TikTok’s Charli and Dixie D’Amelio put 1-year-old Orosa Beauty on the map How nail polish startup Orosa Beauty leveraged TikTok's top influencers Charli and Dixie D'Amelio to earn over 170 million views.
Instagram’s livestream shopping sees early beauty adopters After a surge in Instagram livestreams since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, shoppable capabilities have finally joined the live experience on the platform.
Morphe expands to skin care and other pandemic-proof categories While influencer partnerships and digital made Morphe an exception to the color cosmetics decline before the pandemic, the company is now joining a wave of makeup brands getting into the skin-care game.
From Zoom to VR, beauty brands get creative with virtual launch parties With in-person events and promotions still paused due to the pandemic, beauty labels including Marc Jacobs Fragrance and Fenty Skin have been virtually reimagining the epic launch party.
The Detox Market leads clean beauty consolidation with new acquisition As e-commerce is set to remain a significant part of beauty retailers’ business for the long haul, green beauty retailer The Detox Market is expanding its e-commerce reach with a new acquisition.
Goop’s summit becomes more accessible as it goes virtual Known for four-figure ticket prices and access to unique experiences like shaman crystal rituals and aura photography, Goop’s signature in-person In Goop Health summit is going completely virtual for the first time due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Lauren Conrad on how Instagram changed the brand launch playbook As a growing roster of celebrities launches new beauty lines, former MTV star Lauren Conrad has joined with her new millennial-focused eponymous brand.
The Ordinary is launching in Sephora Canada stores As Canada’s economy bounces back faster than the U.S. due to better containment of Covid-19, accessible skin-care brand The Ordinary is heading to Sephora Canada’s brick-and-mortar stores as part of an expansion in its home market.
The zit sticker war Like BB cream, double cleansing and essence, the acne patch has emerged as the latest K-beauty innovation well on its way to becoming a full-blown beauty craze in the United States.