Beauty Responds To Support Victims Of L.A. Wildfires, Kecia Steelman’s Vision For Ulta Beauty, Ronald S. Lauder Retires From The Estée Lauder Companies Board Of Directors, Managing Director of GHD North America Appointed, Sisley Drops First Dermocosmetic Product, Ulta Beauty Partners With Instacart

Spate Launches The Pop Index, Sephora Appoints Catherine Spindler As New President Of Europe and Middle East, Dolce & Gabbana Reveals Cinematic Ad For New Men’s Fragrance, Glamnetic Launches Digi Nails, Haut.AI Unveils SkinGPT

In the few years since Vanessa Goddevrind joined 111SKIN, the luxury skin care brand has successfully expanded its presence in a competitive market. Now, as CEO, she discusses the strategies driving growth, her commitment to consumer education, and how a blend of science and sensory experience sets the brand apart.

With unmatched networking, AI-powered matchmaking, exclusive access to retailers and influencers, and insightful seminars, Cosmoprof North America Miami is set to be bigger and better than ever before.

Cosmoprof Returns To Miami, 111Skin’s CEO Vanessa Goddevrind Talks Business, Glowed Launches Self-Tan In U.S., Fran Law Moves From L’Oréal To Shiseido, ELF Partners With Amanda Nguyen, Charlotte Tilbury Takes On Dupes

Kim Rittberg’s Fast Company article focuses on building your personal brand, improving time management, and fostering innovation in the workplace, steps you can take for career success in 2025.

CEW is committed to empowering industry professionals by providing insightful advice and solutions with daily content. In line with this mission, we are scouring some of the best websites to highlight the news and advice that will help you be better at your job. Here, an article from TED by Dr. Davis Burkus that may hit home, specifically on how to remain motivated at work after a long break.

Bernstein says that in order to be the best version of yourself at work you must also be the best version of yourself in daily life.

The newly named CEO of Ulta Beauty talked in November about some of the executive team’s goals, which include store expansion, greater penetration of Ulta Beauty’s loyalty program, and a big splash in wellness.

Without skipping a beat, dozens of leading beauty executives last Thursday began posting to social media their willingness and availability to help those affected by the tragic wildfires on the West Coast. Here, the women who are using their networks, resources, and connections to provide relief — and what you can do to support their mission.

Circana’s Larissa Jensen On A Positive Outlook For Beauty In 2025, Nordstrom To Open SkinSpirit Med Spa In New York Flagship, Tru Fragrance Acquires Lake & Skye, Auréa Group Buys Zenagen and ACT/IVas, FDA Proposes Standardised Asbestos Testing Method

Circana says the generational impact on overall market trends will drive positive momentum in the coming year, with data revealing specific differences in attitudes, purchase influences, and shopping preferences among the different cohorts. Understanding these nuances will be crucial for beauty brands and retailers alike, as actual behaviors often defy expected trends.

Shinery’s Brea Fullerton Talks Building Brand Success, NIQ Reveals 2024’s Fragrance Trends Of Note, Kecia Steelman On Her New Role As Ulta Beauty CEO, The Magnesium Body Care Boom, Credo Drops Body Products

Brea Fullerton, CEO and founder of Atlanta-based jewelry cleaning brand Shinery, once dreamed about out-of-the-gate viral success. However, she’s learned that staying focused — and not chasing shiny objects — pays off in the long run.

SNS Partnerships’ Suhair Nimri Talks Business, The Skin Cancer Foundation Makes Becky Kamowitz Executive Director, L’Oréal Group’s Hi-Tech Portable Skin Analysis Device, Ulta Beauty Taps Kecia Steelman As President And CEO, Dove Launches New Self-Esteem Project for Women, Beauty At The Golden Globes

Founded by seasoned industry veteran Suhair Nimri, SNS Partnerships helps brands establish and strengthen relationships with Ulta Beauty, Sephora, Nordstrom, and other top retailers.

The national nonprofit organization, which is based in midtown Manhattan, consists of a team of 17 executives committed to decreasing the incidence and mortality of the world’s most common cancer through public education.

L’Oréal Cell BioPrint uses cutting-edge science to enable consumers to understand their skin’s aging trajectory and to gain insights into the skin care that will work best for their needs.

The news of CEO Dave Kimbell’s retirement is the second major executive departure at Ulta Beauty in the past two months.

