Fragrance

Want to Sell Lip Gloss? Get Boys to Do It
Lancôme’s Juicy Tubes campaign meant to coast on nostalgia. It found a new campaign niche instead.

Want to Sell Lip Gloss? Get Boys to Do It
Lancôme’s Juicy Tubes campaign meant to coast on nostalgia. It found a new campaign niche instead.

Can Gaming Go Glam?
The new makeup brand Godmode, co-founded by the actress Chloë Grace Moretz and the pop star Rina Sawayama, has alter-egos, backstories, highlighters, lip liners and everything but its own video game. Can it hook gamers anyway?

Can Gaming Go Glam?
The new makeup brand Godmode, co-founded by the actress Chloë Grace Moretz and the pop star Rina Sawayama, has alter-egos, backstories, highlighters, lip liners and everything but its own video game. Can it hook gamers anyway?

The End of the Lipstick Index
After years of double-digit growth and a perception of being impervious to wider economic downturns, the beauty industry is finding that cash-strapped customers aren’t interested in “little luxuries.”

The End of the Lipstick Index
After years of double-digit growth and a perception of being impervious to wider economic downturns, the beauty industry is finding that cash-strapped customers aren’t interested in “little luxuries.”

How to Make Millions Selling Temporary Tattoos
It’s the one category that transcends every demographic. Bonus: They can look like croissants now.

How to Make Millions Selling Temporary Tattoos
It’s the one category that transcends every demographic. Bonus: They can look like croissants now.

Mexican Beauty Brands Seize the Moment
Brands founded in Mexico were already riding a wave of national pride, as more customers look for more culturally authentic brands. Now TikTok Shop, savvy marketing and improved trade policy are helping them grow to the next level.

Mexican Beauty Brands Seize the Moment
Brands founded in Mexico were already riding a wave of national pride, as more customers look for more culturally authentic brands. Now TikTok Shop, savvy marketing and improved trade policy are helping them grow to the next level.

Shiseido Earnings Decline 8.5%, Drunk Elephant Sales Slide 65%
The Japanese cosmetics giant reported an 8.5 percent decrease in sales on Monday, with particularly steep losses at the prestige skincare brand Drunk Elephant and its American and Chinese businesses.

Shiseido Earnings Decline 8.5%, Drunk Elephant Sales Slide 65%
The Japanese cosmetics giant reported an 8.5 percent decrease in sales on Monday, with particularly steep losses at the prestige skincare brand Drunk Elephant and its American and Chinese businesses.

Is Homemade Shampoo a Recession Indicator?
DIY haircare recipes made with red onions and stovetop rice water are taking over TikTok’s algorithm. Do they represent a fad, or a shift in the way people want to talk about beauty in uncertain economic times?

Is Homemade Shampoo a Recession Indicator?
DIY haircare recipes made with red onions and stovetop rice water are taking over TikTok’s algorithm. Do they represent a fad, or a shift in the way people want to talk about beauty in uncertain economic times?

The Met’s Madame X-Rated Opportunity
Art museums like the Met make $50 million per year in retail revenue. What happens when beauty brands try to exit through the gift shop?

The Met’s Madame X-Rated Opportunity
Art museums like the Met make $50 million per year in retail revenue. What happens when beauty brands try to exit through the gift shop?

At Estée Lauder Companies, Growth Remains Elusive
The company’s latest results show progress in cutting costs, but projects a steeper slide in sales this year than previously anticipated.

At Estée Lauder Companies, Growth Remains Elusive
The company’s latest results show progress in cutting costs, but projects a steeper slide in sales this year than previously anticipated.

Can Designer Perfumes Win Over the Niche Customer?
Luxury fashion brands like Bottega Veneta, Balmain and Rabanne are looking to cash in on the niche fragrance boom with new lines of ultra-premium scents. They face tough competition from more agile indies — and are dealing with a different kind of customer.

Can Designer Perfumes Win Over the Niche Customer?
Luxury fashion brands like Bottega Veneta, Balmain and Rabanne are looking to cash in on the niche fragrance boom with new lines of ultra-premium scents. They face tough competition from more agile indies — and are dealing with a different kind of customer.

Ulta Looks to Rekindle the Magic With Cowboys, Squishmallows and Prada
At the retailer’s first ever experiential beauty event held deep in the heart of Texas, Ulta Beauty wrangled 1,500 consumers and nearly 200 brands as it wrestles with an industry-wide slowdown.

Ulta Looks to Rekindle the Magic With Cowboys, Squishmallows and Prada
At the retailer’s first ever experiential beauty event held deep in the heart of Texas, Ulta Beauty wrangled 1,500 consumers and nearly 200 brands as it wrestles with an industry-wide slowdown.

Perfume Is the New Status Hoodie
As fragrance “wardrobing” takes off, the former head of branding at aspirational sweatshirt brand Madhappy says “scents are the smartest investment for a new business.” So he’s making one.

Perfume Is the New Status Hoodie
As fragrance “wardrobing” takes off, the former head of branding at aspirational sweatshirt brand Madhappy says “scents are the smartest investment for a new business.” So he’s making one.