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Mami Wata makes sun protection accessible with a touch of humour

Suncare brand Mami Wata is using humour and nostalgia to highlight the often-overlooked importance of scalp protection.

Beauty : Advertising : Health

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Stat: US teen beauty spending soars as Gen Z embrace fragrances and skincare

Teen beauty spending is on the rise, with Piper Sandler’s Taking Stock With Teens 2025 report revealing double-digit year-on-year growth, particula...

Beauty : Retail : Youth

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Compostable Cosmetics

British skincare brand Wildsmith and tech-bio innovator Shellworks are setting a new standard for sustainable luxury with Vivomer, a compostable, m...

Beauty : Sustainability : Design

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Cécred champions hair as a cultural memory in first campaign

Beyoncé’s haircare brand Cécred has launched its debut campaign, A Deeper Understanding of Hair, created in partnership with Wieden+Kennedy.

Beauty : Advertising : Pop Culture & Media

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The Future of Intelligent Beauty breakfast briefing

The Future Laboratory and AI skincare brand Renude co-hosted a breakfast briefing at The Curve Club in Shoreditch earlier this month to explore The...

Beauty : Technology : AI

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Estée Lauder claims Advanced Night Repair mimics beauty sleep

Estée Lauder is harnessing the viral appeal of beauty dupes with its latest campaign, positioning its Advanced Night Repair serum as the ultimate s...

Estée Lauder : Beauty : Retail

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Wearable Skincare

Fashion stylist and consultant Tallulah Harlech sits down with LS:N Global to discuss Sylva, her own functional apparel brand designed with skincar...

Beauty : Fashion : Sustainability

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Skincare specialist The Ordinary sells eggs in food price protest

Skincare label The Ordinary teamed up with US art collective MSCHF to sell cartons of eggs for just £2.66 ($3.37, €3.13) per dozen as a reaction to...

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Glossier unveils immersive experience for Fleur fragrance launch in Paris

US beauty brand Glossier partnered with design studio Random to create an AI-driven brand experience for the launch of its Fleur fragrance at Galer...

Beauty : Retail : Design

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YSL Beauty subverts luxury advertising to highlight domestic violence

Released in time for International Women’s Day, YSL Beauty is challenging the conventions of luxury advertising with its latest campaign, Don’t Cal...

Beauty : Advertising & Branding : Society

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FKAHaeckels pilots Pay What You Feel pricing model

British skincare brand formerly known as Haeckels (FKAHaeckels) has introduced a Pay What You Feel initiative, allowing customers to choose from fo...

Beauty : Retail : Society

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Cortisol Control

Tackling stress is a major concern for the wellness community, with new research and innovations emerging to measure and lower cortisol, along with...

Technology : Health & Wellness : Society

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Brand Innovation Debrief: Refy

By blending minimalist innovation, community-driven marketing and immersive brand experiences, viral beauty brand Refy is proving it’s here to stay.

Refy : Beauty : TikTok

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Stat: Millennials to overtake Gen X in beauty spending by 2034

Gen X is currently the dominant force in global beauty spending, with the generation set to contribute an additional $150bn (£119bn, €141bn) to the...

Beauty : Society : Retail

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Stat: Fragrance becomes the second-largest luxury beauty category in 2024

Fragrance took centre stage in beauty retail in 2024, emerging as the second-largest category in prestige beauty behind make-up, according to year-...

Beauty : Luxury : Retail

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Aesop’s new Hainan store uses algae to elevate the luxury retail experience

Luxury cosmetic brand Aesop’s latest store, in Hainan, is pushing the boundaries of sustainable design, using algae to create an immersive, ocean-i...

Retail : Beauty : Design

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The Ordinary’s new platform shatters skincare myths

The Ordinary is dispelling skincare myths with its new platform, TheTruthShouldBeOrdinary.com.

Advertising & Branding : Beauty : Health & Wellness

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Gen Alphas are throwing birthday parties in Sephora stores

Gen Alpha are swapping traditional parties for beauty retail experiences, as beauty stores become the go-to destinations for skincare-obsessed tweens.

Beauty : Retail : Alphas

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Sephora explores the intersection of beauty and music with Faces of Music docuseries

Sephora has teamed up with Digitas Pictures and Imagine Documentaries to produce Faces of Music, a new Hulu docuseries highlighting the connection ...

Beauty : Music : Media

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Skin Fetish: Glass 001 Artistry Mask takes glass skin from runway to reality

Pat McGrath Labs has launched Skin Fetish: Glass 001 Artistry Mask.

Beauty : Fashion : Luxury

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Estée Lauder innovates home fragrance with smart technology partnership

Estée Lauder Companies, the beauty giant behind brands like Le Labo and Jo Malone London, is transforming the home fragrance market with an innovat...

Beauty : Technology : Design

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Stat: Wealthy consumers most likely to purchase dupe beauty products

According to Morning Consult’s The State of Beauty and Personal Care report, beauty and personal care consumers in the US are pulling back on volum...

Luxury : Retail : Finance

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NRF 2025 Retail’s Big Show daily recap: The business of authenticity

Day two of NRF 2025 Retail’s Big Show began with a keynote entitled The Business of Authenticity from Tracee Ellis Ross, actor and founder of ...

Retail : Advertising & Branding : Beauty

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Four Beauty Brands Harnessing the Power of Sports Fandom

As the beauty industry taps into sports culture, brands are capitalising on athletes’ influence to innovate and inspire, scoring big with fans worl...

Beauty : Sports : Leisure