CEW’s Top Downloaded 2024 Industry Reports and Top 10 Clicked Articles in 2024, Traackr’s Top 25 Beauty Brands in Influencer Marketing Of 2024, Clinique Reformulates Even Better Clinical Dark Spot Serum, The Inkey List Drops New Hydrating Serum, K-Beauty Brand Anua Enters Ulta Beauty, Jaimee Lupton Launches Daise, Unilever Merges Sustainability, Communications Roles

The top downloaded industry reports came from data providers including Spate, NielsenIQ, ViralMoment, and yes, CEW!

Leaders who know the right questions to ask, who have the ability to make imaginative ideas a reality, and who possess the tools to cultivate a culture of excellence are better equipped to anticipate challenges and find innovative solutions. Global design firm Ideo has a list of books that can help you achieve these team building goals and more.

In 2024, the beauty industry saw a surge in engagement across a wide array of topics, from leadership shifts to emerging wellness trends.

As the year draws to a close, the beauty industry is saving the best for last with new collections that are perfect for gifting and indulging. Whether you’re searching for a supremely decadent holiday gift or treating yourself (you really do deserve it), these products embody the season’s spirit of luxury and self-care. Here, the standout beauty products that are making a debut this month.

Courtney Adeleye’s Hair Care Comeback, Roar Forward’s 12 Top 12 Age-inclusive Ads Of 2024, FDA’s Linda Katz To Retire, Medmix Appoints Nande Van Aken Head of Global Operations Beauty, DSM-Firmenich Creates Mocha Mousse Scent

Behind The Scenes At FounderMade’s Art Basel Summit, The BeautyHealth 2024 Skintuition Report In Close-Up, Puig Extends Charlotte Tilbury Partnership, Ashley Tisdale Drops Hair Care, Estee Lauder Announces Departure Of Israel Assa, Global President, Travel Retail Worldwide, Dr. Few Skincare Taps Jessica Fisher As CEO

When the who’s-who of luxury, celebrity and industry converge for Art Basel, there’s ample opportunity for wheeling and dealing. With a history of connecting top-tier executives and scaling businesses, FounderMade seized the moment with a summit for and featuring a wide array of brand leaders.

Inside Amazon’s Record-Breaking Cyber Week for Beauty, Eva NYC’s New Year’s Makeover, Shiseido’s Retiring CEO Masahiko Uotani On A Decade of Change, Elemis Appoints Antonio Statelli President of Elemis North America, Bic Buys Tangle Teezer, THG Beauty Taps Robert Koerner, Charlotte Tilbury To Open World First Skin Spa

The Brooklyn-based hair care brand, which earned Ulta Beauty’s 2023 Conscious Beauty Brand of the Year, will transition from up to 25% recycled aluminum to a minimum of 50% post-consumer recycled plastic in 2025.

Blake Lively And Bobbi Brown Honored At The Beauty Inc Awards Ceremony, LVMH Partners With Integrated Biosciences, Estée Lauder Opens BioTech Hub In Belgium, Weleda Unveils Zero Eissions Logistics Center In Germany, Glossier Drops Shadow Sticks

BEAUTYSTREAMS’ Top 50 Year in Review, Christina Oster Daum On The Secret Of Cosnova’s Success, Walgreens Stocks Soars After Reported Acquisition Talks, Mao Geping Raises $300 Million In IPO, Three NYC Derms Join Forces, Zara Drops Hair Scents

Christina Oster Daum, co-owner of the German beauty company Cosnova, has turned it into a billion-dollar business over two decades, with popular brands Catrice and Essence. With a passion for making beauty accessible to all, she talks to CEW about self-funding, shunning advertising, and how to succeed in the U.S. mass market.

How Beauty Deals Stole The Show On Black Friday And Cyber Monday, Four Beauty Execs On 2024’s Key Trends And What’s Next For 2025, Five Minutes With Presperse’s Joy Atkinson, Behind The Scenes At Sephora’s Holiday Party, Puig Stock Recovers, Pantone’s Mocha-Colored Beauty Partnerships, Estée Lauder Companies’ Richard Parsons retires

The CEO of Presperse is redefining leadership with a sharp focus on trust, sustainability, and building teams that deliver record-breaking results and love where they work.

Black Friday and Cyber Monday brought in big sales, but the real story was consumers’ hunger for beauty deals and no-fuss gifting options.

On the heels of a successful new holiday campaign, Sephora raises a glass to their community who have been a big part of their success.

