James Manso

6 days ago | wwd.com | Kathryn Hopkins |Jennifer Weil |James Manso

NEW YORK - L'Oréal, the world's largest beauty company, has emerged as the front-runner to acquire Medik8, the U.K.-based skin care brand, multiple sources have told WWD. A L'Oréal spokesperson reached Friday said the company does not comment on speculation. A Medik8 representative declined to comment. WWD understands there were other suitors interested in the brand, but that L'Oréal now looks to be the likely buyer.

6 days ago | finance.yahoo.com | Kathryn Hopkins |Jennifer Weil |James Manso

NEW YORK — L’Oréal, the world’s largest beauty company, has emerged as the front-runner to acquire Medik8, the U.K.-based skin care brand, multiple sources have told WWD. A L’Oréal spokesperson reached Friday said the company does not comment on speculation. A Medik8 representative declined to comment. More from WWD WWD understands there were other suitors interested in the brand, but that L’Oréal now looks to be the likely buyer.

6 days ago | wwd.com | Noor Lobad |Emily Burns |James Manso |Jennifer Weil |Kathryn Hopkins

NEW YORK - Day Two of the 2025 Beauty CEO Summit, held Thursday, covered subjects impacting today's beauty industry, which is morphing at warp speed. Speakers at Casa Cipriani South covered subjects including artificial intelligence, tariffs and teen spending - all contributing factors to what's forming the brave new world of beauty.

1 week ago | wwd.com | James Manso

Estée Lauder is taking its experiential wellness concept, the Skin Longevity Institute, global. The tri-axis beauty brand is opening the next iteration of the institute at Hacienda AltaGracia, an Auberge resort in Costa Rica. It will offer a range of skin and body treatments, as well as the brand's iMatch Skin Analysis Pro tool for on-site diagnostics, and residencies with beauty and wellness practitioners. The two debut residents will be mind coach Manjit Devgun and aesthetician Crystal Greene.

1 week ago | wwd.com | James Manso

Zales' latest campaign, dubbed "Own it," aims to celebrate a new generation of consumers. On Wednesday in New York, the brand got a celebration of its own. Halle Bailey, musician of "The Little Mermaid" fame, hosted a fete for the brand and its campaign launch, which counted Hari Nef, Ella Hunt and Pritika Swarup as guests, in addition to Zales' president Kecia Caffie and creative director Lionel Cipriano.