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The Avon Lady Needs a Makeover

23 October 2019 • By Cheryl Wischhover

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The Avon Lady Needs a Makeover

Some multi-level marketing brands, where customers sell the products and recruit others into their "downlines," are struggling to grow. Here's how they are adapting their formula to the age of e-commerce and Sephora.

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How Doctor Brands Cash In on Authority

13 August 2019 • By Sarah Brown

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How Doctor Brands Cash In on Authority

Clinically minded skincare brands — inspired by in-office treatments and cutting-edge science — have taken centre stage on today’s exploding skincare frontier. Sarah Brown asks: Do these (generally tiny) brands pose a credible threat to the establishment?

The Business of Beauty

Luxury Beauty Is Coming For... Babies?

6 August 2019 • By Tamison O'Connor

The Business of Beauty

Luxury Beauty Is Coming For... Babies?

Brands like Dr Barbara Sturm and Chantecaille are betting ingredient-conscious shoppers will treat their kids to the same high-end products they use on themselves.

News & Analysis

Shiseido Debuts Beauty Subscription Plan

1 July 2019 • By Bloomberg

1 July 2019 • By Bloomberg

For $92 a month, the Japanese cosmetics company will offer customised skincare service by way of a smartphone app that analyses customers' complexions.

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Shiseido Debuts Beauty Subscription Plan

For $92 a month, the Japanese cosmetics company will offer customised skincare service by way of a smartphone app that analyses customers' complexions.

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EQT-Led Group In Exclusive Talks to Buy Nestle’s Skincare Brands

15 May 2019 • By Bloomberg

15 May 2019 • By Bloomberg

A group led by private equity firm EQT Partners is poised to enter exclusive talks for Nestle SA’s skincare business, as a hotly contested sale process for the consumer giant’s moisturizers, acne treatments and wrinkle fillers comes to a close, people familiar with the matter said.

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EQT-Led Group In Exclusive Talks to Buy Nestle’s Skincare Brands

A group led by private equity firm EQT Partners is poised to enter exclusive talks for Nestle SA’s skincare business, as a hotly contested sale process for the consumer giant’s moisturizers, acne treatments and wrinkle fillers comes to a close, people familiar with the matter said.

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Nivea Owner Buys Coppertone Sun Care for $550 Million

13 May 2019 • By Bloomberg

13 May 2019 • By Bloomberg

Beiersdorf has agreed to buy Bayer's Coppertone brand of sun-care products, bolstering its line of skin creams that already includes the Nivea brand.

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Nivea Owner Buys Coppertone Sun Care for $550 Million

Beiersdorf has agreed to buy Bayer's Coppertone brand of sun-care products, bolstering its line of skin creams that already includes the Nivea brand.

Best Decision, Worst Mistake

Dr Barbara Sturm Says to Focus on Passion, Not Money

2 May 2019 • By Sarah Brown

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Dr Barbara Sturm Says to Focus on Passion, Not Money

The German "It"-doctor and founder of beauty’s cultiest skincare line shares advice on picking your team, keeping your family close and thinking with passion.

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Best Decision, Worst Mistake

Drunk Elephant Founder Says There Are No Shortcuts in Life

25 January 2019 • By Sarah Brown

Amid reports that the skincare start-up is exploring a sale, founder Tiffany Masterson shares the best decision and biggest mistake of her entrepreneurship journey.

Best Decision, Worst Mistake

Drunk Elephant Founder Says There Are No Shortcuts in Life

Amid reports that the skincare start-up is exploring a sale, founder Tiffany Masterson shares the best decision and biggest mistake of her entrepreneurship journey.

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Report: Private Equity Firms Circling Nestlé Skin Health Business

21 January 2019 • By Reuters

21 January 2019 • By Reuters

The company's Skin Health division, which includes Cetaphil and Proactiv products, accounted for about 3 percent of total sales last year.

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Report: Private Equity Firms Circling Nestlé Skin Health Business

The company's Skin Health division, which includes Cetaphil and Proactiv products, accounted for about 3 percent of total sales last year.

The Business of Beauty

The Fenty Effect Comes to Skincare

16 January 2019 • By Jessica Schiffer

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The Fenty Effect Comes to Skincare

Skincare brands are introducing new products to protect and heal skin regardless of tone, chasing the same underserved group of racially diverse consumers that turned Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty into an overnight sensation.

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