4 Beauty Execs On 2024’s Key Trends And What’s Next In 2025, CEW UK’s 2024 Achiever Awards, Swarovski Inks Deal With Coty Inc., Orveda Opens First Paris Spa, Givaudan Creates Humanitarian Fund

‘Tis the season for top 10 lists — as well as pondering what 2025 may have in store. While sales numbers say one thing, executives who have their boots on the ground of the beauty industry see a wider range of possibilities.

Spate Predicts 2025 Top Beauty Trends, The Hottest Holiday Beauty Buys At TikTok Shop, Tatcha Enters Ulta Beauty, Interparfums Partners With Off-White, Sephora Secures Traackr’s 2024 Top Spot, Sol de Janeiro Opens A Garden for the Senses

CEW 2024 Beauty Award Winners Announced, CEW Product Watch November 2024 Drops, How Ktchn Apothecary Labs Is Helping Smaller Brands, Violette_FR Secures Series B Funding, Ancorotti Cosmetics Acquires Cosmoproject, Shiseido Stocks Drop, The Make-Up Show’s Makeup Shop Returns To NYC

After years of perfecting his own brand, Kevin Lesser is now opening his lab to help others get started without the usual high barriers.

Chili & Lime Rolled Corn Tortilla Chips, Everything but the Bagel Seasoning, and — if TikTok sleuths are to be trusted — dupes for prestige products are just a few reasons why Trader Joe’s customers keep coming back for more. We investigated the country’s up and coming beauty retailer.

November is shaping up to be a month of beauty indulgence, with everything from luxe bijoux-encrusted palettes to high-end LED masks making their debut. Plus, a host of skin salves are arriving just in time for winter’s blustery weather. Here, the standout launches everyone’s talking about.

What are the best new beauty products of 2024? This year’s CEW Beauty Award Winners were announced today at a luncheon at The Marriott Marquis in Manhattan.

Lauren Brody On Keeping Boundaries, Tyler, The Creator Expands To The U.K., Paris Hilton Launches 11:11 Beauty, The Estée Lauder Companies Partners With OpenAI, The Body Shop Taps New Executives

A plan for any working mom who is great at setting boundaries – but lousy at keeping them.

Circana Predicts Positive Q4, 8 Skin Care Ingredients You Should Know, 5 Minutes With Milani Cosmetics’ Global CEO Mary Van Praag, Behind The Scenes At The Eudēmonia Summit, Beauty Enchants Canyon Ranch, Khloé Kardashian Drops First Scent, Lancôme Taps Olivia Rodrigo As New Face, Sephora Plans UK Expansion, Shiseido Invests In Apothékary

Traditional beauty wasn’t the main focus at the inaugural Eudēmonia Summit; instead, the spotlight was on the far-reaching benefits of wellness and longevity, which took center stage in the program’s content agenda.

The 2024 beauty holiday shopping season looks good, helped in part by higher-income households, parents of Gen Alpha children, e-commerce purchases, and social media trends fueling consumer interest.

With three decades of global omnichannel experience, Mary van Praag knows how to transform companies. Her resume includes roles at firms including Revlon, Johnson & Johnson, Perricone MD, and Coty Inc. Since joining Milani Cosmetics in 2020, she’s energized the 23-year-old brand, boosting sales more than 50% to $200 million-plus. Here, van Praag talks about how she’s fusing Milani’s core products with innovative launches to be “the newest legacy brand” in the mass business.

More than 30 beauty brands participated in Enchant, a program that blends luxury beauty with wellness for those looking to nurture both their inner and outer self.

Guillaume Motte, Sephora’s President And CEO Joins LVMH Executive Committee, Interparfums SA To Launch Private-Label Scents, Danielle Bernstein Debuts WeWoreWhat 001 Fragrance, Ulta Beauty Gets Strict About Holiday Shopping

Spate Reveals 2024’s Tik-Tok Hair Trends, The Tech Behind Bazaarvoice, Estée Lauder Companies’ President UK & Ireland Sue Fox To Retire, OneSkin Secures Series A Investment, Hostinger Predicts Black Friday 2024 Sales Comeback, L’Oréal Showcases Beauty At The The Louvre

CEW President Carlotta Jacobson Receives The Lifetime Achievement Award From The NYSAE, Hanni’s Leslie Tessler Talks Work/Life Balance, Natura & Co Reports Strong Q3 Growth, Armani Beauty Drops Venice Film Festival Documentary, Norwest Venture Partners Invests In Divi, Hairdressing Remembers Trevor Sorbie

After experiencing stress-induced burnout in 2010 while working in New York, former L’Oréal marketing executive Leslie Tessler moved to Argentina, a country where she knew no one, didn’t speak the language, and had no immediate work prospects. A decade later, Tessler – now fluent in Spanish – returned to the U.S. and launched her body care brand, hanni, which was quickly picked up by Sephora in more than 300 doors. Despite hanni’s rapid growth, Tessler remains focused on maintaining a healthy work-life balance. She speaks with CEW from her home in Atlanta about finding equilibrium in a high-stakes industry, the importance of face time with customers, and knowing when to switch off her phone.

