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- 2010
- Book
Beauty Imagined: A History of the Global Beauty Industry
By: Geoffrey Jones
The global beauty business permeates our lives, influencing how we perceive ourselves and what it is to be beautiful. The brands and firms that have shaped this industry, such as Avon, Coty, Estée Lauder, L'Oréal, and Shiseido, have imagined beauty for us. This book... View Details
Keywords: Globalized Markets and Industries; Brands and Branding; Industry Growth; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry
Jones, Geoffrey. Beauty Imagined: A History of the Global Beauty Industry. Oxford ; New York: Oxford University Press, 2010.
- January 2019
- Case
First Aid Beauty
By: Karen Mills and Annie Dang
In 2008, Lilli Gordon, an experienced financial and skincare entrepreneur, founded First Aid Beauty (FAB). She had discovered a white space in the prestige beauty market: high-end skin solutions that were suitable for sensitive skin. After initial success through... View Details
Keywords: Prestige Beauty; Skincare; Preferred Shares; Common Stock; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Private Equity; Decision Choices and Conditions; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry
Mills, Karen, and Annie Dang. "First Aid Beauty." Harvard Business School Case 319-082, January 2019.
- July 2023
- Article
Deep Responsibility and Irresponsibility in the Beauty Industry
By: Geoffrey Jones
This article employs the concept of deep responsibility to assess the social responsibility of the beauty industry over time. It shows that many of today’s problems with the industry have deep historical roots. Products have too many ingredients that are potential... View Details
Keywords: Business History; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry
Jones, Geoffrey. "Deep Responsibility and Irresponsibility in the Beauty Industry." Entreprises et histoire 111, no. 2 (July 2023): 113–125.
- Research Summary
Evolution of the Global Beauty Industry
This research examines the global beauty industry, which includes cosmetics, deodorants, fragrances, hair care, oral hygiene and skin care. Today global sales of cosmetics and toiletries are in excess of U.S. $380 billion. This research examines the growth of this... View Details
- 2023
- Working Paper
Deep Responsibility and Irresponsibility in the Beauty Industry
By: Geoffrey Jones
This working paper employs the concept of deep responsibility to assess the social responsibility of the beauty industry over time. It shows that many of today’s problems with the industry have deep historical roots. Products have carried too many health hazards.... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Corporate Accountability; Ethics; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry
Jones, Geoffrey. "Deep Responsibility and Irresponsibility in the Beauty Industry." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 23-058, March 2023.
- 2011
- Book
Beauty Imagined. A History of the Global Beauty Industry
By: G. Jones
Keywords: Beauty and Cosmetics Industry
Jones, G. Beauty Imagined. A History of the Global Beauty Industry. Beijing: Tsinghua University Press, 2011, Chinese Mandarin ed.
- 19 Apr 2010
- Research & Ideas
The History of Beauty
Beauty Imagined: A History of the Global Beauty Industry is the first serious attempt to trace the history of the $330 billion global beauty... View Details
- Spring 2017
- Article
Globalizing Latin American Beauty
By: Geoffrey Jones
This article discusses the growth over time of the beauty industry in Latin America and its bias towards celebrating whiter rather than darker skin. Although alleged Latin American fascination with beauty is regularly ascribed to culture, Latin sensuousness, and... View Details
Keywords: Latin America; Race And Ethnicity; Globalization; Race; Ethnicity; Prejudice and Bias; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; Latin America
Jones, Geoffrey. "Globalizing Latin American Beauty." ReVista: Harvard Review of Latin America 16, no. 3 (Spring 2017): 10–14.
- January 2025
- Case
Olive Young: Formulating Beauty Innovation
By: Rebecca Karp and Shu Lin
Sun-jung Lee, CEO of Olive Young, South Korea's largest beauty and health retailer, saw significant potential in the U.S. market and considered three pathways: replicating Korea's omnichannel model, adopting a digital-native approach with curated products, or relying... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Market Entry and Exit; Business Strategy; Distribution Channels; Retail Industry; Retail Industry; South Korea; East Asia; United States
Karp, Rebecca, and Shu Lin. "Olive Young: Formulating Beauty Innovation." Harvard Business School Case 725-392, January 2025.
