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.
AS Beauty CEO Joey Shamah on shuttering CoverFX and Mally Beauty (for now), plus warning signs a brand is going under Joey Shamah, E.l.f. Beauty founder and former CEO, joined the Glossy Beauty Podcast to discuss his decision to close CoverFX and Mally Beauty from his new role as CEO and founder of AS Beauty. Shamah also shared insights into the challenges of running an underperforming brand, the warning signs that...
Wellness Briefing: Is absorption the new supplement industry frontier? Plus, industry news This week, I sat down with the founders of the 3-year-old supplement brand The Absorption Company, which launched a collection of single-nutrient supplements last week. Glossy spoke to Nate Medow and Zeke Bronfman, co-founders of the company alongside married celebrity couple Nikki Reedand Ian Somerhalder, about the challenges facing new...
How Thorne is leveraging an AI-powered wellness advisor in the ChatGPT era Glossy sat down with Dr. Nathan Price, Thorne’s chief science officer, author and co-director of the Buck Institute for Research on Aging, to learn about Thorne’s AI strategy, including how it's leveraging a newly-launched wellness advisor chatbot to increase education and conversion. He also shared his vision for the future,...
Ulta Strategies: Inside Ulta’s wellness boutique pilot program launching next week in select markets Ulta Beauty is leaning deeper into the wellness category with a first-of-its-kind launch: Wellness by Ulta Beauty shop-in-shop boutiques piloted in four U.S. stores starting next week. Glossy sat down with Laura Beres, Ulta Beauty's vp of wellness, for all the details.