Beauty & Wellness Briefing: Why Ivanka Trump is trading politics for wellness After positioning herself as a political power player during her father's first presidential administration, this time around, Ivanka Trump is embracing a more contemporary value: wellness.
First came the fragrance hauls, now come the declutters: Why fragrance fans are downsizing their collections Years of constant growth means some consumers have amassed more perfumes than they can handle. Amid a social media trend towards "deinfluencing," fragrance fans are looking to downsize their collections.
The wellness fertility boom is just getting started After tackling issues like gut health and stress, the wellness industry is turning to another phase in women’s life cycles: fertility and conception. Those products speak to a generation that is both more open to taking their reproductive health into their own hands — and also increasingly anxious about environmental...
‘A semblance of normalcy’: LA’s retail community contemplates next steps in the wake of historic wildfires The deadly wildfires that tore through the Palisades and Altadena destroyed thousands of structures, including homes and small businesses. Facing a battered community, those local retailers that are still standing are figuring out their next steps.
Celebrities made fragrance a business mainstay. Can influencers do the same? Influencers helped fragrance overtake skin care as the buzziest beauty product in the years since 2020. But even if they have a proven track record of converting customers to established perfume brands, breaking into the fine fragrance category on their own merit means standing out in a saturated market and...
Ulta Beauty names new CEO with immediate effect The beauty giant announced COO Kecia Steelman will succeed Dave Kimbell in the top role beggining Monday. Steelman will lead the retailer as it adjusts its outlook amid a strong holiday performance.
Got milk? How milk took over beauty in 2024 Sweet, creamy and dreamy, milky beauty products speak to an audience craving an escape to simpler times. But with raw milk consumption becoming not just a beauty tool but also a political statement, the milk beauty trend is far from child's play.
Target’s affordable perfume line Fine’ry is going after the men’s market Two years after its launch, the Maesa-developed fragrance brand wants a piece of the burgeoning male fragrance market with the launch of Fine'ry For Him. But that means convincing the performance-driven teen boy fragrance buyer that Fine'ry's affordable scents can deliver a good bang for their buck.
CEO Raffaella Cornaggia on Kering Beauté’s foundational year When asked to lead Kering’s newly formed beauty division from scratch, beauty veteran Raffaella Cornaggia saw it as a new challenge — and an exciting one at that. “What really made me thrilled was the idea of starting a white page,” said Cornaggia, who joined Kering as CEO of Kering...