This week, I examine the clinical claims arms race and its various motivations and players. Additionally, a mild week for executive moves but a busy week for the beauty industry nonetheless.
Since the beginning of the year there have been several news stories and coordinated leaks on what beauty brands are looking for buyers. But despite the number of brands purportedly on the market, what companies would be interested in buying them?
In collaboration with the packaging waste solutions non-profit Pact Collective, as of Monday, Ulta Beauty has rolled out an expansion of its in-store take-back initiative to its more than 1,350 U.S. stores. The company and Pact first piloted the program, dubbed Beauty Drop-Off, in 2023. At the time, take-back services...
The announcement, which was shared across Fenty Beauty's social platforms on Thursday, marks a significant expansion for the celebrity-backed brand.
In the last three years, there has been a greater appeal to the industry thanks partly to the New Yorker diaspora of 2020 that saw Empire State residents decamp to the Sunshine State, plus the growing ethnic and generational diversity
For Harper, the journey to becoming a beauty founder was no easy feat. Up until 2016, Harper's professional career was rooted in the food industry, specifically seafood. Though she had no formal experience in beauty, her determination to not only launch a successful beauty brand but to also celebrate her...
Between 2022 and 2024, the brand quickly scaled, bringing in more than 300 new employees under D&G Beauty, led by CEO Gianluca Toniolo.
At Glossy Beauty Pop, attendees will have the chance to meet IRL, build relationships, experience cutting-edge beauty services and gain insight from fellow beauty leaders.
Since the dawn of time, people have searched for a fountain of youth, a magical elixir or Philosopher's stone that would grant immortality. With the promise of advanced biological sciences, humanity is tackling aging head-on. The beauty and wellness industries are primed to absorb longevity sciences and repackage it for...
The men's beauty market has been under stress: Men's skin-care brand Disco shuttered in November 2023, men's nail polish brand Faculty shuttered at the end of December, and, also as of last year, the one-time men's skin-care brand Geologie is now marketing itself as gender neutral. Nevertheless, Evangelo Bousis, the...
This week, a peek at how beauty brands took part in the bi-annual fashion extravaganza of New York Fashion Week. It may be called New York Fashion Week, but beauty brands are finding ways to stand out during one of the biggest fashion moments of the year. Since 2020, the...
Another year, another series of monumental shifts and moments in the beauty industry. Some of these shifts and moments were harbingers and reflectors of changes in areas ranging from the influencer economy to the DTC world. Meanwhile, others were early predictors of a future ripe with opportunities to alter the...