Glossy x Launchmetrics Research: Cleansing balms are skin care’s new favorite category Cleansing balms have gone mainstream. What was once a niche category that required some explanation is now lining the shelves of retailers from Sephora and Ulta to Target and CVS. This month alone, skinfluencer Susan Yara’s Naturium brand, skin-care brand Youth To The People, Australian beauty brand Alpha-H and mass...
Tan France is launching outerwear, and he designed every piece himself After selling his fashion brands, Tan France swore he’d never make clothing again. But then Netflix asked him to join the cast of "Queer Eye," which premiered in 2018. “[Now,] almost every week, somebody asks me to do a brand,” France said. He finally said yes -- to Thmbl, a...
In the DMs with Arielle Charnas Arielle Charnas, also known by her blog-turned-brand name Something Navy, has 1.3 million followers on Instagram who want to know the deets on every product she wears and uses. On Tuesday, she launched an activewear collaboration with Bandier that includes strappy sports bras accented by ruffles, wrap tops befitting a...
Glossy Pop Newsletter: Champion aces its first TikTok campaign and Saweetie launches nail polish TikTok has opened up a new advertising channel for brands. It’s an opportunity for creativity, where influencers do more than, “Hey guys, I'm going to tell about why I love [fill in the blank].” Champion, the brand behind probably at least one sweatshirt you have in your house, is making...
Billie Eilish is launching a celebrity perfume people will actually care about Billie Eilish is 19 years old and has 94.2 million followers on Instagram. On TikTok, she has 35 million followers. Today, she surprised her fans with the launch of a fragrance, simply called Eilish.
‘Just 2 Asian queens trying to make it in the world:’ Kim Chi and Plastique Tiara discuss new makeup collab Last week, the two debuted a collaboration under Kim Chi's brand that is a collection of makeup inspired by both their looks: Kim Chi's loud, vibrant and colorful makeup, and Plastique's Kardashian-esque nudes and sharp contours.
RFLCT skin care is the first beauty brand made for gamers Gamer Valkyrae, whose real name is Rachell Hoffstetter, has teamed up with Claudia Poccia, CEO and co-founder of Ideavation Labs, to launch RFLCT, a skin-care brand focused on combating skin damage caused by blue light.
The rise of the ‘just-left-Ulta-still-in-the-car TikTok’ and the viral power of foundation On TikTok, the hashtag #foundation has 1.6 billion views. After many women spent 2020 mostly bare-faced, the hashtags are a sign that makeup is back. In March of this year, TikTok collectively embraced a full face of makeup, which had fallen out of fashion. Embracing no-makeup-makeup -- or no makeup...
Latinx Beauty is gaining traction Like K-Beauty, J-Beauty and A-Beauty before it, Latinx beauty is gaining traction: Nordstrom announced the expansion of its selection of Latinx-founded brands in September, adding to its roster Costa Brazil, Joaquina Botanica, Nopalera and Vamigas. Multi-brand "clean" beauty retailer Beauty Heroes also carries both Joaquina Botanica and Nopalera, and featured...