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Beauty

For These Beauty Products, It’s What’s on the Outside That Counts

Brands are designing products and packaging meant to be clicked, tapped and touched. Actually using them is beside the point.

Beauty

For These Beauty Products, It’s What’s on the Outside That Counts

Brands are designing products and packaging meant to be clicked, tapped and touched. Actually using them is beside the point.


Beauty

2016’s Hottest Beauty Brands: Where Are They Now?

While social media is nostalgic for the year that birthed the cut crease and contouring, many of the brands that benefitted at the time are now behind the curve.

Beauty

2016’s Hottest Beauty Brands: Where Are They Now?

While social media is nostalgic for the year that birthed the cut crease and contouring, many of the brands that benefitted at the time are now behind the curve.


Beauty

How to Sell the Same Lipstick Twice

Resurrecting hero products can be a lucrative beauty strategy — but change the formula too much, and risk a crash-and-burn.

Beauty

How to Sell the Same Lipstick Twice

Resurrecting hero products can be a lucrative beauty strategy — but change the formula too much, and risk a crash-and-burn.


Beauty

Why Are Barrette Sales Spiking? Thank Ozempic.

Hair loss is on the rise, in step with GLP-1 drug usage and general stress levels, and causing a measurable shift in clip preferences.

Beauty

Why Are Barrette Sales Spiking? Thank Ozempic.

Hair loss is on the rise, in step with GLP-1 drug usage and general stress levels, and causing a measurable shift in clip preferences.


Beauty

Beauty Dupes Are More Expensive Than the Originals Now

Your lipstick’s evil twin is gonna cost you. After years of cheap copycats, a new slew of makeup doppelgangers boast near-identical formulas and packaging… and higher prices. Here’s why shoppers are buying them anyway.

Beauty

Beauty Dupes Are More Expensive Than the Originals Now

Your lipstick’s evil twin is gonna cost you. After years of cheap copycats, a new slew of makeup doppelgangers boast near-identical formulas and packaging… and higher prices. Here’s why shoppers are buying them anyway.


Beauty

Urban Decay’s ‘Naked’ Relaunch Is a Hit. Now Comes the Hard Part.

The L’Oréal-owned cosmetics brand discontinued its first smash hit product, the Naked eyeshadow palette, in 2018. It’s hoping a limited edition re-run could hold the key to a wider brand reboot.

Beauty

Urban Decay’s ‘Naked’ Relaunch Is a Hit. Now Comes the Hard Part.

The L’Oréal-owned cosmetics brand discontinued its first smash hit product, the Naked eyeshadow palette, in 2018. It’s hoping a limited edition re-run could hold the key to a wider brand reboot.


Beauty

The Biggest Beauty Founders of the ’90s Are Back

Seasoned entrepreneurs like Urban Decay’s Wende Zomnir and Bobbi Brown are hoping they can make lightning strike twice, launching new beauty brands into a vastly different consumer and retail environment.

Beauty

The Biggest Beauty Founders of the ’90s Are Back

Seasoned entrepreneurs like Urban Decay’s Wende Zomnir and Bobbi Brown are hoping they can make lightning strike twice, launching new beauty brands into a vastly different consumer and retail environment.


Workplace & Talent

Power Moves | Carlos Nazario Named New Vogue Editor, Virgil Abloh Joins the Fashion Scholarship Fund

This week, the stylist is American Vogue’s latest editorial addition, while Abloh joins the nonprofit's board of governors.

Workplace & Talent

Power Moves | Carlos Nazario Named New Vogue Editor, Virgil Abloh Joins the Fashion Scholarship Fund

This week, the stylist is American Vogue’s latest editorial addition, while Abloh joins the nonprofit's board of governors.


Beauty

Beauty's Giant Glitter Problem

Growing consumer demand for the sparkly substance comes with steep environment cost. Could a biodegradable alternative be the answer?

Beauty

Beauty's Giant Glitter Problem

Growing consumer demand for the sparkly substance comes with steep environment cost. Could a biodegradable alternative be the answer?


Beauty

Laura Mercier Founder Says Trust Yourself and Keep Working

Brand builder and investor Janet Gurwitch shares advice on choosing the right channel and the power of packaging.

Beauty

Laura Mercier Founder Says Trust Yourself and Keep Working

Brand builder and investor Janet Gurwitch shares advice on choosing the right channel and the power of packaging.