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This week, I look at the brands changing the hair-care conversation, discuss the word "normal" in beauty and personal care, and check in on investing circles.

When Coefficient Capital raised its first fund of $170 million in March, the idea was to invest in consumer brands that could weather a recession. Managing partner Franklin Isacson spoke with Glossy about what drove its Hawthorne investment, how Covid-19 will impact 2021 investing and what future customer habits can...

Called Custom Skin Clinic, the $69 serum initially launched in September as a pilot to gauge customer reaction and sold out in eight days. Now Unilever-owned Murad is looking to restock by December.

Beauty influencer and Em Cosmetics founder Michelle Phan may have nearly 9 million followers on YouTube, but there’s another video platform that she watches constantly: Twitch. 

The new brand, called Peach, launches with 10 bars across shampoo, conditioner, face, hands and body, for under $13 each. The bars come in vibrant colors like blush pink, fuchsia and turquoise, and in shapes including triangles. Phrases like “Fresh face, fresh take” are imprinted on them.

The age of ongoing confinement seems tailor-made for the industry's clean beauty sector. "We couldn't be in a more timely position in terms of what we've been pushing for as a brand," Kosas founder Sheena Yaitanes said on this week's episode of the Glossy Beauty Podcast.

Off of its Series B raise in January, clean color brand Kosas continues to bet on the personal care category. Following its hyaluronic lip balm launch last year, Kosas is debuting its first deodorant, containing AHA, called Chemistry.

Refillable beauty faces a larger customer acquisition issue, given that refillable products tend to cost more at the onset and offer less expensive refills. Still, the conversation around refillable beauty products does not seem to be slowing down, which begs the question of how far it can go in making...

Men's grooming was already a buzzy category before coronavirus, but stay-at-home order are pushing men to adopt full-fledged routines rather than use just single products.

As Glossier has grown over the last decade, notable departures have taken place, with many executives decamping to form their own brands and businesses. Call it the Glossier mafia, if you will.

Our Deep Dive: Glossy Beauty Summit, is a collection of videos and key takeaways from our recent three-day Glossy Beauty Summit Live that offers valuable tips, insights, quotes and stats on how Gen Z is challenging the beauty industry on issues like transparency, authenticity and values.

Indie Lee, which launched in 2019, is currently sold in retailers including Sephora, Ulta and Credo. Currently, the brand is focused on direct-to-consumer sales, and surprisingly, Lee said, it’s seeing a significant increase in average order value. The reason: Skin-care customers are adding on products in the wellness and self-care...