Skims’ controversial ‘bush thong’ is just one gimmick in a long line of brands using body hair for PR stunts and runway shocks, sparking online discourse about how personal grooming has — and hasn’t — changed.
Skims’ controversial ‘bush thong’ is just one gimmick in a long line of brands using body hair for PR stunts and runway shocks, sparking online discourse about how personal grooming has — and hasn’t — changed.
A new wave of wellness clubs are cropping up across the world, offering ice baths, optimisation, saunas and socialisation. How big can the trend get?
A new wave of wellness clubs are cropping up across the world, offering ice baths, optimisation, saunas and socialisation. How big can the trend get?
Customers in their 20s and 30s are being driven towards this invasive surgery by ‘filler fatigue’, the use of weight-loss drugs and the development of new surgical techniques.
Customers in their 20s and 30s are being driven towards this invasive surgery by ‘filler fatigue’, the use of weight-loss drugs and the development of new surgical techniques.
The news that LVMH might sell off its stake in Rihanna’s Fenty raises questions about the broader beauty incubator landscape.
The news that LVMH might sell off its stake in Rihanna’s Fenty raises questions about the broader beauty incubator landscape.
Recipients of Glossier’s 2025 grants for Black founders spoke to The Business of Fashion about how they’ve sustained growth and built resilience after the hype died down.
Recipients of Glossier’s 2025 grants for Black founders spoke to The Business of Fashion about how they’ve sustained growth and built resilience after the hype died down.
From infrared saunas to LED beauty masks, a billion-dollar market has grown around the healing power of light. But where does the science end and the hype begin?
From infrared saunas to LED beauty masks, a billion-dollar market has grown around the healing power of light. But where does the science end and the hype begin?
Launching a perfume used to mean that a brand had arrived. Nowadays, independent labels like Chopova Lowena and Vaquera are releasing niche premium scents to attract entry-level shoppers.
Launching a perfume used to mean that a brand had arrived. Nowadays, independent labels like Chopova Lowena and Vaquera are releasing niche premium scents to attract entry-level shoppers.
This week, I’m covering everything from the fight for designer beauty brands (and if it's really worth it) to the Duchess of Sussex’s plans for As Ever.
This week, I’m covering everything from the fight for designer beauty brands (and if it's really worth it) to the Duchess of Sussex’s plans for As Ever.
Once considered one of luxury’s most resilient categories, top-priced skincare is on shaky ground as it faces slowing sales in key Asian markets and rising demand for medical aesthetics.
Once considered one of luxury’s most resilient categories, top-priced skincare is on shaky ground as it faces slowing sales in key Asian markets and rising demand for medical aesthetics.
The Omani fine fragrance brand’s sales surged 73 percent in the three months ending Sept. 2025, with its biggest lifts in the Middle East and Africa.
The Omani fine fragrance brand’s sales surged 73 percent in the three months ending Sept. 2025, with its biggest lifts in the Middle East and Africa.
The trend, characterised by glowing skin, fluffy brows and fake freckles, successfully ended an era dominated by high-glamour makeup. The standards it has set will shape the kinds of cosmetics that consumers will want for years to come.
The trend, characterised by glowing skin, fluffy brows and fake freckles, successfully ended an era dominated by high-glamour makeup. The standards it has set will shape the kinds of cosmetics that consumers will want for years to come.
The French luxury giant has put aside its ambitions of running beauty in-house. Despite having an enviable stable of brands, the complexity of the business and mounting debt meant it wasn’t worth the pain.
The French luxury giant has put aside its ambitions of running beauty in-house. Despite having an enviable stable of brands, the complexity of the business and mounting debt meant it wasn’t worth the pain.
Activist fund Oasis Management Co. is calling on the Japanese personal care company to convene an extraordinary general meeting, seeking a probe into its supply-chain risk management and internal control.
Melissa Sperau, formerly of Shiseido, will join the US prestige cosmetics maker effective March 6.
The US fragrance giant forecast a steeper decline in annual sales than anticipated by Wall Street, as budget-conscious shoppers pull back on buying scented candles and fragrances.
The US wearable tech company intends to add more than 600 new roles across various departments, founder and chief executive Will Ahmed told Bloomberg.
Target’s new chief executive is setting big expectations for Wall Street and pledging a return to growth powered by in-store beauty services, trendy new food products and other changes.
Doreen Arbel, a veteran of L’Oréal and Charlotte Tilbury, becomes the label’s first chief executive as it prepares to launch in all Sephora US doors.
The German owner of Nivea and La Prairie expects it sales growth to slow and its operating margin to shrink slightly in 2026 and it navigates disruptions in the US and China.
Ascher worked at the American cosmetics firm for 25 years.