Opumo has secured an investment from Denmark's North-East Venture as part of a successful round of funding. The funds will be used to hire more tech and marketing specialists and improve the membership scheme.

Beauty brand Revlon is taking cues from "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" with its latest lipstick launch.

CEW UK, the professional beauty industry group, has unveiled a unique partnership with property giant Landsec to offer beauty brands the exclusive opportunity to open pop-ups in some of Britain’s most visited malls.

​Launchmetrics has just unveiled a new “brand decisioning platform”, a data analytics and benchmarking product targeting decision-makers and C-level executives. 

A growing number of young men in Russia are offering makeup tutorials and beauty advice online -- a practice that is not only boosting their profiles but also challenging the conservative country's strict gender norms.

The multi-talented performer has revealed that she will be releasing her Haus Laboratories cosmetics line later this year, having signed an exclusive deal for its launch with global e-commerce giant Amazon.

The Chinese beauty market is still going strong according to L'Oréal’s Jean-Paul Agon, the CEO of the world’s number one cosmetics brand.

Haute Couture Week took the fashion world by storm earlier this month, and now YouCam Makeup is offering users the chance to recreate some of the beauty looks from the prestigious Paris event at home.

​John Lewis Partnership sales fell in the seven days to July 6 with a 2.1% drop to £221.67 million. But its John Lewis department stores chain wasn’t to blame as the retailer’s own sales rose an (admittedly small) 1.3%.

With her makeup line already available at over 100 international points of sale, the celebrity makeup artist Charlotte Tilbury is now conquering the French market through a partnership with Sephora, launching August 29.

Space NK is planning to add to its UK and American store count in the next few years with new CEO Andy Lightfoot also saying he sees huge potential online as sales there are rising fast.

Previously called Wojooh, the beauty chain owned by the Chalhoub group, a leader in luxury retail in the Middle East, has freshened up its image by opening two new stores in Dubai and Saudi Arabia in June.

US-based Ulta Beauty has released a range of makeup items paying homage to world-famous Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, in honor of her birthday which was July 6.

​As probiotic ingredients prove to be a key trend in skincare, indies specialising in the field are increasingly in the acquisition spotlight and UK-based Aurelia has just been bought by Hong Kong’s Health & happiness.

​Harvey Nichols’ heavy investment in its Knightsbridge flagship in London seems to have paid off at the upscale fashion-focused department store, even in a period that’s been hugely challenging for UK fashion retail.