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Successful brands demonstrated durability beyond initial launch windows through repeat purchase and cross-category adjacency.

The New Rules of Winning at Sephora—Category by Category

For brands operating in—or evaluating entry into—the Sephora channel, future growth will depend less on scale and more on clarity, restraint and strategic intent.

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Target Unveils Its Largest-Ever Spring Beauty Reset, Doubling Down on Prestige-at-Mass, K-Beauty and Skin Health

DermCeutical EDL reportedly activates dermal fibroblasts to increase elastin production, a primary mechanism also pursued by energy-based treatments such as radiofrequency skin tightening, ultrasound-based lifting devices and certain laser modalities that rely on controlled dermal heating to stimulate structural protein renewal.

Q&A: AI-Powered DermCeutical EDL: Redefining Skin Tightening in Skin Care

Silicone remains the most widely recommended non-invasive topical treatment for scar management across international clinical guidelines, and BIOCORNEUM is leaning into that consensus with a format aimed at everyday recovery and long-term compliance.

BIOCORNEUM Expands Scar Recovery Line with Non-SPF Professional-Grade SiliSilk Gel

Clinically proven launch taps into fast-growing global scar treatment market.

Wealthier, asset-confident consumers tend to trade up, seeking science-backed efficacy, personalization, and experiential value, while less wealthy or paycheck-tight consumers trade down, prioritizing clarity, reliability, affordability, and multifunctional performance—though many shoppers move fluidly between the two, mixing premium hero items with value-focused everyday purchases. Across income tiers, both groups increasingly demand transparency, demonstrable results, and smart, efficient solutions, making performance the ultimate currency in a barbell-shaped market.

Beauty in Two Worlds: K-shaped Strategies to Capture Both Premium and Value Consumers

Across tiers, transparency, multifunctionality, and demonstrable performance are non-negotiable.

McKinsey Health Institute calls this gap a $1 trillion industry opportunity, one that can dramatically improve the health and lives of women everywhere.

Can Beauty Bridge the Gap Between Women and Wellness?

As the gap between wellness and beauty shrinks, women are demanding products that speak to their specific needs and lifecycles.

The Perfect Packaging Partnership is a Thing of Beauty: How to Find the Right Packaging Supplier

The Perfect Packaging Partnership is a Thing of Beauty: How to Find the Right Packaging Supplier

Today, the right packaging partner does far more than supply components—they help shape brand success from concept to launch.

The potential drawbacks of retinol have left users looking for a retinol alternative—one that provides the same level of benefits without the harshness.

Retinol Reimagined: The Brands and Ingredients Gaining Market Momentum

Retinol or retinol alternatives: that is the question. Following is a breakdown of the recent retinol alternative products and ingredients on the market.

This year, sunscreen is getting personal by focusing on lifestyle preferences, hybrid formats and new ingredients designed for everyone.

Sun Care Gets Personal

From sunscreen hybrids to SPF made for specific lifestyles, sun care is getting personal.

To celebrate packaging's place in beauty, Global Cosmetic Industry spoke to experts across the packaging industry to ask one key question: What is a key trend you see coming in 2026?

Practical, Powerful and Personal: Beauty Insiders' Packaging Predictions for 2026

Beauty is evolving, and so is packaging. Hear from experts in the packaging industry on what trends are coming for 2026.

As we head out of the holidays and step into 2026, the time has come to make our New Year's beauty resolutions, big and small.

Beauty Resolutions: What to Manifest in 2026

Global Cosmetic Industry's first edition of the year is covering everything from packaging, skin care, sun care and makeup, reporting the latest trends in hybrid-everything and hyper-personalization across categories.

Across the industry, suppliers are harnessing upcycled waste, biotechnology and regenerative farming to expand the palette of high-performance, ethical ingredients.

Next-Gen Ingredients Cutting Through the Noise in Clean Skin Care

A new wave of innovative ingredients is offering formulators solutions that are sustainable, safe and clinically effective.

Parfums Givenchy introduced a new floral interpretation of its L’Interdit Parfum, expanding its core fragrance franchise.

LVMH Reports Stable Organic Revenue in Perfumes & Cosmetics as Operating Profit Rises 8%

LVMH's perfumes and cosmetics division reported 8,174 million euros in sales for 2025.

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Atmosphera Expands Executive Bench With COO and Chief Impact Officer Appointments Ahead of U.S. Launch

The news follows the announcement, earlier this month, that Canada-founded Atmosphera had appointed Christi Hucks and Katya Johnson as co-CEOs.