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Why People Hate AI

Anger towards AI is growing as it becomes more deeply embedded in the workplace and daily life. Brands that want to use the technology and maintain customer trust would be wise to understand the reasons.

Technology

Why People Hate AI

Anger towards AI is growing as it becomes more deeply embedded in the workplace and daily life. Brands that want to use the technology and maintain customer trust would be wise to understand the reasons.


Beauty

Can Scents Be Supplements?

Niche scent house Initio Parfums Privés is in the business of triggering joy with a brand new offering of functional fragrances, as a number of other perfume labels also use neuroscience as a niche.

Beauty

Can Scents Be Supplements?

Niche scent house Initio Parfums Privés is in the business of triggering joy with a brand new offering of functional fragrances, as a number of other perfume labels also use neuroscience as a niche.


Partner Content

At Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna, Colour Cosmetics Navigate Caution and Creativity

As the global beauty industry convened in Bologna for the world’s largest beauty trade fair, panellists from NellyRodi, Florasis, and Cénée joined BoF’s Shenel Wickramaratne to explore how colour cosmetics are balancing creative expression, consumer value and brand identity in a changing market.

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At Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna, Colour Cosmetics Navigate Caution and Creativity

As the global beauty industry convened in Bologna for the world’s largest beauty trade fair, panellists from NellyRodi, Florasis, and Cénée joined BoF’s Shenel Wickramaratne to explore how colour cosmetics are balancing creative expression, consumer value and brand identity in a changing market.


Beauty

How War Is Exposing Beauty’s Packaging Problem

From soaring plastic costs to aluminium supply shocks, the US-Israel war with Iran is unraveling the beauty industry’s overreliance on plastic packaging and infrastructural gap for affordable and scalable climate-friendly solutions.

Beauty

How War Is Exposing Beauty’s Packaging Problem

From soaring plastic costs to aluminium supply shocks, the US-Israel war with Iran is unraveling the beauty industry’s overreliance on plastic packaging and infrastructural gap for affordable and scalable climate-friendly solutions.


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Technology

The Fashion Jobs Where AI Shines, and Where It Struggles

Companies have raced to put large language models to use for jobs from generating images to writing code, but to get the best use of this innovative form of AI, they need to know its limits and how to navigate around them.

Technology

The Fashion Jobs Where AI Shines, and Where It Struggles

Companies have raced to put large language models to use for jobs from generating images to writing code, but to get the best use of this innovative form of AI, they need to know its limits and how to navigate around them.


Beauty

For Niche Fragrance Makers, Time Is On Their Side

For centuries, perfumers have aged fragrances to get their best scent expressions. More recently, time is becoming a crucial marketing tool.

Beauty

For Niche Fragrance Makers, Time Is On Their Side

For centuries, perfumers have aged fragrances to get their best scent expressions. More recently, time is becoming a crucial marketing tool.


Beauty

Charlotte Tilbury on Remaking a Hero Product

By introducing a new version of her Magic Cream, Tilbury joins a number of other brands, from Armani and Olaplex, wading into the tricky waters of reformulation.

Beauty

Charlotte Tilbury on Remaking a Hero Product

By introducing a new version of her Magic Cream, Tilbury joins a number of other brands, from Armani and Olaplex, wading into the tricky waters of reformulation.


Partner Content

Inside Teoxane’s Integrated Approach to Aesthetic Medicine

As the aesthetics industry shifts towards longevity, Swiss company Teoxane is leveraging a unified scientific platform to bridge the gap between injectables and skincare. BoF sits down with chief operating officer Can Ongen to learn more.

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Inside Teoxane’s Integrated Approach to Aesthetic Medicine

As the aesthetics industry shifts towards longevity, Swiss company Teoxane is leveraging a unified scientific platform to bridge the gap between injectables and skincare. BoF sits down with chief operating officer Can Ongen to learn more.


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Beauty

Opinion: K-Beauty Needs More Than Salmon Sperm, Snail Mucin to Win the US

The US is now the biggest overseas buyer of South Korean skincare and cosmetics, but incoming brands need to focus on retail presence and diverse consumers, writes Bloomberg’s Julianna Liu.

Beauty

Opinion: K-Beauty Needs More Than Salmon Sperm, Snail Mucin to Win the US

The US is now the biggest overseas buyer of South Korean skincare and cosmetics, but incoming brands need to focus on retail presence and diverse consumers, writes Bloomberg’s Julianna Liu.


Sustainability

Fashion Searches For a New Climate Solution

Coach-owner Tapestry’s new carbon-removal partnership and brands making fresh commitments to textile-to-textile recycling startups show an industry searching for ways to address its environmental impact.

Sustainability

Fashion Searches For a New Climate Solution

Coach-owner Tapestry’s new carbon-removal partnership and brands making fresh commitments to textile-to-textile recycling startups show an industry searching for ways to address its environmental impact.


Technology

Want to Know What Consumers Think? Ask an AI-Generated Focus Group.

Synthetic consumer research, where AI is used to simulate shoppers, is emerging as a cutting-edge way for brands and retailers to better understand their customers and test everything from products to marketing campaigns before they launch.

Technology

Want to Know What Consumers Think? Ask an AI-Generated Focus Group.

Synthetic consumer research, where AI is used to simulate shoppers, is emerging as a cutting-edge way for brands and retailers to better understand their customers and test everything from products to marketing campaigns before they launch.


Technology

A Step-by-Step Guide to Getting Ready for AI Agents

Making sure AI agents can seamlessly buy your products takes more than cleaning up product data and then sitting back and waiting for them to find you. BoF breaks down what brands need to know.

Technology

A Step-by-Step Guide to Getting Ready for AI Agents

Making sure AI agents can seamlessly buy your products takes more than cleaning up product data and then sitting back and waiting for them to find you. BoF breaks down what brands need to know.