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🌱 From Sustainability to Regeneration: Beauty’s Next Evolution The beauty industry is moving beyond “sustainability” toward regeneration—brands are no longer just reducing harm, but restoring ecosystems, empowering communities, and proving that purpose and profit can coexist. As Chelsea Riggs, CEO of amika, said: “True sustainability goes beyond reducing harm. It’s about creating a positive impact.” From Amika’s partnership with Forested to Dr. Bronner's regenerative supply chains and Fable and Mane’s wildlife conservation initiatives, beauty’s most forward-thinking companies are redefining responsibility as a long-term growth strategy rooted in nature. 💡 Insights: •  Ariana Day Yuen – CEO, Forested •  Ryan Fletcher – VP of Public Relations, Dr. Bronner's • Akash Mehta – Co-founder & CEO, Fable and Mane 📝 Elvis Kachi Read more: https://lnkd.in/epkcWmRX #Sustainability #RegenerativeBeauty #EthicalBusiness #PurposeDriven #SustainableLuxury

✨ The NEXT50 Dinner: A Night to Remember at Bavel DTLA An intimate evening celebrating the NEXT50 brands, filled with incredible food, inspiring conversations, and meaningful connections before the summit kicked off. 💫 The perfect start to an unforgettable week of beauty, community, and innovation. 🌟 Thank you to our sponsors!  • Front Row  • Pattern® • KKT Innovation Labs  • GlossWire   #NEXT50 #TheNext50Summit #BeautyMatter #NEXT50Dinner #BeautyCommunity #BeautyInnovation #EventRecap

💼 L'Oréal’s Empire Test: How Big Is Too Big? L’Oréal’s €4 billion acquisition of Kering Beauté — including Creed and long-term rights to develop beauty for Bottega Veneta and BALENCIAGA — cements its dominance in luxury fragrance and beauty. The deal, finalized by Luca de Meo (CEO, Kering) and Nicolas HIERONIMUS (CEO, L’Oréal Groupe), marks a turning point for both companies — but also raises questions about whether L’Oréal’s vast portfolio is reaching its limits. As competitors like The Estée Lauder Companies Inc., Puig, and LVMH watch closely, analysts say this move could reshape global beauty M&A and push rivals to act fast. ⭐ Insights: • Jean-Marc Duplaix – Operating Chief, Kering • Cheryl Fenelle Dixon – Communications & Branding Executive, Columbia University • Thomas Chauvet – Analyst, Citi • Neil Churchill – Analyst, HSBC • Joël Palix– Founder, Palix Unlimited 📝 Sabela Ojea Read More: https://lnkd.in/eN8nEcAN #MergersAndAcquisitions #LuxuryBeauty #FragranceIndustry #LOréal #Kering

💋 How Lip Products Became Beauty’s Most Powerful Growth Engine From skincare to haircare, beauty brands like Summer Fridays and Gisou by Negin Mirsalehi are finding their biggest wins outside their core categories — and lips are leading the charge. Driven by accessibility, virality, and emotion, lip products have become beauty’s small but mighty growth engine — turning $15 lip oils into cultural icons and fueling a new hybrid era of skincare-meets-makeup innovation. 💡 Insights: ⭐ Caroline Weintraub – VP, True Beauty Ventures ⭐ Lisa Adams – Retail Strategist, The Beauty Matchmakers ⭐ Michael Malinsky – Founder & CEO, WONDERSKIN 📝 Amber Katz Read More: https://lnkd.in/eucM7z38 #ConsumerTrends #BrandStrategy #ColorCosmetics #LipCare #RetailInnovation

