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The 2024 Top 100 Beauty Companies

6 days ago | wwd.com | Alex Wynne |Jenny B. Fine |Faye Brookman |Emily Burns |Kathryn Hopkins |Noor Lobad | +5 more

Speed and agility were the buzzwords of 2024, so it's apropos that beauty sales broke the $250 billion barrier for the first time last year. But there are clouds on the horizon. What's clear from the 2024 WWD Beauty Inc Top 100, our annual ranking of the world's largest beauty companies by sales, is that the industry is undergoing seismic shifts as a result of geopolitical tensions, technological advances and a consumer landscape that is more complex than ever before.
The Latest Beauty Executive Moves at Revlon, The EstÃ©e Lauder Cos. and More

1 week ago | wwd.com | Noor Lobad

Crown Affair's founding president and longtime chief operating officer Elaine Choi has been named chief executive officer of the buzzy hair care brand. The brand closed a $9 million series B funding round last fall ahead of its fifth birthday this year, and will soon expand its Sephora presence to 450 doors. Linda Hoeck has been named The Estée Lauder Cos.' general manager for the Germany, Austria and Switzerland region, effective July 1.
Who's Winning the Lip Liner Wars?

1 week ago | wwd.com | Noor Lobad

WEB COLLAGE TK MONDAY 4/14Just as lip treatments, oils and glosses have exploded in recent years, their lip liner counterparts have also seen a surge - or rather, a resurgence. Data from Spate shows that since September 2022, lip liners have seen sustained growth by social media buzz and Google searches, with conversation surrounding the '90s-era staple driven, this time, primarily by - no surprise - TikTok.
Teens Want Sephora, Jean Paul Gaultier and CeraVe, Piper Sandler Survey Shows

1 week ago | wwd.com | Noor Lobad

Teen beauty spend is up - and not by a little. Findings from Piper Sandler's biannual Taking Stock With Teens survey indicate female teen beauty spend reached double-digit growth of 10 percent year-over-year, with all categories seeing increases except for hair, which remained relatively flat.
Dr. Idriss Is Heading to Coachella

1 week ago | wwd.com | Noor Lobad

Dr. Idriss is going to Coachella - and its yet-to- launch SPF is coming, too. The skin care brand founded by Dr. Shereene Idriss has signed on as the official skin care sponsor for the Avalon Hotel and Ingleside Estate in Palm Springs for both weekends of the music festival, which kicks off Friday.
Ralph Lauren, FIT's Joyce Brown to Be Honored at 2025 Fragrance Foundation Awards

2 weeks ago | wwd.com | Noor Lobad

Fragrance sales are riding high - and so, too, was the energy of the industry's ever-expanding denizens at the annual Fragrance Foundation Awards luncheon on Tuesday. Held at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York, the ceremony revealed the full slate of finalists across 19 categories, also naming winners in five of them ahead of the annual awards ceremony to be held in June.
The 6 Need-to-know Hair Launches of Spring

2 weeks ago | wwd.com | Noor Lobad

While beauty's post-pandemic growth may be tempering overall, hair care is still up - and likely to stay up. In 2024, the category grew 9 percent in the prestige market and 3 percent on the mass side, and Circana's senior vice president and beauty industry adviser Larissa Jensen anticipates hair will see a double-digit sales surge in the prestige market this year. Certain sectors - styling and scalp care, for instance - are particularly poised for further growth, but momentum is all around.
When It Comes to Fragrance, Boys, Too, Just Want to Have Fun

2 weeks ago | wwd.com | Noor Lobad

TikTok isn't the only place where burgeoning fragrance communities are showing up and sharing thoughts in full force. Fragrantica - the 2007-founded online fragrance forum (and encyclopedia of sorts) - has long been a hub for enthusiasts, and recently, the community has welcomed an influx of exploration-oriented men's shoppers, too.
Rare Beauty, ColourPop Among Makeup's 10 Buzziest Brands in February

3 weeks ago | wwd.com | Noor Lobad

When it comes to makeup, Rare Beauty is on top. Data from CreatorIQ shows the Selena Gomez-founded brand ranked number-one by earned media value in February, garnering a total $55 million EMV - which measures the impact and engagement of social media content featuring a brand - during the period.
An Ohio-based Nail Salon Is Getting in on Biotech Hair Repair. The Backers of Olaplex and K18 Are In.

3 weeks ago | wwd.com | Noor Lobad

The ever-buzzy world of hair repair has a new player - albeit with some familiar backers. Launching Tuesday from Lauren Vesler and Manda Mason, sisters and cofounders of Ohio-based nail salon The W Nail Bar, Goddess Maintenance Co debuts with a BioTech Blowout Leave-in Restorative Mask, powered by two biotech-derived peptides and retailing for $40 for a 50-ml. tube.