Estée Lauder launches virtual try-on tool to support omnichannel business In late November, the beauty company debuted its iMatch Virtual Shade Expert tool, created in partnership with Perfect Corp. With the tool, customers are able to detect their best foundation shade using the YouCam Makeup virtual try-on feature and then are directed to purchase their recommended product. Estée Lauder is...
Is a founder exodus happening across beauty? Despite conglomerates stressing the importance of founders' stories upon acquiring a young brand, there is an exodus happening and more are rumored to be coming.
Love Beauty and Planet uses New York Times ad to call out beauty’s sustainability problem The New York Times has seen an uptick of beauty brands advertise in its Sunday print editions as of late, from Love Beauty and Planet, Love Home and Planet, Beautycounter and Glossier.
DevaCurl emphasizes e-commerce sales in 2020 strategy In early November reads, DevaCurl saw it had decreased its bounce rate by approximately 40% and increased its conversion rate by 33% on desktop and over 90% on mobile. New visitor conversion is also up by 20%.
Will CBD beauty go global? While the demand for CBD products in the U.S. is well documented, the draw in international markets is less clear.
Can Black Friday shoppers be turned into long-term customers? In the past brands like Gap have suffered greatly for their reliance on discounts. Once they trained the customer to buy on sale, those consumers never went back to buying full-price. Though that has been less of an issue for beauty and wellness brands, companies do need to make the...
Publisher Mindbodygreen enters the buzzy ingestibles category Last week, the wellness publisher began quietly selling its NR+ supplements, in partnership with nutritional manufacturer Thorne. Sold via its e-commerce site, the supplements are designed to promote youthful skin, wrinkle reduction and cellular rejuvenation, and mark Mindbodygreen's first foray into consumer products. Over the course of the next two...
Is ‘incubating’ influencers the future? This week, we explore the why behind "incubating" influencers.
‘500 launches a year is just not realistic:’ Inside Glossy’s Beauty and Wellness Summit At Glossy’s second annual Beauty and Wellness Summit last week, hundreds of brands, retailers and investors met in Palm Springs, California to discuss the changing retail, influencer and marketing landscapes. Dominating the conversations were discussions around an oversaturation of brands and products, how to maximize retailer partnerships and if influencer...