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Has Sustainability Become Table Stakes For Beauty Brands?

Rachel Brown — Wed, 17 Apr 2024 02:29:29 +0000

Ten to 15 years ago, a new wave of brands such as Josh Rosebrook, Indie Lee, Odacité, Tara Harper, RMS Beauty and W3ll People put clean beauty on the map in the beauty industry. Rightly or wrongly, most beauty brands today have taken

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The Hormonal Birth Control Backlash: Wellness Goldmine Or Political Minefield?

Suzannah Weiss — Mon, 15 Apr 2024 20:46:28 +0000

Tatyannah King, a 28-year-old sex educator in Philadelphia, recently stopped taking hormonal birth control. After being on the pill for seven years, she was curious how her body would feel without it.

“My general mood throughout the month has been better,” says King. “I didn’t notice how much my mental

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Understanding Beauty’s Biotechnology Revolution

Erica La Sala — Fri, 12 Apr 2024 02:37:05 +0000

Beauty’s love affair with biotechnology has only just begun.

“Biology and biotechnology are the next wave of potential,” said Jasmina Aganovic, founder of biotech company Arcaea and fragrance brand Future Society, during a recent Beauty Independent In Conversation webinar. Understanding Beauty’s Biotechnology Revolution appeared first on Beauty Independent.

Ulta Beauty’s CEO Says Beauty Is Cooling Off. Should Everyone Panic?

Rachel Brown — Wed, 10 Apr 2024 21:59:28 +0000

Two months into Ulta Beauty’s fiscal year, CEO Dave Kimbell told analysts at a J.P. Morgan conference on Wednesday last week, “We have planned for moderation in total category growth to kind of the mid-single-digit range. What we’ve seen so far is a slowdown in the total category across price points and

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What Retailer Should Rhode Choose?

Erica La Sala — Wed, 10 Apr 2024 04:21:41 +0000

A lucky retailer will soon bag one of beauty’s biggest prizes, Rhode.

Two years after starting in direct-to-consumer distribution, the skincare brand connected to Hailey Bieber is believed to be entering either Ulta Beauty or Sephora this year. Beauty industry chit-chat pegs Ulta as Rhode’s pick, but Sephora

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Josh Rosebrook On The Power Of Staying Independent In A Beauty Market That Valorizes Big Exits

Taylor Bryant — Mon, 08 Apr 2024 04:01:12 +0000

Josh Rosebrook, a celebrity hairdresser turned product developer, began his namesake clean beauty brand in 2009 within a year or two of the launches of fellow clean beauty brands Tara Harper, Ilia, RMS Beauty and W3ll People. All those brands have been acquired, and Josh Rosebrook remains among a select

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