How will AI change beauty careers?
Welcome to Beauty Run by Robots, a Vogue Business mini-series exploring the role and effects artificial intelligence (AI) will have on the beauty industry. Job risks, role changes and sector…
Puig rides fragrance boom to 11% sales jump in 2024
2024 was a big year for Spanish conglomerate Puig, which went public on the European stock exchange in May and completed the acquisition of the Dr Barbara Sturm brand in…
Inside CEW’s 2025 State of the Industry Global Trend Report
A bird’s-eye view of the beauty industry sees the continued growth of social selling, significant consumer mindset shifts and sustainability becoming ever more important in 2025. CEW‘s 2025 State of…
Shiseido’s Profit Tanks 73.1% in 2024, Due to Soft Chinese Market
Shiseido’s 2024 operating profit tanked 73.1 percent year-on-year, as China’s economic growth continued to decelerate and the country’s duty-free retail market Hainan Island faced ongoing challenges. The Japanese beauty giant…
Our obsession with hormones is growing. How can brands tap in?
From $100,000-a-year testosterone therapy programmes to the rise of supplements like NAD+, hormonal health has become the new frontier in wellness and beauty. And it’s quickly being adopted by the…
EXCLUSIVE: Celebrity-loved Tanning Artist Isabel Vita of Dolce Glow Releases New Brand, Sunnee BaeSkin
Isabel Vita — the tanning artist to the stars — is introducing Sunnee BaeSkin, launching exclusively at Ulta Beauty. Her clients include Miley Cyrus, an investor in the company, Kylie…
The carnivore is back. Are vegan brands out?
The carnivore diet, beef tallow, sticks of butter and raw milk: when did animal products re-enter the zeitgeist? In a TikTok shared with her 11 million followers, influencer Nara Smith…
From Moisturizing Perfume to $180 ‘Zen’ Facial Oil — Here Are the Need-to-know Q1 Skin Care Launches
With a slew of active-packed products — some of which purport benefits that go beyond the topical, à la Neuraé — hitting the market, WWD rounds up up seven first-quarter…
EXCLUSIVE: MAC Cosmetics Is Giving Luar’s Ana Bag a Makeover
MAC Cosmetics and Luar are back at it again — this time, with a bag launch that entails more than meets the eye. The longtime collaborators, whose joint histories date…
Beauty’s TikTok ban to-do list
TikTok has become a cornerstone social platform for beauty brands and consumers. If it’s banned in the US, what should the industry do? The proposed ban would mean a significant…
