Glossy checked in on Sephora's and Ulta’s bets on AI through integrations with ChatGPT and Google Gemini.

The CoverGirl and Rimmel owner reported a 1% decline in net revenue to $1.28 billion, due in part to the Middle East conflict and poor sell-through. But the company is hoping to reinvigorate its classic drugstore brands by targeting the Gen X market.

Amid a competitive landscape, emerging and established beauty retailers alike need to give consumers compelling reasons to shop beauty on their platforms. Bluemercury has prioritized curation and education, but more affordable retailers are taking up a similar playbook.

For this week's Beauty Briefing, Glossy explores how beauty brands showed up around the Met Gala.

On Friday's earnings call, the company reported a 5% growth in net sales in Q3 2026. As part of its plan to streamline operations, the cosmetics giant said it will reduce its brands' footprint in department stores while it focuses on new channels, particularly online channels like Amazon and TikTok...

More brands are leaning into smaller-scale creators, with creator networks and “community” brand trips replacing mega-influencer campaigns and lavish influencer trips.

The personal care company posted a 7% increase in net sales for Q3 of fiscal year 2026. Those gains came despite higher crude oil prices due to the ongoing U.S.-Iran conflict.

The retailer will be offering steep sales to beauty consumers as part of its fourth-annual Summer Beauty Event. But in a competitive beauty retail environment, the e-commerce giant wants to be known as more than just a discounter.

It’s not uncommon for fragrance brands to rely on one top seller to drive a quarter or even a third of overall sales. But Mind Games, the luxury chess-inspired fragrance brand launched by Alex Shalbaf in 2022, is going a different route.