WWD Beauty Inc’s First Annual Rating of Beauty’s Strongest

22 Mar

When Procter & Gamble Co. paid $57 billion for Gillette back in 2005, little question company executives thought it was a certainty. In any case, P&G was the highest consumer products giant within the realm of girls’s products, Gillette the leader in men’s. It was a wedding made in mass-market heaven. Then got here the recession, followed by the digital revolution, and an entire latest rise of competitor was born: The Disruptor. Gillette still commands a reported 60 percent of the retail market. But that market is contracting, replaced by digital-first brands like DollarShaveClub.com, which has been capable of grab near 16 percent of the $3 billion blades market. And though Gillette filed suit against Dollar Shave Club in December alleging patent violation,...

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15 Jan

Beauty Inc’s 20 Most Iconic Moisturizers – WWD

by Beautifaire101

Beauty, Featured

Call them the creams of the crop. Moisturizers are the constructing blocks of skincare, a hero product for brands and consumers alike. To find the true medicine cabinet mainstays, Beauty Inc asked nearly 400 executives, founders, editors, financiers, retailers, chemists and influencers to share their top products. Promised confidentiality, among the industry’s most influential voices forged their votes. (The complete list of those willing to be identified as electors appears on this story, though the content of their ballots stays confidential.) The outcomes span price points and channels, and run the gamut from an almost 60-year-old cream to at least one launched just last yr. On the ingredient front, several boast proprietary components; others include among the category’s hottest humectants and occlusives. One...

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20 Dec

WWD Beauty Inc’s Top 100 Beauty Manufacturers in 2021

by Beautifaire101

Beauty, Featured

1. L’ORÉAL CLICHY, FRANCE 2021 BEAUTY SALES: $38.19 BILLION €32.28 BILLION +15.3% VS. 2020 +8.1% VS. 2019 MAIN BRANDS: CONSUMER PRODUCTS: L’Oréal Paris, Garnier, Maybelline Latest York, NYX Skilled Makeup, Stylenanda, Essie, Mixa, Dark & Lovely. L’ORÉAL LUXE: Lancôme, Yves Saint Laurent, Giorgio Armani, Kiehl’s, Helena Rubinstein, Biotherm, Shu Uemura, It Cosmetics, Ralph Lauren, Urban Decay, Mugler, Valentino, Viktor & Rolf, Azzaro, Prada, Diesel, Atelier Cologne. PROFESSIONAL PRODUCTS: L’Oréal Professionnel, Redken, Kérastase, Matrix, Pureology, Pulp Riot. ACTIVE COSMETICS: La Roche-Posay, Vichy, SkinCeuticals, CeraVe. Key Financials: Like-for-like sales: +16.1% vs. 2020 Operating profit: €6.16 billion, +18.3% Net profit: €4.6 billion, +29% Sales by Division: Skilled Products: €3.78 billion, +22.2% (+24.8% like-for-like) Consumer Products: €12.23 billion, +4.5% (+5.6% like-for-like) L’Oréal Luxe: €12.35 billion, +21.3% (+20.9% like-for-like) Lively Cosmetics: €3.92 billion, +30.3% (+31.8% like-for-like) Sales by geographic zone: Europe:...

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13 Dec

WWD Beauty Inc’s 2022 Most Powerful Brands in Beauty

by Beautifaire101

Beauty, Featured

Beauty’s only constant is change, and the businesses on the 2022 Beauty Inc Power Brands list aren't only keeping pace with the times — they’re spearheading the industry’s evolution. To compile this list of 45 players — that are divided into Established, Originals and Emergents, Beauty Inc checked out a wide selection of qualitative and quantitative data to find out the brands which might be winning today. What’s most clear is that this yr’s crop sees likelihood where others see challenges. They've embraced TikTok, entered the metaverse and mastered an omnichannel environment. Here, the brands that thrive because — not in spite — of beauty’s shapeshifting landscape. The Established CeraVe: DermTok’s darling shows no signs of slowing down. The mass market skincare brand...

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