3 standout strategies driving Revlon’s 2026 comeback plan Revlon is betting on bold color as it refocuses its brands in 2026 under CEO Michelle Peluso. That includes refreshes at Revlon, Almay, American Crew, Elizabeth Arden and Juicy Couture fragrances, among other brands. Glossy sat down with the executive 16 months into her tenure to learn about the tactics...
How Clarins reached 70% conversion and doubled its basket size in brick-and-mortar test of shade-matching tech Clarins, the 72-year-old French heritage cosmetics brand, has found a sweet spot between AI-powered technology and in-person customer service. In 2025, it quietly launched a beta test called Clarins AI Shade Finder developed in collaboration with IlluminateAI, a Silicon Valley deep-tech start up that emerged from stealth in August of...
Wellness Briefing: SoulCycle taps Loop Earplugs as wellness partnerships trend, plus news This week, I checked in with Namita Gupta, director of strategic partnerships at SoulCycle, to learn about the company's newest partnership, with Loop Earplugs, a category disruptor that makes stylish, reusable earplugs that protect the user’s long-term hearing. It’s part of SoulCycle’s aggressive partnership strategy and aligns with a wave...
Function Health’s new Erewhon smoothie was designed to highlight nutritional gaps and promote telehealth lab testing Function Health, the 4-year-old health platform co-founded by longevity expert Mark Hyman, M.D., joined the growing cohort of Erewhon partners today with the launch of a limited-edition bottled smoothie sold in Erewhon stores. The marketing initiative was designed to drive awareness to nutritional deficiencies discovered from the lab tests of...
Peptides 101: How BPC-157 and ‘peptide stacks’ are driving wellness culture, with NYT’s David Dodge and McGill’s Jonathan Jarry Injectable peptide therapy, a controversial wellness trend that caught fire online in 2025, shows no signs of slowing down in 2026. So, what’s the deal? Glossy sat down with two experts in today’s Peptides 101 episode to learn about the meteoric rise, culture and (lack of) safety data driving the...
Wellness Briefing: PVolve and Weight Watchers partner as demand for holistic wellness surges, plus news This week, I checked in with Julie Cartwright, president of Pvolve, and Julie Rice, chief experience officer of Weight Watchers and founder of SoulCycle, to learn more about the role of digital fitness programming in the GLP-1-fueled weight loss era. The partnership is part of Weight Watchers' new holistic care...
Why L’Oréal Groupe is investing in P2 Science, the ingredient company quietly working with Rare Beauty and Living Proof Is P2 Science the next beauty industry ingredient heavyweight? Its custom ingredient pipeline has already attracted brands owned by Unilever, LVMH, and P&G. Announced in January, P2 was welcomed into L’Oréal Group’s new sustainability accelerator powered by $117 million in funding. Glossy sat down with execs from L’Oréal and P2...
E.l.f. Beauty CEO outlines Rhode’s international expansion plan, holiday sales wins on earnings call On Wednesday, E.l.f. Beauty reported 38% net sales growth for its third quarter of fiscal 2026, ending December 31, 2025. CEO and chairman Tarang Amin shared insights into the brands and products that led its holiday sales spike, unveiled an expanded international strategy, and teased the innovation launching this year.
Wellness Briefing: The wellness categories investors are eyeing (and avoiding) in 2026, plus news This week, I checked in with leading wellness industry investors, including Kelly Chen from XRC Ventures, Po Bronson from SOSV, Rachel Hirsch from Wellness Growth Ventures and Jenny Liu from newly-formed Crush It Ventures, to learn what’s in and out when it comes to 2026 wellness investments.