3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (368+ words) K-beauty’s influence is moving from Western shelves into the systems behind global product development: L’Oréal is tapping directly into South Korea’s innovation engine through a partnership with Cosmax. While the companies did not announce specific products, brands, investment figures, or…...

1+ week, 15+ hour ago   (208+ words) L’Oréal USA announced the appointment of Rahquel Purcell as Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer, North America. Reporting to L’Oréal USA CEO Alexis Perakis-Valat, Purcell brings extensive operational and transformational leadership experience, having previously served as the zone's Chief Transformation Officer…...

1+ week, 19+ hour ago   (461+ words) From becoming one of Ulta Beauty Middle East’s top-ten performing brands in the skincare and haircare categories to launching on Ounass—the region’s most premium online retailer—and exceeding monthly targets within a week, AÏZA is proof that when you…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (241+ words) BeautyMatter Skyline Beauty Group Acquires Lumin and Meridian from Pangaea Holdings - Pangaea Holdings divests of Lumin and Meridian brands. - The acquisitions deepen Skyline’s exposure to a men’s grooming market. - Skyline will continue to look for brands to join its portfolio,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (518+ words) A stroll through Ulta Beauty will soon reveal a new skincare player: a household name in China that is still largely under the radar in the West. PROYA, the flagship brand of Proya Cosmetics, has become the first prestige Chinese…...

2+ week, 19+ hour ago   (246+ words) Cartesian’s own logic, per Millet, illustrates how sponsors evaluate the category regardless of vertical. “A lot of the core franchising concepts map over from QSR. Success is built on delivering a high-quality product with strong consistency and working with sophisticated…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (519+ words) Target is making its biggest bid yet to blur the line between mass and specialty beauty retail, putting its Ulta Beauty breakup behind it. With the launch of Target Beauty Studio on September 10, the mass retailer is carving out space…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1077+ words) Before K-beauty became a growth engine for US beauty retail, aesthetician and consultant Alicia Yoon was trying to convince buyers that it was a category at all. When Yoon founded Peach & Lily in 2012, she estimated American awareness of Korean beauty…...

3+ week, 19+ hour ago   (265+ words) Unlike Sephoria or Ulta Beauty World attendees, consumers did not necessarily arrive at KCON to shop for beauty. KCON, launched in 2012, has built its audience around a much broader version of Korean culture encompassing music, food, entertainment, fashion, and lifestyle....

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (1120+ words) While uncertainty continues to define the broader economy, panelists agreed that beauty remains one of the strongest consumer categories, with the industry showing no sign of slowing. From changing retail expectations to the rise of AI and new global growth…...