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Beauty’s Great Menopause Conundrum

Over the past half decade, beauty has attempted to ride the menopause wave with mixed results. A new crop of brands is seeking success by embracing hormones, ageing Millennials and telemedicine.

Beauty’s Great Menopause Conundrum

Over the past half decade, beauty has attempted to ride the menopause wave with mixed results. A new crop of brands is seeking success by embracing hormones, ageing Millennials and telemedicine.


Inside South Korea’s Cosmetic Tourism Boom

Korea’s medical tourism sector is thriving — but strict defamation laws, cultural differences and nationwide doctors’ strikes present unique challenges to foreigners seeking medical and aesthetic treatments in the global beauty capital.

Inside South Korea’s Cosmetic Tourism Boom

Korea’s medical tourism sector is thriving — but strict defamation laws, cultural differences and nationwide doctors’ strikes present unique challenges to foreigners seeking medical and aesthetic treatments in the global beauty capital.


How Beiersdorf Spots Opportunities Amid Beauty’s Slowdown

Beiersdorf chief executive Vincent Warnery explains how the company is offsetting China and US headwinds through new product launches, hero ingredients and expansion into fast-growing markets for The State of Fashion: Beauty Volume 2.

How Beiersdorf Spots Opportunities Amid Beauty’s Slowdown

Beiersdorf chief executive Vincent Warnery explains how the company is offsetting China and US headwinds through new product launches, hero ingredients and expansion into fast-growing markets for The State of Fashion: Beauty Volume 2.


Space NK Bets on Young Shoppers With New London Megastore

The attention-grabbing new store on London’s Oxford Street is the British chain’s most ambitious gambit yet, and joins a flock of global beauty retailers debuting flagships packed with experiential elements.

Space NK Bets on Young Shoppers With New London Megastore

The attention-grabbing new store on London’s Oxford Street is the British chain’s most ambitious gambit yet, and joins a flock of global beauty retailers debuting flagships packed with experiential elements.


Who Could Buy Coty’s Brands?

Rumours have swirled in recent weeks that the American cosmetics company is looking to offload its consumer and prestige brands. In a cooling market and with a mixed portfolio, finding buyers is a hard sell.

Who Could Buy Coty’s Brands?

Rumours have swirled in recent weeks that the American cosmetics company is looking to offload its consumer and prestige brands. In a cooling market and with a mixed portfolio, finding buyers is a hard sell.


Will Anyone Buy the ‘Exosome’ Hype?

Another day, another teeny molecule from a Korean spa. Have we hit peak ‘innovation’?

Will Anyone Buy the ‘Exosome’ Hype?

Another day, another teeny molecule from a Korean spa. Have we hit peak ‘innovation’?


Why Beauty Masterclasses Are Big Business in Africa

These immersive events have become an important tool for educating, engaging and selling products directly to beauty consumers across the continent, offering a way for global brands to connect more directly and with more authority.

Why Beauty Masterclasses Are Big Business in Africa

These immersive events have become an important tool for educating, engaging and selling products directly to beauty consumers across the continent, offering a way for global brands to connect more directly and with more authority.


How to Build Beauty Brands Bigger Than Their Founders

The Ordinary, Deciem’s flagship brand, went from disruptor to industry giant. Co-founder Nicola Kilner shares how the company stays true to its founding ethos, even after an acquisition and amid growing competition, for The State of Fashion: Beauty Volume 2.

How to Build Beauty Brands Bigger Than Their Founders

The Ordinary, Deciem’s flagship brand, went from disruptor to industry giant. Co-founder Nicola Kilner shares how the company stays true to its founding ethos, even after an acquisition and amid growing competition, for The State of Fashion: Beauty Volume 2.


The Aqua-for You Page

Beauty brands spend billions marketing products to Gen-Z. But their current favourite skin balm doesn’t even have an ad campaign currently running. How is this happening?

The Aqua-for You Page

Beauty brands spend billions marketing products to Gen-Z. But their current favourite skin balm doesn’t even have an ad campaign currently running. How is this happening?


The End of the Founder-Led Era

Over the last decade, an avalanche of brands with public-facing founders emerged. While a prominent founder can propel growth, customers use other factors to assess whether a brand is suited to their needs, according The State of Fashion: Beauty Volume 2.

The End of the Founder-Led Era

Over the last decade, an avalanche of brands with public-facing founders emerged. While a prominent founder can propel growth, customers use other factors to assess whether a brand is suited to their needs, according The State of Fashion: Beauty Volume 2.


How Haus Labs Mastered the Art of the Comeback

The Lady Gaga-fronted line went through a renaissance, changing its product offering, distribution and overall look and feel to better connect with customers. CEO Ben Jones tells The State of Fashion: Beauty Volume 2 how the brand pulled it off.

How Haus Labs Mastered the Art of the Comeback

The Lady Gaga-fronted line went through a renaissance, changing its product offering, distribution and overall look and feel to better connect with customers. CEO Ben Jones tells The State of Fashion: Beauty Volume 2 how the brand pulled it off.


The ‘Silicon Valleys’ of Beauty Brace for Tariffs

From Seoul to Melbourne, new cities are emerging as frontrunners in the beauty start-up space. The independent brands created in these hubs are fast becoming hot acquisition targets, but understanding the limits of their global appeal is key.

The ‘Silicon Valleys’ of Beauty Brace for Tariffs

From Seoul to Melbourne, new cities are emerging as frontrunners in the beauty start-up space. The independent brands created in these hubs are fast becoming hot acquisition targets, but understanding the limits of their global appeal is key.