🌸 Inside the Retail Power Play Behind Mass Fragrance’s Boom Mass-market fragrance sales jumped 17% in H1 2025, according to Circana, outpacing prestige and signaling a major category reset. From Target’s 700% fragrance surge and hits like Fine’ry and Dossier Perfumes to the rise of dupes, mood-boosting scents, and men’s colognes, affordable fragrance is redefining how consumers connect scent with self-care and wellness. ⭐ Insights:  • Amanda Nusz, Senior Vice President of Merchandising, Essentials, and Beauty at Target • Oshiya Savur, Chief Brand and Marketing Officer, Maesa • Raina Vaughan, Vice President of Sales, team direct • Larissa Jensen, Senior Vice President and Global Beauty Advisor, Circana 📝 Faye Brookman 💡 Tap the link to see inside the Circana data, the drivers, and disruptors powering beauty’s fastest-growing segment: https://lnkd.in/eWqG_V2r #FragranceTrends #ConsumerInsights #MassMarketBeauty #RetailInnovation #FragranceIndustry

💼 JOY GROUP 橘宜集团 Acquires Italian Haircare Brand Foltène China’s leading beauty group, Joy Group—whose portfolio includes JUDYDOLL and JOOCYEE—has acquired Foltène, the Milan-born brand known for its science-backed haircare innovations. The deal expands Joy Group’s global footprint and strengthens its position in the fast-growing hair and scalp care market. 💡 Insights: Allan Liu, Chairman and CEO of Joy Group Read More: https://lnkd.in/efhBWPHz #Haircare #MergersAndAcquisitions #BeautyBusiness #GlobalBeauty #BrandStrategy #InnovationInBeauty

🚀 From Sleeping to Scaling: The Blueprint for Building Resilient Beauty Brands In beauty, a great product is just the starting point. The real challenge? Building the engine beneath it. After three decades at L'Oréal, LVMH, and Bliss, Elizabeth Corrigan, Founder of The Complete Package LLC (TCP)—a beauty business consultancy specializing in brand transformation, product development, and operational scalability—has seen why brands stall at $5M or $20M instead of scaling into category leaders. From “pattern blindness” to broken supply chains and weak margin structures, most beauty brands don’t fail on innovation—they fail on infrastructure. 💡 Discover how TCP turns sleeping brands into scaling powerhouses. Read More: https://lnkd.in/enYUJ6aM #BeautyBusiness #ScalingBrands #Entrepreneurship #BeautyStrategy #BrandGrowth #ConsumerTrends #Sponsored

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Here's what caught our editorial team's attention this week: ⭐BRAND: Freakin' Genius, MAJENYE, AUNU, By The Beach Limited, BURD BEAUTY ⭐CATEGORIES + COLLECTIONS: Curology, R+Co, BRAVO SIERRA ⭐COLLABORATIONS + LIMITED EDITIONS: Flamingo Estate x Monica Lewinsky, Homesick x Snuggle, HART x RMS Beauty, The Mark Hotel x DOLCE&GABBANA ⭐PRODUCTS: OneSkin, S'ABLE Labs, The Lip Bar, Tomorrow-Today Beauty™ , Pure Daily Care, NATURIUM, Cowboy Colostrum, O Positiv Health, Murad BeautyMatter's Olivia Condell explore this weeks launches: https://lnkd.in/ewNBZucR #BeautyIndustry #BeautyMatter #ProductLaunch #EmergingBrands #RetailStrategy

✈️ L'Oréal Paris Men Expert Enters Travel Retail with Royal Salute Scotch Collaboration L’Oréal Travel Retail and Royal Salute Whisky have teamed up for a first-of-its-kind luxury collaboration—uniting beauty and spirits to engage travelers through data, personalization, and immersive experiences. The activation at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport blended skincare, scent, and mixology, creating a multi-sensory experience powered by gamification and real-time insights. Insights: ⭐ Jesus Abia Arias, General Manager, L’Oréal Travel Retail Asia Pacific ⭐ Antonio Duva, General Manager, Pernod Ricard Travel Retail Asia Pacific ⭐ Bachir Khater General Manager, Consumer Product Division, L’Oréal Travel Retail Asia Pacific 📝 Kevin Rozario Read More: https://lnkd.in/eXez4tSU #TravelRetail #LuxuryBeauty #ConsumerExperience #Omnichannel #BrandStrategy #GlobalBeauty #Partnerships