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Beauty in Five is the daily five-minute brief on the beauty business: the five stories that matter, every weekday. Launches, M&A, retail and the shifts moving skincare, colour, fragrance and hair, across prestige and mass. Curated daily, sourced and straight. For brand, retail and indie, and everyone building the category. Walk in already caught up. In the know. In five.

  1. 21h ago

    Estée Lauder's fragrance quarter, Coty's transition year

    Estée Lauder forecasts annual profit above estimates. Estée Lauder's guidance tops many Wall Street estimates, setting the demand benchmark buyers and brand teams plan against this year. (The Manila times, Economic Times, esmmagazine.com) Coty reports wider losses, calls fiscal 2027 transitional. Coty posts wider fiscal 2025/26 losses after the early Gucci Beauty licence transfer, showing the cost side of fragrance-licence reshuffling. (Premium Beauty News, WWD Beauty, Cosmetics Business) PROYA partners with Ulta Beauty for US launch. Chinese brand PROYA enters US prestige skincare via a national retailer, a distribution route other inbound entrants will watch. (Global Cosmetics News) EU packaging waste regulation enters into force. The PPWR took effect across the EU on August 12, setting a harmonised packaging framework for anyone selling into the Single Market. (Premium Beauty News) Also moving today: Dsm-firmenich proposes Richard Ridinger as Chair as Thomas Leysen announces retirement (Cosmetics Business, Global Cosmetics News) Haut.AI and Grupo Boticário take AI skin analysis to nearly 4,000 O Boticário stores (Cosmetics Business) Target raises 2026 outlook as Q2 sales rise and beauty delivers high single-digit growth (Global Cosmetics News) Fragrance drives US prestige beauty as sales top $17 billion in first half of 2026 (Cosmetics Business) CVC Capital invests KRW300 billion in K-beauty distributor Silicon2 (Global Cosmetics News) Get Beauty in Five in your inbox every weekday: https://beautyinfive.com

  2. Aug 14

    Chanel's Steady Half, Spicules Go Direct

    Chanel reports first-half growth in beauty division. Global Cosmetics News reports Chanel's fragrance and beauty arm grew in the first half of 2026, a read on whether prestige beauty is holding up as wider luxury softens. (Global Cosmetics News) Dermata launches Tome, a weekly spicule skincare treatment. WWD Beauty reports ingredient developer Dermata is launching its own consumer brand, testing whether a $45 once-weekly at-home treatment can sit alongside in-clinic procedures. (WWD Beauty) KT and Amorepacific deploy AI assistant for product research. The partners say their generative-AI tool, Lemon, cuts research and regulatory review time in product development, time savings that are company-stated, not independently verified. (Global Cosmetics News) Also moving today: Have you heard of biotech beauty? We took a closer look (NewsChannel 3-12, CNN International) P&G Appoints Shailesh Jejurikar as Chairman Following Leadership Transition (Global Cosmetics News) Get Beauty in Five in your inbox every weekday: https://beautyinfive.com

  3. Aug 13

    Douglas Margins Slip, BASF Lands a US Filter

    Douglas reports Q3 sales decline, narrower margins. Douglas Group posted a 2% revenue drop and lower profitability across its three largest European markets, per Investing.com, a direct read on prestige beauty demand. (Investing.com) BASF brings Tinosorb S UV filter to US. BASF says bemotrizinol is now available in the US following FDA approval as a sunscreen active, giving domestic formulators a filter previously limited to overseas SKUs. (Premium Beauty News, Cosmetics Business) Amorepacific, LG H&H profits rise amid China pivot. Personal Care Insights reports both Korean beauty groups posted stronger profits while shifting focus from China toward Brazil, India and other emerging markets. (https://www.personalcareinsights.com) Also moving today: Saudi Arabia Bans Syringe-Style Cosmetics From 2027 (Global Cosmetics News) Allies of Skin voluntarily recalls sunscreen over sunburn risk (Cosmetics Business) Lush succeeds in ‘LushVibe’ trademark challenge (Cosmetics Business, Global Cosmetics News) Get Beauty in Five in your inbox every weekday: https://beautyinfive.com

  4. Aug 12

    Online Passes Stores in Prestige Skin Care

    Circana: online overtakes stores in prestige skin care. Circana's first-half 2026 read puts online ahead of brick-and-mortar as the top prestige skin-care channel, setting a dated benchmark for distribution planning. (WWD Beauty) Interparfums co-founder says fragrance is 2026's treat spend. Jean Madar tells Cosmetics Business that fragrance, not lipstick, is beauty's affordable-treat category in 2026, a read that bears on assortment and marketing bets. (Cosmetics Business) Natura Q2 profit falls 82%, missing Citi forecast. Natura &Co posted BRL 35 million in Q2 2026 net profit, down 82% year on year and below Citi's estimate, per Premium Beauty News and Cosmetics Business. (Premium Beauty News, Cosmetics Business) Also moving today: Korean hair care is K-beauty’s next breakout category (Cosmetics Business) APR Posts Record Q2 as Cosmetics Revenue Jumps 186% (Global Cosmetics News) E.l.f. Beauty sales soar 36% as Rhode’s new range delivers $27 million DTC sales in one day (Cosmetics Business, Global Cosmetics News) Get Beauty in Five in your inbox every weekday: https://beautyinfive.com

