
Beauty’s Top Headlines: January 12, 2026
Macy’s Targets Another 14 Stores For Closure; Exiled Female Activists Dare To Dream Of New Era; E.L.F., Revlon, and Bath & Body Works Suing the Trump Administration Over Tariffs

Macy’s Targets Another 14 Stores For Closure; Exiled Female Activists Dare To Dream Of New Era; E.L.F., Revlon, and Bath & Body Works Suing the Trump Administration Over Tariffs

Macy’s Targets Another 14 Stores For Closure; Exiled Female Activists Dare To Dream Of New Era; E.L.F., Revlon, and Bath & Body Works Suing the Trump Administration Over Tariffs

Olaplex Shares Jump After Reported Henkel Takeover Talks; Why Purpose-Led Brands Need More Than Mission To Succeed Today; Target Expands Wellness Assortment By 30%; The 26 Wellness Trends That Will Change How You Look After Yourself; NEOM Wellbeing’s Essential Oil Pens Create Mood Lifts On The Go

Best Perfumes to Wear in 2026; The Estée Lauder Cos. Has Put Three Brands Up For Sale; Winners and Losers in Beauty and Wellness: 2025’s Market Shakeout; Brand Creator Partnerships: Evolving Models; Soft Beauty Takes Center Stage at Critics Choice Awards

5 Minutes with CEW President Elana Drell Szyfer; Kiss Beauty Group Acquires Cool Girl Nail Brand Chillhouse; Tracking Gen Alpha Beauty: Can the Category Withstand Controversy?; Claire’s UK Collapses Again; L’Oréal Brings the Power of Infrared Light to CES 2026 with Two New Innovations

AI Revolutionizes Retail Discovery and Luxury Fashion; What to Watch: Even the World’s Richest People Are Pulling Back on Luxury, Survey Shows; Travel Loyalty Programs Target Lifestyle Experiences; Amorepacific Showcases Innovative Technologies at CES 2026; Inside Unilever’s Plan to Make Vaseline TikTok Famous

Saks Global CEO Marc Metrick Steps Down; Six Forces Shaping Consumer Behaviour; Coty Speeds Up Supply Chain to Address Sagging Sales

CEO Sue Nabi Exits Coty; Pupa Milano Turns 50; FIRN Doubles Down on Organic Marketing; M&A Blockbusters; Beauty Wants to Have Fun

Swan Beauty AI And AR Mirror Unveiled, Monzo Reveals British Beauty Spending Habits, Bethenny Frankel Fronts Roc Lip Volumizer, Curology Appoints Dr. Felipe Jimenez, PhD, Senior Vice President Of Scientific Innovation, Is Eyeshadow Making A Comeback?

Drmtlgy To Enter Ulta Beauty, Kering And Ardian Partner On Fifth Avenue Landmark, Sukoshi Expanding In North America, Urban Decay Launches Its Own TikTok Shop, Unpacking Spate’s Year In Review 2025

Molly Sims’ Yse Beauty Brand Achieves $15 Million Series A Funding, Beiersdorf Makes Its Debut In Japan, Flower Knows Enters Ulta Beauty, Revieve Exceeds Expectations At Faces, Ethical Beauty Is Booming

Sue Nabi to Exit Coty?, TPG Cuts Stake in Anastasia Beverly Hills, Hair Care Emerges Top During Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Unicorns on M&A Scene, 2025 Fragrance Trends, CEW December Product Watch 2025

Mia Young Appointed SVP At Ulta Beauty, SEPHORIA Making Comeback In Los Angeles, Sephora To Host Gisou NYC Holiday Pop-Up, Glowbar’s Rachel Liverman On The Trends Shaping Beauty For 2026, Chanel Taps Jungkook As Global Ambassador, Cayla Gray Launches On Ulta.com, Foreo Debuts Sub-Brand Targeting Gen Z