Beauty Industry News Today, October 6, 2026: Fenty Beauty Ownership L’Oréal, Eulah, Mary Kay & More
Jay-Z’s investment firm reportedly nears a deal for LVMH’s stake in Fenty Beauty. October 6 coverage revisits Puck’s September 30 report that MarcyPen Capital Partners, co-founded by Jay-Z, is nearing an agreement to acquire LVMH’s 50% stake in Rihanna’s cosmetics brand. Financial terms have not been disclosed, and the reporting does not confirm a completed sale. Read today’s coverage or the original Puck report.
African beauty businesses gather in Lagos this week. Beauty in the Motherland is scheduled for October 5-7 at the Eko Convention Center in Lagos, Nigeria, with exhibitions, conferences, a business pitch competition and awards. Its lineup includes beauty and hair-care entrepreneurs, making it a relevant international industry item. See the official event details.
L’Oréal reportedly hires advisers to explore options for U.S. product-liability claims. The Wall Street Journal reported October 5 that L’Oréal’s U.S. subsidiary is working with restructuring advisers over liabilities involving talc and other cosmetic ingredients. One option reportedly under consideration would move liabilities into a separate entity for sale to an outside investor; no completed transaction was announced. L’Oréal’s half-year report says it strongly contests the talc claims and separately disputes claims involving hair relaxers. Read the Reuters report and L’Oréal’s financial disclosure.
Rochelle Humes expands from family hair care into adult skincare with Eulah. TheIndustry.beauty’s October 5 report covers the My Little Coco founder’s new face-and-body brand: 12 products including cleansers, moisturizers, mists, and eye and lip care. The collection is available through its own website and UK retailers Boots and Tesco. Read the launch report and explore the brand.
Mary Kay launches a Korea-made skincare collection across 40 markets. Available beginning October 5, the special-edition K-Beauty Texture Edit includes a cleansing balm, snail-mucin face patches, and a collagen moisturizing gel. The collection is offered through Mary Kay’s website and Independent Beauty Consultants in participating markets, while supplies last. Read the official announcement.
Coty names a new U.S. consumer beauty leader as it rebuilds support for CoverGirl and Sally Hansen. In reporting published October 1 and highlighted by CEW today, Glossy says Kara Langan will become general manager of Coty’s U.S. Consumer Beauty business on October 13. The company is renewing marketing support for established products and planning additional nail, fragrance, and body-care launches. Read the report.
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