EPISODE · Sep 8, 2026 · 5 MIN
Prestige and Mass Beauty Both Up 7%, Sephora at Kohl's Slips
from Beauty in Five
Circana reports US beauty up 7% in both tiers. Circana's half-year read puts prestige and mass retail beauty each up 7% in the US, giving planners a demand baseline for the back half of 2026. (Premium Beauty News) Kohl's Sephora sales fell 4% in second quarter. Kohl's says its in-store Sephora business declined 4% year over year last quarter, a read on how wider prestige distribution is affecting shop-in-shop partnerships. (al, The Motley Fool) Natura names Alessandro Carlucci CEO from October 1. Natura's former chief executive returns to lead the Brazilian beauty group as João Paulo Ferreira steps down after a decade, signalling the company's next strategy phase. (Global Cosmetics News) Dior reworks 13 archive fragrances for Dioriginals line. Dior and creation director Francis Kurkdjian have drawn on nearly 80 years of archives to restore scents including Diorissimo, testing whether heritage can drive fragrance growth. (Cosmetics Business) Also moving today: How AI hair analysis works, and what it can measure from a single photo (Cosmetics Business) Beautyworld Middle East turns 30 as Arabic fragrances go global (Premium Beauty News) Mane Group acquires Cvista to strengthen citrus fragrance capabilities (Cosmetics Business) Kao Corporation promotes Michael Cramer to VP Professional Hair and Consumer Care Business EMEA (Cosmetics Business) Ulta Beauty reveals the 8 brands selected for 2026 MUSE Accelerator (Cosmetics Business) Get Beauty in Five in your inbox every weekday: https://beautyinfive.com
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Circana puts US prestige beauty at 17.1 billion dollars in the first half, up 7 percent, with mass-market beauty growing at the same rate and fragrance and skincare leading. Sephora at Kohl's sales fell 4 percent in the second quarter, which CEO Michael Bender tied to expanded distribution for key brands, and Natura has named former chief executive Alessandro Carlucci to return as leader from October 1. Dior launches Dioriginals on October 1, thirteen archive scents reworked by Francis Kurkdjian.
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