This week, I look into why Black-founded beauty brands are being pitted against Black-owned companies. 

As fewer Covid-19 cases are reported in the U.S. and vaccinations reach a critical mass, going out hair returns.  It was just six months ago, that it appeared that shoppers were seemingly putting down the blow dryers and hair tools for good. Faced with never-ending stay-at-home lifestyles, Kline Group saw...

It was Ben Bennett's first job working at Limited Brands that showed him the power of working on a portfolio of businesses. Early in his career, Bennett, the founder and CEO of beauty brand incubator The Center, worked on 14 different apparel businesses at Limited Brands, but it was his...

This week, "clean beauty" faces a new set of detractors.

Today, Sally Beauty debuts its “You by Sally” digital-first campaign with TikTok creator and musician Heather Chelan. Chelan caught the eye of the Sally Beauty executive team after releasing a viral video in March that proclaimed "Having colored hair doesn’t make you unprofessional," said Carolyne Guss, Sally Beauty group vice president...

Charlotte Cho, Soko Glam co-founder and Then I Met You founder, was one of the original purveyors of K-Beauty in the U.S. But nearly nine years after launching the e-commerce platform Soko Glam, she acknowledges that the category has changed significantly.

Like many beauty executives, Andrea Alvares, Natura chief brand officer of innovation, international and sustainability, saw her business completely change with the onset of Covid-19. Meetings on Zoom became commonplace and a digital-centric model became priority No. 1. But while the U.S. is close to normalcy, the bulk of Natura's...

On Tuesday, E.l.f. announced in fourth-quarter and full fiscal 2021 results that net sales increased by 24% to $92.7 million in the fourth quarter, marking its ninth consecutive quarter of growth. For the fiscal 2021 year, the company saw net sales increase by 12% to $318 million. Because of these...

Finally, the mask mandates are off ... well, for those who are vaccinated. It's a moment that all U.S. citizens have likely been dreaming of since March 2020. But for beauty executives, it gives real hope for a makeup recovery. Makeup sales had slowed pre-pandemic, and that only accelerated over...