Cosmetics

News & Analysis

EU Proposes Ban on Deliberately Added Micro-Plastics to Combat Pollution

18 January 2019 • By Reuters

18 January 2019 • By Reuters

The tiny bits of plastic end up in waterways and oceans, giving rise to increasing concern about their effect on marine ecosystems.

News & Analysis

EU Proposes Ban on Deliberately Added Micro-Plastics to Combat Pollution

The tiny bits of plastic end up in waterways and oceans, giving rise to increasing concern about their effect on marine ecosystems.

The Business of Beauty

This K-Beauty Brand Is Bigger Than Chanel. But It’s In Trouble.

18 January 2019 • By Kati Chitrakorn

The Business of Beauty

This K-Beauty Brand Is Bigger Than Chanel. But It’s In Trouble.

Amorepacific rode the K-beauty wave to become one of Asia’s most powerful cosmetics empires, surpassing beauty sales of Chanel and LVMH. But as it grapples with a patent battle and a turbulent China market, some wonder whether its heyday might be over.

The Business of Beauty

Bringing Home the Botox: How Injectables Became the Next Frontier in On-Demand Beauty

15 January 2019 • By Rachel Strugatz

The Business of Beauty

Bringing Home the Botox: How Injectables Became the Next Frontier in On-Demand Beauty

As Botox, lip fillers and other cosmetic procedures hit the mainstream, start-ups and entrepreneurial doctors are offering in-home services and opening salons that portray injecting wrinkle-smoothing neurotoxins as no different than a blowout or manicure.

The Business of Beauty

Why International Beauty Brands Are Piling into South Korea

19 December 2018 • By Kati Chitrakorn

The Business of Beauty

Why International Beauty Brands Are Piling into South Korea

Global players from Givenchy Beauty to Sephora are targeting the growing opportunity in South Korea, but a phalanx of homegrown brands stands in their way.

The Business of Beauty

What’s Behind the Lip Gloss Boom? The 90s Nostalgia, Wellness and Tinder.

12 December 2018 • By Kati Chitrakorn

The Business of Beauty

What’s Behind the Lip Gloss Boom? The 90s Nostalgia, Wellness and Tinder.

High-shine lacquered lips are back on the beauty radar. But like its consumers, lip gloss has grown up and brands have made modifications to improve their formulas.

The Business of Beauty

Glossier President and CFO to Depart Company

5 December 2018 • By Rachel Strugatz

BoF exclusively reports that Henry Davis is exiting the direct-to-consumer beauty brand after almost five years to pursue his own entrepreneurial opportunities.

The Business of Beauty

Glossier President and CFO to Depart Company

BoF exclusively reports that Henry Davis is exiting the direct-to-consumer beauty brand after almost five years to pursue his own entrepreneurial opportunities.

News & Analysis

Nestlé Stake in L'Oréal 'Active on the Board's Agenda'

3 December 2018 • By Reuters

3 December 2018 • By Reuters

The food and drinks company is facing pressure to sell its stake in the cosmetics firm.

News & Analysis

Nestlé Stake in L'Oréal 'Active on the Board's Agenda'

The food and drinks company is facing pressure to sell its stake in the cosmetics firm.

Kylie Jenner Gives Ulta Beauty Some Gloss

2 December 2018 • By Brian Baskin

Kylie Jenner Gives Ulta Beauty Some Gloss

This week, everyone will be talking about Ulta Beauty's first financial results since partnering with Kylie Jenner and Kim Kardashian, Versace and Chanel's pre-fall shows in New York and Victoria's Secret's controversial television special. Read our BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.

News & Analysis

Unilever Names Personal Care Chief to Succeed Polman as CEO

29 November 2018 • By Bloomberg

29 November 2018 • By Bloomberg

Jope sought to increase Unilever’s profitability by acquiring high-end skincare brands at a time when activist investors and companies pushing the industry to widen profit margins.

News & Analysis

Unilever Names Personal Care Chief to Succeed Polman as CEO

Jope sought to increase Unilever’s profitability by acquiring high-end skincare brands at a time when activist investors and companies pushing the industry to widen profit margins.

News & Analysis

Report: Unilever Emerges as Leading Bidder for GSK's Indian Horlicks Business

28 November 2018 • By Reuters

28 November 2018 • By Reuters

The acquisition would strengthen Unilever's position in India, an emerging market attractive to companies trying to offset weak growth in the West.

News & Analysis

Report: Unilever Emerges as Leading Bidder for GSK's Indian Horlicks Business

The acquisition would strengthen Unilever's position in India, an emerging market attractive to companies trying to offset weak growth in the West.