Wellness

Between economic uncertainties and the impact of new U.S. tariffs, some beauty groups, such as Estée Lauder and Coty, have seen their results decline, while L'Oréal appears to be holding its own.

French beauty group Bogart saw H1 2025 sales fall 9.1% due to weak markets and Middle East instability. It eyes recovery through its new Aholic perfume brand and upmarket fragrance strategies.

Birth rates falling to historic lows across the developed world, combined with people living longer, are reshaping the global market for the things we eat, wear and put on our skin.

Beauty consumers are enjoying a good year when it comes to store choice. Superdrug, Boots and Sephora are building out their portfolios with new superstores in key destinations, and John Lewis has joined the party.

Caught between rising costs from tariffs and belt-tightening consumers, big retailers are clashing with the producers of consumer brands such as Nivea-maker Beiersdorf, as they look to avoid sticker shock.

Throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, Gwyneth Paltrow was the platonic ideal of the It Girl and Hollywood nepo-baby before launching wellness and style platform Goop.

​Unilever’s first-half results showed an increase in underlying sales growth (USG) in its important beauty operations with the company saying its performance during the period supports its full-year confidence.

L'Oréal CEO Nicolas Hieronimus calls the new 15% US tariffs “not good news” for cosmetics, a key European industry, though he says the impact remains manageable for the French beauty giant.

Selena Gomez launches Rare Beauty’s first fragrance on August 7: Rare Eau de Parfum blends warmth and spice, customizable with four scent balms and packaged in an inclusive, ergonomic bottle.

At a time of strong growth in the Indian cosmetics market, L'Oréal has announced a strategic change at the head of its local subsidiary. Jacques Lebel has succeeded Aseem Kaushik as country manager.

L’Occitane ended FY 2024–2025 with $3.25B in sales, up 11.7%, driven by wholesale and growth in the Americas. The year also brought leadership changes as the Group moves into a new phase of global strategy and expansion.

Puig, known for its perfume brands Rabanne, Carolina Herrera and Jean Paul Gaultier, said on Wednesday its second-quarter sales rose 8%, in line with the slowdown in growth the company expects for the year.

It’s official. American giant Ulta Beauty is the new owner of British premium chain Space NK. The companies announced the news on Thursday saying Ulta acquired the business from long-term owner Manzanita Capital. 

​India’s Reliance Retail said Thursday that it has strengthened its presence in beauty with a “strategic minority investment” in UK business Facegym, which it called “a global innovator” in facial fitness and skincare.

Amazon bets on high-margin premium beauty sales to offset tariff-related losses on Prime Day, as brands like Clinique and Aveda help the e-commerce giant compete with Ulta and Sephora.

Dermatology-led skincare brand Fixderma has unveiled a refreshed logo for June as part of its Acne Awareness Month initiative.