Beauty & Wellness Briefing: The beauty supplement market is expanding as beauty and wellness continue to merge This week, I checked in on the burgeoning beauty supplement category. Additionally, Unilever is set to acquire men's personal care leader Dr. Squatch, there's another exec shakeup at Violet Grey, and Beautycounter founder Gregg Renfrew is back with Counter.
Goop plans for 20-30 new brick-and-mortar locations as it opens its 7th permanent store Goop’s in-house brands, Goop Beauty and G Label, will fill 80% of the new 647-square-foot Aspen storefront. It marks the company’s seventh permanent location, with 20-30 more to come over the next few years, Matthew Blythe, Goop’s vp of retail, told Glossy.
Sahajan Skincare’s Lisa Mattam on clinical testing to validate old-world beauty ingredients, plus beauty news from L’Oréal, Coty and Byredo Blending the old and new, Lisa Mattam’s 10-year-old clean skin-care brand Sahajan uses cutting-edge clinical testing to validate ancient Ayurveda traditions and ingredients. “If I'm going to tell people that this old-world science can transform their skin, I have to prove it to them,” she told Glossy. Mattam breaks down...
Beauty & Wellness Briefing: E.l.f Beauty bets on the allure of archetypes in a new Pinterest partnership This week, I report on E.l.f. Beauty’s new interactive partnership with Pinterest, which taps into the growing color season analysis social media trend to drive consumers to e.l.f’s curated product collections. Additionally, L’Oréal Group partners with Ai chipmaker Nvidia, P&G gets a new beauty division CEO, and French glass manufacturer...
To increase or not to increase: Beauty brands grapple with raising prices as tariff uncertainty continues While E.l.f. Beauty and Saie announce price hikes, LVMH signals reluctance to raise beauty pricing, and buzzy brands like Bubble and Coco Kind share promises to maintain pricing. Plus, new studies show even a 10% increase could erode brand loyalty. Glossy investigates the pros and cons of passing tariff expenses...
Drybar founder Alli Webb on her new anti-blowout product line, Messy — plus industry news After a $255 million exit from her blowout brand Drybar, Alli Webb is back with an opposing beauty venture. This week, the mogul launched Messy, a hair product brand that sells consumers at-home products to embrace an anti-blowout look. Webb joins the Glossy Beauty Podcast to discuss the line, launch...
Beauty & Wellness Briefing: What Rhode’s $1 billion acquisition deal signals for beauty M&A This week, I checked in with industry insiders to better understand E.l.f. Beauty's acquisition of Hailey Bieber's Rhode — a $1 billion cash and stock deal announced on Wednesday — including what it signals for M&A this year. Additionally, Unilever opens a new headquarters in New Jersey, Estée Lauder Companies...
Ulta Beauty sales rebound with a 4.5% jump for Q1 as fragrance soars, skin care and makeup land flat After a surprising tumble in Q4, Ulta Beauty’s sales rebound in its 2025 Q1 with growth across fragrance, body care, and sun care, while skin care, hair care and prestige makeup fall flat.
LA retail leader Rick Caruso unveils post-wildfire reopening plan, new Elyse Walker Palisades location Four months after the devastating Palisades fire, L.A. retail heavyweight Rick Caruso announces his plans to rebuild parts of the community, welcome Elyse Walker into its star space and open again for business as soon as winter 2025.