This week, I checked in with execs and analysts to better understand the changes within the hair-care space that are driving today’s marketing, seeding and sales. Accessing professionals is a tentpole of most strategies today, so I sat down with Olaplex CMO Katie Gohman to learn about the brand’s new...

El.f. Beauty is deepening its relationship with Sephora with several international rollouts.

This week, I checked in with beauty and wellness brand leaders to learn how they’re offsetting the cost of tariffs without increasing prices. Additionally, executive shakeups at Sephora, Novo Nordisk and Saltair; plus, P&G, Kering Beauté, L’Oréal Group, and Unilever report earnings.

Krave Beauty isn’t your average K-Beauty brand. Unlike the 12-step skin-care routines Korea is known for, Krave is based on streamlining one’s routine with minimal products that strengthen the skin’s barrier. CEO and co-founder Liah Yoo joins the Glossy Beauty Podcast to discuss her journey building an ethical supply chain...

Professional product sales won the first half for L’Oréal Group with a 4.9% sales jump. Highlights include new franchises from Kérastase — including Genesis and Gloss Absolu — as well as Metal Detox by L’Oréal Professionnel, Acidic Bonding Concentrate by Redken and Food for Soft by Matrix.

This week, I checked in with April Uchitel, CEO and founder at The Board, and Debbie Johnson, president of Premier Executive Recruiting, to better understand the fractional executive hiring trend and how it’s impacting the beauty and wellness industries. Additionally, Urban Decay and longtime setting spray manufacturer Skindinavia sever relationship,...

Oral care brand GuruNanda conquered TikTok Shop by selling millions of dollars of mouthwash, electric toothbrushes and whitening strips during the retailer’s 2024 prime. Today, CEO Puneet Nanda has refocused the company’s marketing prowess on its first specialty beauty brick-and-mortar retail launch with Ulta Beauty. Nanda sat down with Glossy...

How do you best train an in-store sales associate for success? Glossy spoke to execs from top specialty beauty retailers, including Bluemercury and Goop, plus longtime retail associates at beauty’s top boutiques and counters, to unpack the ways retailers can best prepare customer-facing sales associates for robust sales and customer...

This week, I checked in with executives at P&G to learn about the five-year beta test behind this month's Gemz waterless shampoo and conditioner launch at Target stores. The waterless hair category continues to grow thanks to interest from Gen-Z shoppers and avid travelers. Popular formats include woven and solid...