Aesthetics

Bio-aesthetics company Carmell Corporation announced on Thursday its acquisition of Elevai Skincare Inc., a subsidiary of PMGC Holdings Inc.

Swiss socialite Jocelyne Wildenstein, also known as "catwoman" due to her extensive plastic surgery, has died aged 79, her partner said on Wednesday.

​Space NK's accounts for the year to the end of March showed that the company is thriving as both sales and profits jumped, with all parts of the business doing well.

​The UK fashion sector has to a certain extent begun bouncing ack after a challenging 2023 and this should continue in 2025, according to new figures from data specialist CACI.

Just over two years after being acquired by South Korean beauty giant Amorepacific, natural cosmetics brand Tata Harper has appointed Shay Bennaim, a former Estée Lauder executive, as its new global brand president.

US cosmetics group Estée Lauder, which will have a new CEO in January, has appointed former LVMH executive Olivier Dubos as managing director of Global Travel Retail.

The Body Shop appears to be bouncing back from its spectacular implosion earlier this year with news of profitability in the UK business, an acquisition of the Canadian business and expansion plans in the Middle East.

Next stop Chester for H Beauty. The successful addition to the Harrods luxury retail brand has chosen the north-western city close to the England-Wales border for its sixth UK beauty-specific store.

Major luxe beauty brand Charlotte Tilbury is to open a “significantly upsized” flagship store in London’s Covent Garden.

​The Boss of Selfridges’ Group’s co-owner has admitted the consortium that acquired it for £4 billion in 2021 may well have overpaid. But he also thinks the luxury department store group was a good investment.

The funding is expected to fuel the brand’s next phase of growth, with a focus on global expansion, product innovation, and digital platform enhancements.

John Lewis’s latest trend report shows that soggy weather, retro 80s trends, preppy and Brat Girl fashion, and travel returning to pre-covid levels “were among the biggest influences on our shopping habits” this year.

Liverpool One already has had a successful 2024, but that’s not enough for operator Grosvenor as the shopping/entertainment hub continues to be a retail magnet.

Water is key to well-hydrated skin. And this simple idea is all the rage among young people in China. Some of them are even abandoning more expensive cosmetics in favor of mineral water to keep their skin looking good.

​The UK’s Boots chain could soon be under new ownership, but not as current parent Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) had originally planned.

Despite its conjuring of a cozy, soft brown, not everyone embraced the hue.