This week, I checked in with Michael Malinsky, the CEO of TikTok-famous makeup brand Wonderskin, to learn the takeaways from the brand’s sell-out collaboration with Chipotle. It represents a growing number of beauty-focused brand partnerships within the food and beverage industries this year. Additionally, a new beauty executive to know...

For fall, American Eagle Outfitters-owned Aerie, best known for its lifestyle and intimates products, is running a multi-part ad campaign. At the center is an NYC-based Aerie Hidden Gems Marketplace featuring the brand's coziest products, as well as a broader bra customer acquisition play. 

This week, I checked in with Sephora CMO Zena Arnold and Lyft evp Suzie Reider to learn about last week’s “delivered to beauty” activation, which provided direct competition to Amazon's Prime Days sale through discounted rides to Sephora stores. Additionally, L’Oréal-owned Maybelline sponsors WWE wrestling, Wonderskin becomes an Amazon category...

In this week's luxury briefing, we dive into how luxury fashion is approaching a post-"Challengers" tennis fashion landscape at Wimbledon and beyond. Also, why casualization is happening in men's fashion, what products luxury customers are actually buying, executive moves, the latest Glossy Podcast and news to know.

Total net sales were $578.8 million, primarily driven by strength across the company's retailer and e-commerce channels, according to the company’s press release.

Overall, Olaplex has had a tough last four quarters since the third quarter of 2022. Competition, product misinformation and a higher promotional environment were cited on the earnings call as the root causes. Olaplex’s stock price fell at the start of the day by approximately 11%.

On the Glossy Podcast, co-founder Henrietta Rix discusses the brand’s plans for the U.S., its new category strategy, the need for more inclusive sizing in the contemporary fashion market, the brand effects of Brexit and Rixo's mission to redefine accessible bridal shopping experiences. 

During the month of June, Ouai tapped into an in-flight advertising opportunity with JetBlue. The ad, featuring its St. Barts-scented body products, was meant to evoke a glamorous, sexy and sophisticated mood board for viewers.

This week, I checked in with top fitness brand execs from Hercule Studio, Forma Pilates and Bala, as well as market experts, to break down the uptick in supply for luxury fitness equipment. The category has grown thanks to new collections and collaborations from fashion brands like Pucci, Celine, and...

This week, Glossy checked in with industry analysts to better understand the phenomenal growth happening in the fragrance category, which appears to be further bifurcated across mass and luxury offerings. Additionally, the latest celebrity hair-care and sunscreen launches and the executive moves worth watching. 

With the help of cult romantic and ultra-feminine LoveShackFancy, Gap is going cottagecore with its latest collab. 

The timing of the campaign is twofold. First, The Ordinary is, at last, able to manage its supply chain without concern about selling out, allowing it to support big-scale ad campaigns. Secondly, it reasserts the brand's philosophy and price point in the face of competitors and an uncertain economic landscape.