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Retreated data from an early 2026 YouGov survey show that more than 40% of adult Americans do not spend anything on skincare. The gender split sharpens this further. The same data shows men are more than twice as likely as women to say they spend nothing on skincare in a given month. Another 35% spend…

We are all increasingly relying on AI recommendations and the data backs it. According to PartnerCentric, nearly a third of US consumers say beauty is one of the categories where they expect to use AI tools to shop in 2026. This looks like a validation for the beauty industry players that have been increasingly investing…

Last week I published a post on Korea’s rise as the second largest global beauty exporter, surpassing the USA for the first time in 2025 at €10bn.

Fifty-five percent of UK consumers say they are cutting discretionary spending. But somehow, beauty, keeps growing anyway. According to Barclays, health and beauty has now posted 60 consecutive months of growth, with UK spend up 10.7% in 2025 alone, in a retail environment where overall growth was essentially flat. The “Lipstick Effect” is real, but…

With $10bn in beauty exports in 2025, Korea overtook the United States to become the world’s second largest beauty exporter, according to ITC Trademap data covering skincare, makeup, fragrance and haircare. The US fell to third at $9.6 billion, down 4% year-on-year, while Korea grew 10% a contrast that reflects both the strength of Korean…