Carlotta Jacobson received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the NYSAE 2024 Synergy Awards, recognizing her leadership in the beauty industry

Euromonitor Reports On The Demographic Shifts Impacting U.S. Beauty, Oddity Tech’s Record Q3, El.f. Beauty Sales Keep Rising, Next8 Investments Buys Matter of Fact Skin Care, Heron Preston And Sabrina Albarello’s Scent Collab With Henry Jacques, Kenneth Cole Bottles New York City’s Vibrant Vibe

Andrew Stanleick’s Appointment At Kenvue, Coty Publishes FY24 Sustainability Report, Trinny Pops Up In New York, May Lindstrom Returns To Retail, Boots No 7 Ad Banned, Smashbox’s First Fashion Collab, Fine’ry Launches On Roblox

Kendra Kolb Butler on Alpyn’s Rebrand, Anisa Telwar Kaicker’s Brush With Kindness, Beauty’s Most Wanted Merch, NAD Rules On Drunk Elephant’s Skin Care Claims, Sephora Ends Hydrafacial Partnership, Harvey Nichols Appoints First Creative Director, Grown Alchemist Opens First Store Outside Australia

Founder Kendra Kolb Butler on what’s new — and next — for the beloved Jackson Hole skin care brand

The founder of Anisa International has been in the brush biz for more than 30 years. Here’s how Anisa created a kinder, cleaner, more sustainable beauty brush firm.

 Naturopathica’s Cathy O’Brien On Her Vision For Cancer Care While Navigating Her Own Diagnosis, Puig Reports 11% Increase In Q3 Sales, SV Labs Acquires Sigan Industries, Dior’s First U.S. Beauty Boutique Opens In New York, Pamela Anderson Drops Sonsie Cleansing Mousse, The Estée Lauder Companies And NYKAA Announce Beauty & You India 2024 Winners

How Blooming Brands CEO Brianne Price Does It All, William P. Lauder Steps Down As Executive Chairman, Charlotte Tilbury Puts On A Beauty Show, Bath & Body Works Opens 500th International Store, La Roche-Posay Announces 2023 Young Investigator Grant Winners, The Savoy Hosts Wellbeing Residency

It’s no mystery that a key secret to executive success is wearing multiple hats every day — and doing everything exceedingly well. This skill has CRO Brianne Price overseeing everything from finance to social media to product launches for multiple brands that are sold in more than 85,000 doors globally. Here’s how she does it.

Cathy O’Brien was diagnosed with cancer while fulfilling her mission to provide massage relief to cancer patients via a new program. Here’s how she worked through it, and the importance of bringing someone comfort.

Estée Lauder Taps Stéphane de La Faverie As New CEO As Jane Lauder Steps Down, Lauren Brody Offers 5 Hours Of Advice In Five Minutes, CreatorIQ Connect Summit News, DSM-Firmenich’s Haloscent® Pure You, Beyoncé Drops Second Scent, By/Rosie Jane Takes Body Care Into Target, Givaudan Opens Fragrance Hub In China, Evolvetogether Collabs With Gwyneth Paltrow And Goop

Jane Lauder steps down but will continue to help execute the company’s turnaround plan.

Workplace gender equality expert and coach, Lauren Brody, offers five hours of advice in five minutes.

Experts unpack the increasingly complex digital landscape at the CreatorIQ Connect Summit – and how to crack the code of tapping into fan communities who are the ultimate buyers of products.

ReVuze Distinguishes Fleeting Fads From Lasting Trends, L’Oréal Reports Nine Month 6% Sales Growth, Haut Drop Makes TikTok Debut, Teneya Gholston Launches Texture Crush, Dr Sam Bunting Sells Out At UK Sephora, Jeremy Scott Collabs With SpoiledChild

Your Next MoCRA Move: Approaching Third-Party Logistics Providers, Macy’s Nata Dvir Honored By The Fragrance Foundation, Amazon’s Holiday Beauty Haul Drops, All Aboard Diptyque’s London’s St. Pancras International Pop-Up Event

It’s time to go more in-depth with what MoCRA (Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022) demands, in addition to understanding the existing laws related to the health and safety of beauty products.

