August 17th 2026 Week Beauty News
Last week in beauty, Estée Lauder's turnaround is bearing its fruit with a return to growth in FY26 while Coty…
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Dior remains the most popular perfume brand online across major beauty markets
I analysed the popularity of perfume brands online in five key markets over the last twelve months based on data from Spate, an AI-powered consumer trend intelligence platform that tracks…
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Beauty tech is moving from tech gadgets to AI-led services
In IFOP's Beauty Perspectives 2026, AI-assisted skin diagnosis remained the beauty tech with the most potential according to beauty executives…
Coty sales were down 5% in FY26 despite improvement in Q4
Coty ended FY26 with net revenue of $5.8bn, down 2% on a reported basis and 5% like-for-like. Adjusted operating income…
Estée Lauder’s turnaround is clearly visible in FY26
Estée Lauder Companies returned to growth in FY26. Reported sales rose 5% to $15.0bn and organic sales increased 3% to…
K-Beauty grew 53% over the last year
K-Beauty global sales in value grew 53% between Q1 2025 and Q1 2026, according to NielsenIQ. The fastest growth came…
Fragrance houses accelerated growth in Q2 26 with an average organic growth of 6.7%
The beauty divisions of Givaudan, dsm-firmenich, IFF and Symrise delivered a weighted average organic growth of 5.2% in H1 2026…