Beauty in Five

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• Chanel Deepens Coco Mademoiselle, a K-Beauty ETF, and Beckham's IM8 Lands $1B 17.07.2026 4мин

  Chanel launched Coco Mademoiselle Crush Absolu, its first addition to the pillar in six years, which WWD, Cosmetics Business, and Premium Beauty News frame as a reinterpretation of the flagship rather than a new pillar. US asset manager Guinness Atkinson has filed for what would be the first US-listed ETF dedicated to K-beauty, and IM8, the supplement brand co-founded by David Beckham and Prenetics Global, secured up to one billion dollars in growth financing from General Catalyst. Kering also named LVMH Beauty veteran Romain Spitzer chief executive of Bottega Veneta, per Premium Beauty News and Cosmetics Business.
• Beauty M&A Map, Korea's Online Flip, Ulta's New CTO 16.07.2026 4мин

  Cosmetics Business refreshes its first-half beauty M&A list, with Estée Lauder Companies, L'Oréal, Unilever and Henkel buying across skincare, haircare and wellness, even as Estée Lauder is reported to have halted planned divestitures of Too Faced, Smashbox and Dr. Jart plus. The Korea JoongAng Daily reports luxury brands that once avoided Korean online retail are moving onto Musinsa Beauty, Naver Plus Store and Beauty Kurly, with e-commerce at 60.8 percent of the country's cosmetics market in 2024, per Korea Ratings. Ulta Beauty names board member Kelly Garcia as Chief Technology Officer, plus moves at Bluemercury, Sephora Europe and Sephora UK.
• Estée Lauder Keeps Three, Bluemercury's New CEO 15.07.2026 4мин

  WWD's sources say Estée Lauder will hold on to Smashbox, Too Faced and Dr. Jart+, three brands that had quietly been shopped, opting for a turnaround inside the house rather than a sale. Bluemercury names Alex Choueiri, formerly of Kering Beauté and L'Oréal, as chief executive, and Valentino Beauty unveils Vendetta, its first new prestige fragrance franchise in six years, launching as a two-pillar duo. Also today: Prime Day beauty winners spread across skin care, hair and fragrance; prestige brands test lower price points for Gen Alpha and Gen Z; exits at Sephora and Jones Road Beauty; and a 5.2 percent sales rise at Superdrug.
• Gucci Beauty's Early Exit 14.07.2026 5мин

  Kering says it has signed the deal moving Gucci Beauty's license to L'Oreal a year ahead of schedule, with Coty set to receive around 400 million dollars for the early exit and both sides agreeing to settle pending litigation. Dutch retailer Rituals plans to spend about 40 million euros refurbishing 1,500 boutiques across 30 countries, its largest European store upgrade, as some rivals trim their store estates. And a new 5W AI Communications index ranks the top 25 US beauty brands by citation share in AI assistant answers, with The Ordinary on top and ingredient-led independents drawing about a third of all beauty citations.