Performance Beauty Group Appoints JuE Wong As CEO, CEW October 2024 Product Watch Drops, CVS’ Michelle LeBlanc On Marrying Inner And Outer Beauty Care, Raymond James On When Brands Should Sell Their Businesses, Leonard A. Lauder Honored With Neiman Marcus Award, Estée Lauder’s Amazon Debut, Molly Sims Acquires Investment For Yse Beauty, Herbal Essences’ Royal Colab

PBG is owned by Gauge Capital, a middle-market private equity firm based in Southlake, Texas.

As October unfolds, the beauty industry is doing its part to keep the epidermis in tip-top shape with a slew of new moisturizers and treatments designed for the scalp, face, neck, body – even buttocks. Meanwhile, holiday season is starting to simmer with the rollout of giftable sets and exclusive retail partnerships. Here, the launches that everybody’s talking about this month.

Blushington Blazes A Trail In Wig Styling And Care, Boots Reports Q4 Sales Growth, Coty Announces Preliminary Q1 Results, Arbonne International Appoints Lori Burgher As Chief Marketing & Growth Officer, Arcade Beauty Concludes Recapitalization

On the cusp of opening its first franchise location in Boca Raton, FL, which coincides with Breast Cancer Awareness month, the NYC-based beauty lounge is introducing services for wig wearers.

Tracking With WYN Beauty by Serena Williams, Discothèque Debuts Nightclub Fragrances, Margot Robbie’s First Chanel No5 Film Campaign, Rhode Taps Claudia Schiffer As New Face, Why Beauty Loves F1, Glow Recipe To Host Night Market, Bath & Body Works Withdraws Holiday Candle

With a focus on active beauty, WYN cuts through the noise in a competitive athlete-backed beauty market.

Saie’s Lucia Ruehlemann Tells Her Career Story, NielsenIQ Shows The Power Of The Hispanic Beauty Consumer, The Winners Of The 2024 Maesa Magic Incubator Program, Revlon’s New CEO And Its First Chief Brand Officer, Nails Inc. Acquired By US Private Equity Firm, LOLI Beauty Shutters, Bobbi Brown’s Bridal Collab

When meeting Lucia Ruehlemann, it’s hard not to smile. President of indie beauty brand, Saie, and first-generation Latina, Lucy (as she is called by those who know her), is a spirited leader and all-around joyful human. With the mentality that being a Latina in the beauty industry is a superpower, Ruehlemann has brought her work ethic, empathetic leadership style, and a little bit of sasson (read: flavor) into each of her roles. In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month, CEW is focusing on Ruehlemann’s career and the experiences that made her who she is today.

With a focus on empowering entrepreneurs from underserved communities, the Maesa Magic Incubator program provides this year’s winning class of 2025 with interactive lectures, tailored support, mentorship, and over $100,000 in no-strings attached funding to scale their businesses.

Laboratoires Expanscience’s Catherine D’Aragon On Trailblazing Sustainability, Maybelline And Naomi Osaka Are Brave Together, WWD Updates 2024 Retail Expansions, Sarah Kugelman Debuts All Golden, John Lewis Scraps CEO Role

The rise of high-end beauty brands on Amazon is not merely a trend but a strategic move toward innovation, collaboration, and enhanced customer engagement in an increasingly competitive global retail market. Be sure to hear about how Amazon Beauty is creating new ways to help beauty brands succeed in CEW’s upcoming webinar.

Dotdash Meredith’s Melissa Guy On Her Inspirational Story, WSL’s Report On Women’s Health Drops, 2024 Maesa Magic Incubator Winners Announced, Estée Lauder Executive Moves, Target’s Rick Gomez Shares Beauty Strategy, Circana’s Holiday Shopping Survey, Merit’s Fragrance Debut

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, CEW is spotlighting several executives to celebrate their Latino roots, leadership style, and love of beauty. Here, how Dotdash Meredith’s Melissa Guy became one of publishing’s most inspiring and successful executives.

