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...

Mass beauty company E.l.f. Beauty, prestige conglomerate Estée Lauder Companies and retailer Sally Beauty Holdings posted quarterly earnings last week. Given the distinct differences between the companies, there were few consistencies between them. But each managed to paint a picture of the state of their respective market.

Much of the colorful hair trend has been attributed to a Gen Z e-girl aesthetic popular online on platforms like TikTok. But the influence is not merely reflected in color palettes, but also in formulation and use-case. Semi-permanent hair dye is gaining attraction among customers as a means of expressing...

Fifteen years ago, circa 2006, teenagers would crowd the mall with a singular destination -- Abercrombie & Fitch. As the world changed, the body positivity movement grew, and fashion came to a (slightly) more accepting place. Naturally, the brand fell out of favor. Then, in 2017, that all began to...

Beauty brands owned by L'Oréal Group and Procter & Gamble, as well as Selena Gomez’s Rare Beauty, are making their way onto rising platform BeReal. And you’re far more likely to see a lo-fi photo of their employees’ apartments or laptop screens than a professional ad campaign. 

As Glossy Beauty Summit speakers and attendees shared their current strategies of focus, collaborations stood out as a major through-line.

“I’m learning things from 12-year-old girls in their bedrooms, and it’s really fun,” said Justine Marjan. The celebrity hairstylist, known for working with the Kardashians, Ashley Graham and Kristin Cavallari, has been getting most of her recent inspiration via TikTok.

Eight months after announcing it would expand into beauty, luxury e-tailer Moda Operandi is ready to share its vision with the world. But Moda Operandi is admittedly late on the trend of adding beauty to a luxury assortment to goose sales. Can it succeed?

This week I take a deep dive into inflation in the beauty sector, as well as The Lip Bar's next steps as it celebrates a decade in business.

With a new AI-generated character, Olaplex joins a growing group of beauty brands beginning to feature virtual influencers in social content. 

Fieldtrip is designed around the concept of a modern explorer, with latitude and longitude references on the packaging indicating where key ingredients are sourced alongside imagery of a map. Edgewell is certainly neither the first nor the last conglomerate to incubate a standalone Gen-Z brand.

As the world has opened up with the easing of the pandemic, people have enthusiastically embraced the renewed opportunity to travel. In turn, fashion companies have turned their attention to the pastime, carving out related revenue opportunities befitting their brand and satisfying an unmet travel need.