On February 1, Rare Beauty entered all 1,500-plus Ulta Beauty stores nationwide and debuted on the retailer’s website, marking the brand’s first U.S. retail expansion since its launch at Sephora in September 2020. On launch day, it broke Ulta Beauty’s existing sales records, delivering the largest brand debut in the...

This week, I checked in on the battle between Walmart and Target for beauty consumers. Additionally, Glossier is expanding the You perfume franchise, and Victoria Beckham reports double-digit growth in annual sales. 

With 2025 coming to a close, the Glossy Beauty team came together on the Glossy Beauty Podcast to reflect on the defining themes that shaped the beauty industry this year and their own reporting.

This week's Glossy Beauty Podcast introduces a three-week series dedicated to beauty packaging. Over the next few episodes, we will explore just why packaging is so important and what factors can make it impactful, whether it has to do with a product's efficacy, branding or deeper emotional resonance.

Some beauty consumers still haven’t forgotten the smell of their Dr. Pepper Lip Smackers of the 1990s. While Lip Smackers are long gone, thirty years later, there’s a new wave of soda-inspired lip glosses hitting the shelves. 

This week, I checked in on the burgeoning beauty supplement category. Additionally, Unilever is set to acquire men's personal care leader Dr. Squatch, there's another exec shakeup at Violet Grey, and Beautycounter founder Gregg Renfrew is back with Counter. 

This week, I checked in on the surge in “Project Pan” among beauty collectors in 2025. Additionally, initial Black Friday sales data shows spend-happy consumers this year and LVMH makes a play for niche fragrance.

On this episode of the Glossy Beauty Podcast, Pop editor Sara Spruch-Feiner is joined by Catherine D’Aragon, CEO of First Aid Beauty, to discuss the brand’s recent rebrand and its decision to partner with Team USA ahead of the Winter Olympics.

Until this August, 5-year-old Rare Beauty hadn't done much in terms of traditional brand-X-brand collaborations. In the latter half of 2025, however, it dropped three.

Ulta Beauty is doubling down on the wellness category with a new pilot program called "Wellness by Ulta Beauty." The shop-in-shop boutique concept is debuting in four U.S. stores next week and includes a 475-square-foot dedicated wellness shop staffed by specially trained wellness advisors. Laura Beres, vp of wellness at...

On this week's episode of the Glossy Beauty Podcast, co-host Lexy Lebsack interviews Sara Spruch-Feiner about her recent reporting on the return of K-beauty, diving into what's fueling K-beauty's renewed popularity, what trending ingredients are capturing attention and how affordability continues to play a key role in the category’s appeal.

This week, I checked in with Juice Beauty CEO Lance Patterson to learn how the clean beauty trailblazer is using 20 years of insights to fuel its new rebrand. Additionally, Danish scalp clinic chain Hårklinikken partners with facialist Joanna Czech to fuel U.S. expansion, and L’Oréal Group plans for a...