With its Diffuse Sweat headband set to launch in the U.S. this month, 12-year-old British fitness brand Gymshark brought insights from its diverse team and their experiences into product development. The product launched in the U.K. and the E.U. on February 15, followed by the U.S. on February 19. 

Ulta Beauty announced Thursday that it has purchased U.K.-based specialty beauty retailer SpaceNK Limited from PE firm Manzanita Capital. Space NK currently operates 83 specialty beauty stores across the UK and Ireland and sold its internal U.S. distribution company, which served Bloomingdale’s and Nordstrom, to PCA Companies in 2024. Ulta...

The secret to iconic New York apothecary C.O. Bigelow’s thriving brick-and-mortar business? Its curated beauty retail, said Ian Ginsberg, president, pharmacist and third-generation owner of C.O. Bigelow. Ginsberg joined the Glossy Beauty Podcast to discuss the store’s secret sauce as well as the challenges impacting the American drugstore industry today...

On the latest Glossy Week in Review podcast, managing editor Tatiana Pile joins international fashion reporter Zofia Zwieglinska to break down some of the most talked-about fashion moments from this week’s Democratic National Convention.

In the weeks leading up to New York Fashion Week, announcements of beauty brand pop-ups — many of which would combine a VIP event with a few days of activations — flooded editors' inboxes. Still, despite the crowding, the line to get into Prada Beauty's pop-up, held from September 6-8 in Chelsea,...

When Brandon Edelman (@bran_flakezz) hit 1 million followers on TikTok, he had a goal in mind. He wanted to take his followers on the kind of trip they see creators go on all the time — the kind known for elaborate branded experiences, fancy meals and "room drops," or gifting...

On this week’s episode of “The Glossy Beauty Podcast,” co-hosts Sara Spruch-Feiner and Lexy Lebsack dive into one of beauty’s buzziest topics: Gen Alpha’s rapid emergence as consumers in their own right. 

To most consumers, Rodan + Fields is synonymous with social selling — or, as it is often called, multi-level marketing. In 2024, however, that began to change. The brand shifted to an omnichannel strategy, launching its own DTC site while maintaining its consultant network of more than 70,000 sellers. Exactly...

Over three years after first going viral on TikTok, Revlon’s One-Step Hair Dryer is the most-talked-about hair tool online, according to recent Launchmetrics data. 

The 2025 Glossy Beauty & Wellness Awards recognize the companies transforming the beauty and wellness industries through design, product development, sustainability and more in innovative and emotionally resonant ways. For instance, in the Best Sustainability Initiative category, Prada Beauty is a nominee for its global sustainability work, including its refillable...