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CEW Product Watch November 2025

This month’s launches bring a strong sensorial current, as brands double down on fragrance, texture, and clinically-driven formulas ahead of gifting season. Think limited editions and strategic extensions designed to leverage Q4 momentum. From designer candles and dermatologist-led treatments to viral color debuts, the month showcases beauty’s push to blend indulgence with measurable performance. Across lifestyle, wellness and cosmetics, brands are blending narrative and high-touch formulas to introduce a slate of launches that resonate during the season’s most competitive sales weeks.

CEW Product Watch November 2025

This month’s launches bring a strong sensorial current, as brands double down on fragrance, texture, and clinically-driven formulas ahead of gifting season. Think limited editions and strategic extensions designed to leverage Q4 momentum. From designer candles and dermatologist-led treatments to viral color debuts, the month showcases beauty’s push to blend indulgence with measurable performance. Across lifestyle, wellness and cosmetics, brands are blending narrative and high-touch formulas to introduce a slate of launches that resonate during the season’s most competitive sales weeks.

CEW Product Watch October 2025

This month’s most noteworthy launches usher in an era of reinvention, from elevated retinoids and scalp serums to sculptural luxury fragrances and collaborations. The lineup spotlights advances in skin regeneration, texture innovation, and sustainability, while heritage fashion houses revisit their archives to bring us reimagined scents. Together, these launches signal a shift toward intentional beauty and sensorial indulgence in time for the holidays.

August 2025 Product Watch

This month marks a slate of high-profile beauty launches. Leading the charge is Louis Vuitton’s first foray into color cosmetics with La Beauté, a collection that looks to redefine luxe (starting with $160 price tags for lipstick). The beauty landscape is also seeing the debut of biotech-driven hair care, clean-label startups, and new namesake lines from Chris McMillan and Mary Phillips. Together, these launches forecast a market reshaped by heritage houses, celebrity talent, and science-forward innovation.

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Beauty’s Top Headlines: November 13, 2024

Spate Reveals 2024’s Tik-Tok Hair Trends, The Tech Behind Bazaarvoice, Estée Lauder Companies’ President UK & Ireland Sue Fox To Retire, OneSkin Secures Series A Investment, Hostinger Predicts Black Friday 2024 Sales Comeback, L’Oréal Showcases Beauty At The The Louvre

February 2024 Product Watch

Hybrid categories are having a moment in beauty, with global and indie brands launching skin care-forward formulas. Hair care science continues to focus on bond repair while iconic designer Donna Karan gets an olfactive reboot. Here, CEW shares the most noteworthy newcomers this month.

Why Convenience, Bespoke Experiences are the Name of a New Salon Game

While a number of salons and hair professionals found their businesses going belly up in the wake of the pandemic, some, like celebrity hairstylist and colorist Eva Scrivo, saw an opportunity. Read how Scrivo and others capitalized on the shift in demographics, the rise of a hybrid-work lifestyle, and a growing desire for luxury services in smaller, more intimate environments.

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October 19, 2023

The CEW Cheat Sheet lets you conveniently scroll through the morning’s biggest beauty, tech, and business-related headlines all in one place. Stay up-to-date on major acquisitions and industry moves; learn about brand launches and biotech innovations; and read through investigative reports on the state of the market or our new working norm.

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October 10, 2023

The CEW Cheat Sheet lets you conveniently scroll through the morning’s biggest beauty, tech, and business-related headlines all in one place. Stay up-to-date on major acquisitions and industry moves; learn about brand launches and biotech innovations; and read through investigative reports on the state of the market or our new working norm.

October 5, 2023

The CEW Cheat Sheet lets you conveniently scroll through the morning’s biggest beauty, tech, and business-related headlines all in one place. Stay up-to-date on major acquisitions and industry moves; learn about brand launches and biotech innovations; and read through investigative reports on the state of the market or our new working norm.

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October 4, 2023

The CEW Cheat Sheet lets you conveniently scroll through the morning’s biggest beauty, tech, and business-related headlines all in one place. Stay up-to-date on major acquisitions and industry moves; learn about brand launches and biotech innovations; and read through investigative reports on the state of the market or our new working norm.