Lashes of 2026, According to Makeup Artists
• Kat Dennings Did Her Pierced Chrome French Manicure Herself — See Photos
• For Marilyn Monroe's 100th Birthday, Let's Stop Exploiting Tragic Dead Beauties

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

• 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
• Features
• Weekly Recap: Marc Jacobs Beauty, Supergoop!, & More
• ELC & Puig End Merger Discussions
• E.l.f. Beauty Announces Q4 Fiscal 2026 Results
• How EPR Laws Are Reshaping Beauty Packaging in the U.S. (2026 Guide)
• Weekly Recap: Birkenstock Nail Polish, M&M Lip Balm, & More

Influence & Trend

• 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
• How Brands and Retailers Can Score with Global Soccer Fever
• Retail Sales Slip in April as Calendar Shifts, Economic Pressures Weigh on Consumer Demand, Reports Circana