​Consumers may be buying more beauty products online, but they’re less experimental when they do so and tend to stick to what they know.

​Afound, the newest brand in the H&M Group portfolio, has this week launched a beauty offer that promises to deliver to “existing and new customers the chance to find their favourite products at a great price”.

​Natura & Co, the Brazilian beauty giant that owns The Body Shop, Avon and Aesop, saw revenue rising healthily in Q3 as it beat the overall growth in the cosmetics and toiletries market globally.

The Vaughan, Ontario-based personal care group announced third-quarter net income of $3.6 million on Friday, a 21% increase compared to the $2.9 million reported by the company in the prior-year period.

The New York-based cosmetics company announced on Thursday that it no longer expects to make a filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, thanks to a last-minute debt deal, and also reported a 20.1% decrease in Q3 revenues.

The four SallyCrew members will play a pivotal role in Sally Beauty's new education initiative, DIY University by Sally Beauty -- a program centered around educational content for the at home DIYer.

The shop-in-shop concept, focused on offering established and emerging prestige brands online and in select target locations nationwide, will debut online and in more than 100 Target locations starting in 2021.

Hair care brand Eva NYC announced on Friday a partnership with international recycling leader TerraCycle. 

​The Hut Group has rarely been out of the news in recent months and on Monday it made headlines again as it announced a third-quarter trading update that showed its business continues to go from strength to strength.

​Unilever had upbeat news on Thursday. Despite currency effects sending its turnover down overall, it released Q3 figures that showed underlying sales growth (USG) of 4.4%, and prestige beauty was buoyant.

L’Oréal veteran Isabelle Bonfanti and Guerlain alum Jean-Denis Mariani are set to begin in their new roles on November 1. 

As KKR finalizes its purchase of Coty’s professional and retail hair businesses, the investment firm has named Annie Young-Scrivner as the CEO of the newly independent company made up of the acquired brands.

The initiative will certify brands across cosmetics, skincare, hair, bath and body categories based on five pillars: clean ingredients, cruelty-free, vegan brands, positive impact and sustainable packaging.

French cosmetics company L'Oreal is set to name deputy Chief Executive Officer Nicolas Hieronimus as its new chief, replacing long-time boss Jean-Paul Agon, French newspaper Le Figaro reported late on Tuesday.

Liberty’s Beauty Advent Calendar has reached peak must-have status, with thousands of shoppers staying up until the early hours this week to purchase the 2020 version.

​Beauty manufacturer and brand owner Warpaint London said on Wednesday that the first six months of the year saw its sales falling 29% to £13.5 million as a result of Covid-19 restrictions in the UK and internationally.