SuperOrdinary’s CEO on how digital-first indie brands are thriving in China With a cosmetics sales dip during the Covid-19 crisis and a host of successful local startups, China’s beauty market is more competitive than ever. That isn’t stopping indie beauty brands from entering the market.
Ulta partners with Refinery29 on new Latinx channel On Wednesday, Ulta announced its sponsorship of Refinery29's new R29Somos channel. Content will focus on Latinx visibility across culture, entertainment, beauty, and lifestyle on the new English-language channel.
DTC personal care brands seize on customers’ changing habits For DTC personal brands, it has never been easier to convince consumers to skip the drugstore and pay a premium for delivery of niche household goods like soap, lotion and shampoo.
‘Mom juice is so 2017’: CBD and cannabis brands embrace Mother’s Day marketing Moms in the U.S. may not be asking for much fragrance or lipstick to wear in lockdown for Mother's Day this Sunday, so companies that sell cannabis and CBD are getting in on Mother’s Day marketing.
Fenty Beauty joins beauty’s bubble tea bandwagon with Heytea collab The coronavirus may have closed Fenty Beauty's influencer house in the U.S., but the brand's promotional activity is full-steam ahead in China with the bubble tea brand Heytea.
TikTok’s social gifting campaign attracts beauty brands TikTok is trying to make social gifting happen in the U.S., and beauty brands are getting on board.
Inside Revlon’s China re-entry playbook Revlon may be sold mainly at drugstores in the U.S., but the road back into China is exclusively online. The U.S. cosmetics brand revealed K-pop star Jessica Jung as its new global brand ambassador on April 30, as part of its China re-entry plan that is focused on selling through Alibaba's...
Esports emerges as in-demand beauty marketing channel Once considered mainly an opportunity for reaching male consumers, the world of esports and gaming is now attracting a growing pool of beauty brands and their female shoppers.
Botox-starved beauty addicts turn to dermaceuticals While some celebrities and influencers have been able to surreptitiously get their Botox or fillers treatments against social distancing guidelines, the vast majority of people in quarantine need to find at-home alternatives to clinical procedures.