Cosmetics

Beauty’s Hottest New Trend: The Founder Buyback
Original influencer Huda Kattan has regained majority ownership of her namesake beauty brand and sent a message to the greater industry: When it’s time to course-correct, you need your best driver.

Beauty’s Hottest New Trend: The Founder Buyback
Original influencer Huda Kattan has regained majority ownership of her namesake beauty brand and sent a message to the greater industry: When it’s time to course-correct, you need your best driver.

Why Hailey Bieber Won the Celebrity Beauty Lottery | The Debrief
E.l.f. Beauty’s $1 billion acquisition of Rhode demonstrates the power of authentic branding amid a sea of generic beauty lines fronted by famous faces.

Why Hailey Bieber Won the Celebrity Beauty Lottery | The Debrief
E.l.f. Beauty’s $1 billion acquisition of Rhode demonstrates the power of authentic branding amid a sea of generic beauty lines fronted by famous faces.
How Fara Homidi Uses Cool to Sell Cosmetics
In a beauty universe controlled by celebrity, is there room for Fara Homidi’s under-the-radar version of luxury desire? A new product launch in June could give us — and her — the answer.
How Fara Homidi Uses Cool to Sell Cosmetics
In a beauty universe controlled by celebrity, is there room for Fara Homidi’s under-the-radar version of luxury desire? A new product launch in June could give us — and her — the answer.

E.l.f. Beauty Acquires Hailey Bieber’s Rhode Skin for $1 Billion
In an interview with The Business of Beauty, E.l.f. chairman and chief executive Tarang Amin said the two brands recognised the “power” of joining forces.

E.l.f. Beauty Acquires Hailey Bieber’s Rhode Skin for $1 Billion
In an interview with The Business of Beauty, E.l.f. chairman and chief executive Tarang Amin said the two brands recognised the “power” of joining forces.

How to Rebrand Without Losing Your Fans
When growth plateaus, beauty companies may remix their logos, colour schemes and even products in the hopes of appealing to a wider audience or re-engaging their core. But finding a new brand identity can sometimes mean upsetting fans of the old one.

How to Rebrand Without Losing Your Fans
When growth plateaus, beauty companies may remix their logos, colour schemes and even products in the hopes of appealing to a wider audience or re-engaging their core. But finding a new brand identity can sometimes mean upsetting fans of the old one.

Beauty Is in Its Flop Era | The Debrief
Once thought to be resistant to economic downturns, the beauty industry is facing a significant slowdown. This week on The Debrief, BoF’s Daniela Morosini explains why consumers are pulling back and what brands can do next.

Beauty Is in Its Flop Era | The Debrief
Once thought to be resistant to economic downturns, the beauty industry is facing a significant slowdown. This week on The Debrief, BoF’s Daniela Morosini explains why consumers are pulling back and what brands can do next.

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.

How an Indie Beauty Brand Finds Its Hero
Breakout products like Cécred’s Restoring Hair & Edge Drops or Topicals’ Faded Serum aren’t just sales drivers — they shape a brand’s identity, fuel customer loyalty and lay the foundation for long-term growth. But finding one takes more than luck.

How an Indie Beauty Brand Finds Its Hero
Breakout products like Cécred’s Restoring Hair & Edge Drops or Topicals’ Faded Serum aren’t just sales drivers — they shape a brand’s identity, fuel customer loyalty and lay the foundation for long-term growth. But finding one takes more than luck.

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.