- September 2020
- Teaching Note
First Aid Beauty
By: Karen G. Mills and Annie Dang
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 319-082. View Details
- 25 Jun 2007
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Beauty Entrepreneur Madam Walker
all cities for women to shop by themselves, to be out on the streets actively spending money. So this is one important aspect of a sea change," says Koehn. "Madam Walker was part and parcel of that evolution and can't really be separated from it. We shouldn't... View Details
- January 1989 (Revised February 1989)
- Case
Bella Beauty Products, Inc. (G)
Keywords: Beauty and Cosmetics Industry
Shapiro, Benson P. "Bella Beauty Products, Inc. (G)." Harvard Business School Case 589-084, January 1989. (Revised February 1989.)
- October 1988 (Revised February 1990)
- Case
Bella Beauty Products, Inc. (F)
Keywords: Beauty and Cosmetics Industry
Shapiro, Benson P. "Bella Beauty Products, Inc. (F)." Harvard Business School Case 589-034, October 1988. (Revised February 1990.)
- 26 Aug 2019
- Research & Ideas
Lipstick Tips: How Influencers Are Making Over Beauty Marketing
because they could relate,” she says. “Consumers look for influencers who speak to them or look like them or have the same struggles they do.” The lessons from Vettese’s research apply not just to beauty brands, but to other View Details
- September 1988
- Supplement
Bella Beauty Products, Inc. (D)
Keywords: Beauty and Cosmetics Industry
Shapiro, Benson P. "Bella Beauty Products, Inc. (D)." Harvard Business School Supplement 589-032, September 1988.
- September 1988 (Revised April 1991)
- Case
Bella Beauty Products, Inc. (C)
Keywords: Beauty and Cosmetics Industry
Shapiro, Benson P. "Bella Beauty Products, Inc. (C)." Harvard Business School Case 589-030, September 1988. (Revised April 1991.)
- September 1988
- Supplement
Bella Beauty Products, Inc. (E)
Keywords: Beauty and Cosmetics Industry
Shapiro, Benson P. "Bella Beauty Products, Inc. (E)." Harvard Business School Supplement 589-033, September 1988.
- September 2013 (Revised November 2015)
- Case
Living Proof: Are We a Technology Company or a Beauty Company?
By: Willy Shih
Jon Flint came up with the idea of a science-based beauty company while talking with his hairdresser about the problems with typical hair and skin care products. Together with a small team that included Professor Robert Langer of MIT, he committed to assemble a team... View Details
Keywords: Hair Care; Personal Care; Science-based; R＆D; Innovation and Invention; Innovation and Management; Innovation Leadership; Innovation Strategy; Technological Innovation; Marketing; Marketing Strategy; Product Marketing; Product Positioning; Science-Based Business; Business Strategy; Commercialization; Corporate Strategy; Technology Platform; Expansion; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; United States; Boston; Cambridge
Shih, Willy. "Living Proof: Are We a Technology Company or a Beauty Company?" Harvard Business School Case 614-013, September 2013. (Revised November 2015.)
- April 2005 (Revised February 2006)
- Case
L'Oreal and the Globalization of American Beauty
By: Geoffrey G. Jones, David Kiron, Vincent Dessain and Anders Sjoman
Examines L'Oreal's acquisition of leading U.S. cosmetics brands, including Maybelline, Redken, and Kiehl's, and their subsequent renewal and globalization. Reviews the history of L'Oreal, now the world's largest cosmetics company, from its origins in France in 1907.... View Details
Keywords: Management; Corporate Strategy; Problems and Challenges; Brands and Branding; Business History; Globalization; Acquisition; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; France; United States
Jones, Geoffrey G., David Kiron, Vincent Dessain, and Anders Sjoman. "L'Oreal and the Globalization of American Beauty." Harvard Business School Case 805-086, April 2005. (Revised February 2006.)