Exclusive: Isamaya Ffrench and Lashify team up for a limited-edition collaboration Glossy sat down with makeup artist Isamaya Ffrench and Lashify founder Sahara Lotti to learn about their limited-edition Isamaya x Lashify lash and accessory collaboration.
Beauty & Wellness Briefing: Inside Maybelline’s winning sponsorship of ‘Love Island USA’ This week, I checked in with Maybelline to glean insights into the results of its "Love Island USA" TV and streaming integration this summer, which included product placement, show sponsorship and traditional advertisements. Additionally, LVMH’s Sephora cuts 10% of jobs in China, a new hair-growth clinic secures $3.6 million in...
Exclusive: Michelle Phan’s new ‘Afterglow’ podcast will be a counterculture ode to consciousness, personal development and internet culture After years of negative press she says is misdirected and inaccurate, Michelle Phan is launching a podcast to set the record straight. The first episode of “Afterglow” debuts Tuesday with audio and video components made in partnership with The Roost Podcast Network. The episodes will feature one-on-one conversations with experts...
Beauty & Wellness Briefing: The beauty brands winning TikTok Shop This week, I checked in with brands at various stages of their TikTok Shop journey to glean learnings around the effective marketing, education and live-selling strategies, plus I explored the brand's top-selling brands right now. Additionally, Estée Lauder Companies announces the hunt for a new CEO alongside its 2024 FY...
In-house content studios are giving Sephora, Haus Labs and Beachwaver a competitive edge Glossy spoke to executives behind top brands, retailers and incubators about the growing competitive advantage found within in-house content or creative studios. Reducing the turnaround of everyday asset needs, like product imagery or social media content, allows brands to move quicker and with fewer limitations, while a consistent setting allows...
Beautycounter alum and Ritual chief impact officer Lindsay Dahl on how to lead a mission-driven brand Lindsay Dahl, the chief impact officer at Ritual traceable supplements, joins the Glossy Beauty Podcast to discuss the ins and outs of educating consumers about traceability and sustainability — which Ritual is known for — as well as the lessons she learned as BeautyCounter’s head of mission for seven years....
Beauty & Wellness Briefing: The trends that drove prestige beauty’s 8% sales growth in H1 2024 This week, I break down an influx of new industry data from Circana, Launchmetrics and Dash Hudson, which includes the categories and social media trends that led to 8% sales growth for prestige beauty in the first half of the year. Additionally, a new executive appointment to know at the...
The rise of the Gen-Z-loved Yuka app — and its growing cohort of critics Currently the No. 1 health and fitness app in the Apple App store, a growing number of Gen-Z and millennial shoppers use the Yuka product scanning app to quickly look up beauty and wellness products ingredient safety scores before purchasing. But industry insiders, including product safety advocates and cosmetic chemists,...
L’Oréal President Nathalie Gerschtein on intuition, trends and the mass beauty shopper: ‘There’s really only one consumer’ Nathalie Gerschtein, president of the consumer products division at L'Oréal North America, joins the Glossy Beauty Podcast to discuss her career growth and lessons learned, predictions for the future of the mass shopper, recent challenges and more.