  5. Aug 11

    Nutrire Hits Ulta, Natura's Split Quarter

    Nutrire Makes Retail Debut Exclusively With Ulta Beauty. The scalp-care brand announced a nationwide launch with Ulta, its first retail distribution outside professional channels. (CNHI News, Glossy) Natura Reports Brazil Pressure, Hispanic America Growth in 2Q26. Natura posted BRL 5.2 billion in second-quarter revenue, citing softness in Brazil while reporting 7.2% growth in Hispanic America. (Natura) Rare Beauty Launches Second Fragrance, Rare Beginnings. Selena Gomez's brand added a fruity-floral eau de parfum sold exclusively at Sephora, extending fragrance into a repeat category. (Cosmetics Business) DSM-Firmenich Agrees $33 Million Fragrance Antitrust Settlement. The supplier settled direct-purchaser claims alleging price fixing in fragrance ingredients, putting a figure on the sector's antitrust exposure. (Global Cosmetics News) Also moving today: Estée Lauder and Puig keep fragrance ambitions alive after failed merger (https://www.personalcareinsights.com) Partners Group in Exclusive Talks for Aroma-Zone (WWD Beauty) Luxury returns to growth, fueled by US and China demand (Premium Beauty News) Samantha Ravndahl’s Auric beauty brand to close due to market conditions (Cosmetics Business) Get Beauty in Five in your inbox every weekday: https://beautyinfive.com

  6. Aug 10

    Kenvue Misses, Shiseido Doubles Profit, Henkel Raises

    Kenvue reports Q2 miss as beauty unit grows. Cosmetics Business reports Kenvue fell short of Q2 2026 estimates on tariffs, inflation and currency costs, while its beauty division grew, putting cost pass-through back on the sector's agenda. (Cosmetics Business) Shiseido reports Q2 profit up about 90%. Shiseido attributes a roughly 90% profit rise to its turnaround plan, per Cosmetics Business and Global Cosmetics News, with Americas recovery and fragrance named as drivers. (Cosmetics Business, Global Cosmetics News) Henkel raises full-year guidance after H1 2026. Henkel lifted its full-year outlook on organic sales up 3.2% in H1 2026, per Cosmetics Business and Global Cosmetics News, with acquired hair care brands contributing as consumer brands softened. (Cosmetics Business, Global Cosmetics News) Also moving today: Exclusive: Jupiter enters Ulta Beauty as the retailer targets dandruff, solution-based hair care (Glossy) PZ Cussons reports 5.4% revenue increase as Africa strategic review delivers (Cosmetics Business) CeraVe’s game plan to become a leading dermocosmetics sun care brand (Cosmetics Business) Jo Malone London debuts first gaming collaboration with Fortnite to promote Sea Salt & Bergamot (Cosmetics Business, WWD Beauty) Get Beauty in Five in your inbox every weekday: https://beautyinfive.com

  7. Aug 7

    Armani's First Men's Pillar in 20 Years

    Armani names Jonathan Bailey global fragrance ambassador. Cosmetics Business and WWD Beauty report the British actor will front Armani's new men's scent, I Will, the house's first men's fragrance launch in about two decades, per the reports. (Cosmetics Business, WWD Beauty) Also moving today: Dior expands hero men’s fragrance franchise Sauvage with a woody extrait (Cosmetics Business) MAC Cosmetics’ Next Creative Muse? Jean-Michel Basquiat (WWD Beauty) Nykaa Beauty Business Drives Profit Growth as Company Expands Skincare Portfolio (Global Cosmetics News) Nykaa Appoints Former Instamart Executive to Lead Quick Commerce Expansion (Global Cosmetics News) Get Beauty in Five in your inbox every weekday: https://beautyinfive.com

  8. Aug 6

    e.l.f. Raises Guidance, Boots Talks Stall

    E.l.f. Beauty Raises Fiscal 2027 Sales Forecast. E.l.f. lifted its full-year outlook to $1.93, $1.96 billion, per WWD Beauty, putting a mass-priced portfolio near a $2 billion mark. (WWD Beauty) Boots Sale Talks Stall After Reduced Offer. Takeover negotiations for the UK health and beauty retailer have stalled after the Weston family lowered its bid, Global Cosmetics News reports, leaving a £7 billion deal in doubt. (Global Cosmetics News) Boots and Marks & Spencer Set UK Beauty Expansion Plans. Both high-street retailers are moving to build beauty market share, WWD Beauty reports, pointing to tighter competition for listings and shelf space. (WWD Beauty) Also moving today: Beiersdorf eyes acquisitions to reduce reliance on Nivea (Cosmetics Business) Brazil Moves to Ease Regulatory Barriers for K-Beauty Expansion (Global Cosmetics News) Will Pai Partners Be Next Owner of Elemis? (WWD Beauty, Cosmetics Business) Get Beauty in Five in your inbox every weekday: https://beautyinfive.com

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Beauty in Five is the daily five-minute brief on the beauty business: the five stories that matter, every weekday. Launches, M&A, retail and the shifts moving skincare, colour, fragrance and hair, across prestige and mass. Curated daily, sourced and straight. For brand, retail and indie, and everyone building the category. Walk in already caught up. In the know. In five.

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