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…
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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 reported a decline for FY26.
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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…
US beauty sales grew +7% in H1 2026 to $56.3bn, according to Circana
Mass and prestige beauty grew at the same 7% rate in H1 2026 in the US with mass beauty reaching…