Charlotte Tilbury Beauty

The family-owned premium beauty conglomerate has confirmed it will float shares on the Spanish stock exchange while retaining majority control, following months of speculation.

A new breed of buzzy beauty brands are using social media to drive rapid growth. But can they credibly command technology-style valuations?

In a market that is more competitive than ever, strategics and private equity firms alike are looking beyond makeup to acquisitions in skincare and haircare.

Beauty’s equivalents to fast fashion are buoying drugstore cosmetics brands. Grace Howard considers whether or not copying packaging, colours and — to some extent — formulas from high-end brands is ethical or even legal.

BoF talks to four former management consultants, now working in top positions in fashion, about their unconventional career paths.