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The Best of BoF 2025: Innovation is King

Skincare brands are finding post-pandemic growth more elusive, as customers whittle down their routines and seek out expert-backed brands.
A collage of best-selling skincare and makeup products from Summer Fridays, Dr. Barbara Sturm, and Skinbetter.
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Skincare is the one beauty category that almost all customers, regardless of age or gender, interact with on a daily basis. A smear of moisturiser or face cleanser is the starting point for most routines, but in 2025, skincare’s growth was more muted. Some of it is a normalisation after years of blockbuster growth after the pandemic. But there’s also shifting power dynamics: affordable brands are gaining speed as customers scrutinise luxury brands more closely, and buzzy brands like

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