The Business of Beauty
In-depth analysis, news and advice for beauty and wellness professionals around the world.
Highlights

Beauty’s Top M&A Targets

The global market has slowed, but the beauty category remains of interest to financial backers. The Business of Beauty identifies the top targets of the year.

Case Studies & Reports

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Inside Beauty’s Biggest Disruptor | Case Study

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How to Build an Independent Beauty Brand | Case Study

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Sephora’s Bid to Dominate Global Beauty Retail — Download the Case Study

Latest News & Analysis

What Beauty Professionals Need to Know Today

BoF Careers provides essential industry insights for beauty professionals this month, featuring roles from H&M Beauty, Dr. Barbara Sturm and Chalhoub Group.

Why Everyone Is Obsessed With the ‘Bold Glamour’ Filter

The TikTok filter went viral this week, further distorting our perceptions of reality.

Olaplex Expects Net Sales to Fall 15 Percent in 2023

CEO JuE Wong called 2023 a “reset” year for the company, after fourth-quarter sales fell 21 percent year-over-year to $130 million.

The Companies Behind Fashion’s Biggest Fragrances

Despite fast growth for independent fragrance brands, designer scents still make up most sales, and a few companies are the engines behind them. BoF unpacks the key players.

Kering’s Next Frontier: Beauty

The Gucci owner has hired former Estée Lauder executive Raffaella Cornaggia to lead its new beauty division, echoing the formation of the group’s eyewear unit in 2014. Why now for beauty and does this mean the beginning of the end of the licensing model for luxury brands?

Can Olaplex Reclaim the Narrative?

The popular hair care brand, at one point valued at over $10 billion, built a powerful community of superfans with its novel ingredients and claims to restore broken bonds. But stiff competition and unsatisfied customers have taken a toll.

Inside Beauty’s Biggest Disruptor | Case Study

E.l.f.’s story is about how an upstart-turned-industry juggernaut brought its growth ambitions to life, with some tough lessons along the way.

Who Is Allowed to Sell Skin Care?

A slew of new entrants, from indies to LVMH-owned giants, are jumping from makeup into skin and “hybrid” concepts. But the road to skin care equity is harder than it looks.

Chanel Set to Open a Beauty Store in Williamsburg This Summer

The store will reportedly house beauty and fragrance, further cementing the area as a hotspot for luxury.

Emily Weiss Is the LeBron James of Beauty

Glossier entering Sephora is analogous to LeBron James joining the Miami Heat in 2010. Hear me out.

Glossier’s Comeback Plan

After a rough few years, the beauty brand is opening a new SoHo flagship, will soon launch at Sephora and is planning a busy slate of product releases. Sources say sales of $275 million this year aren’t out of the question.

Olaplex Fires Back at Hair Loss Lawsuit

CEO JuE Wong called the the claims “frivolous.”

THE NEWS IN BRIEF

Third Point Plans Proxy Contest at Bath & Body Works

Billionaire investor Daniel Loeb told retailer Bath & Body Works on Wednesday that his hedge fund Third Point plans to launch a board challenge and said the company’s addition of new directors does not address his concerns about governance, capital allocation and executive pay.

Beautycounter Enters Ulta Beauty

The clean beauty brand, which was valued at $1 billion in 2021 after private equity The Carlyle Group took a majority stake, will be available on Ulta.com starting Feb. 26, and in 500 stores nationwide on Mar. 5.