This year was a transformational year for the beauty industry. Category shifts in the market played up the importance of inclusivity, the significance of virtual reality and artificial intelligence was validated by the acquisition of Modiface by L’Oréal, and transparency continued to dominate the conversations within indie and clean beauty.

On March 8, Harvey Nichols will debut a new beauty campaign and event activation series called "Rebel, Rebel" to underscore its roots in the market. 

Within this wellness world, there is a new emerging category of beauty products that not only serve as a traditional beauty product (like a fragrance, body or face oil), but also come with specific instructions for how the product can serve as a mood enhancer or stress reducer.

Peterson spoke with Glossy about the brand's choice to offer equity, its plans for The Ritual and the new positions it's added since going DTC.

Johnson & Johnson is making moves to increase innovation in its consumer products division, primarily in beauty. On Jan. 24, the personal care giant led a $35 million Series D funding round via its investment arm, Johnson & Johnson Innovation (JJDC, Inc.), in K-beauty upstart Memebox. Memebox is home to...

On this week's episode of The Glossy Beauty Podcast, beauty editor Priya Rao sits down with Whelan to discuss how to scale a boutique experience, how to move from a fitness to a lifestyle brand and why SoulCycle decided to make the move into wholesale with Nordstrom.

Cost-per-acquisition on social media is much higher than it used to be, meaning that the Warby Parker approach to aggressive expansion is eating up the budget that could otherwise go toward product development.

Editorial content via tutorials, Q&As and first-person essays have always had their place in the beauty industry, primarily in print magazines and online publications. But for some retailers, like Violet Grey, Goop and Net-a-Porter, editorial content is the key driver behind their e-commerce businesses.

As the preoccupation with wellness becomes more intertwined with beauty, sleep-related beauty products become an obvious growth opportunity.

As beauty and technology have become increasingly intertwined, more beauty brands are gravitating toward CES. For companies like L’Oreal, it is an opportunity to show off their latest technological innovations and meet with leaders and startups for future collaborations, while Clarisonic and Olay want to position themselves as science-backed brands...

As the beauty conference space becomes more crowded, subscription service Ipsy is revamping its event strategy.

As accelerators and incubators continue to be a lever the major beauty conglomerates turn to for newness, L'Oréal USA is bringing back its Women in Digital Next Generation program after retooling it last year.