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Weekly Recap: ELC, Rhode, CeraVe, & More

Below is a list of the top 10 most-viewed news items on our site for the week ending June 13, 2026.

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By: Rachel Klemovitch

Assistant Editor

Here’s your weekly recap—the most-viewed news stories on our site for the week ending June 13, 2026.

Estée Lauder Companies is integrating select luxury candle and home fragrance capabilities into its UK network from its long-standing partner, Contract Candles. This will enable the UK to serve as ELC’s primary manufacturing base for candles across its prestige portfolio worldwide.

Hailey Rhode Bieber’s beauty brand Rhode announced a major global expansion into Mexico and 7 European countries. Rhode also launched its Summer ’26 collection with bronzed, glow-inspired essentials. 

CeraVe brought together 111 award-winning creators from 22 countries for the first-ever Global CerAwards in Los Angeles. The ceremony crowned the inaugural Global CerAwards winners and inducted them into the Ceramide Squad, CeraVe’s global creator collective.

Summer Fridays Chief Executive John Heffner is retiring after over six years in the role. The brand is now initiating a search for a new CEO.

New research from Novi shows that Reddit, Who What Wear, Wikipedia, and Sephora are the top sources ChatGPT references most frequently when responding to beauty product recommendation prompts.

Kiko Milano launched its new brand campaign, introducing its new Global Brand Ambassador Madonna. The campaign highlights Kiko’s commitment to creating Italian-engineered formulas, with trend-led products accessible to everyone.

Read the full list below.

Here are our top 10 most-viewed stories from the past week:

1. Ranking the Top 20 Cosmetic Companies 

2. Top Fragrances in the World in 2025

3. Hottest Beauty Brands of 2025—According to Cosmetify

4. Estée Lauder Cos Makes the UK Its Primary Candle Manufacturing Location

5.  Rhode Expands into Mexico and 7 European Countries

6. Traackr’s Top Performing Beauty Brands

7. CeraVe Hosts First-Ever Global ‘CerAwards’

8. Summer Fridays CEO John Heffner to Retire  

9. Data from Novi Show What Sources ChatGPT Uses to Recommend Beauty Products

10. Kiko Milano Launches New Campaign with Madonna

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