Behind The Scenes At The CEW 2024 Beauty Expo, Raffaella Cornaggia Shares Kering Beauté Strategy, Goop Makes Retinol Debut, Bravo Sierra Relaunches, Credo Launches Vetiver Skin Care, Ami Colé Expands Sephora Footprint, Sodalis Group Acquires HRB Brands

Considering mounting pressure to tackle the global climate crisis, beauty companies face the colossal task of rethinking how they do business. And quickly. Laboratoires Expanscience, which owns Mustela and Babo Botanicals, has been paving the way for the beauty industry by leveling up its commitment to making a positive socio-ecological impact. 

Beauty Expo 2024 was not just an event, it was an experience that celebrated the best in beauty while fostering connections and community. From innovative product showcases to engaging spa services and delicious treats, the Expo set a new standard for what beauty events can achieve.

SeeMe Index Shines Light On Beauty And Body Positivity, ILIA Taps Paul Schiraldi As New CEO, True Beauty Ventures Invests In Sofie Pavitt, Rare Beauty And Sephora Partner Again For Mental Health Day, SK-II Opens First Chinese Travel Flagship Store, La Maison Orveda Blooms In NYC, Grown Alchemist Opens First UK Store.

Haut.AI Unveils Skin Atlas Tech, RMS Beauty Makes Debut At Ulta Beauty With New Lip Oils, Tarte Cosmetics Hosts #StormOfLove, E.l.f. Beauty’s 2024 Impact Report Drops, The Body Shop’s Comeback Plan Revealed

Beauty tech trailblazer Haut.AI has introduced Skin Atlas, a new technology with cutting-edge data privacy, skin-analysis, and product-recommendation capabilities. By offering image anonymization and powerful modules, customers, brands, and retailers can reap the benefits of a hyper-personalized skin care experience.

Ulta Beauty Unwraps Joy, CEW’s September Product Watch Drops, Harris Williams’ 2024 Annual Health & Beauty Survey, NielsenIQ’s Mid-Year Review, Executive Changes At Estée Lauder North America, Mark Curry Appointed The Inkey List’s CEO, Birkenstock Debuts Footcare

The retailer pulled back the curtain on its holiday haul with a bit of help from OZ, exclusives, emerging brands, and minis with enormous appeal. Is it enough to combat concern over a beauty slowdown?

Cult revivals, collector’s editions, and a cream that costs more per ounce than platinum (yes, we did the math), September is spoiling us all, and we’ve found the goods to prove it. Here, the newest investment pieces that merit a coveted spot on the vanity.

Debunking The Ambition Myth For Working Mothers, Suhair Nimri On Helping Brands Partner With Retailers, Glossier Extends Fragrance Range, Bath & Body Works’ Julie Rosen Steps Down As President, Bubble And Jones Road Make LinkedIn’s Top 50 StartUps, California Textured Hair Care Education Bill Passed

The most prestigious talk I’ve ever given was at Lincoln Center in front of an audience of 2,000 people. I was on stage, under a spotlight – good hair, good…

Seen Secures $9 million Series A, Youthforia Taps Oby Jemedafe As New Product Development Director, Saie’s Climate Initiative, Malena Higuera Goes To Noyz, Revolution Beauty’s Manufacturing Move, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone And Neutrogena Give Back

2024 CEW Beauty Awards Finalists Revealed, The Clean Beauty Summer School Announces Class Of 2024, NYC Says Ciao To Italian-Made Beauty, L’Oréal Paris Honors Women of Worth 2024, L’Oréal Ambassadors Walk The Paris Runway, Deciem Drops New Body Care Range, L’Occitane Group CEO Resigns

The ITA put on a feast for the senses to spotlight Italian beauty at a recent event, Beauty Made In Italy.

Every year hundreds of young brands enter Tower 28 founder Amy Liu’s annual program, Clean Beauty Summer School, for the chance to gain access to mentorship and funding. This year Liu awarded two grand prize winners, one from the entrepreneur category and one from the content creator category, a new addition.

For nearly two decades, L’Oréal Paris has celebrated extraordinary women making a difference through its Women of Worth philanthropic program. This year the beauty brand identified 10 changemakers from thousands of entrants who will receive a host of prizes, including $25,000, mentoring, and access to the brand’s national platform to amplify their messages.

Beauty industry experts have selected this year’s top picks from more than a thousand entries, creating an impressive list of finalists for the 2024 CEW Beauty Awards.

RANAVAT’s Founder Talks Ayurvedic Beauty, Vichy Taps ‘Glucose Goddess’ As Ambassador, Sephora Accelerate Brands Get Musical, Lorne Lucree Leaves Unilever To Launch Consultancy, Prada Beauty Pop-Ups Mark Lookfantastic Debut

The 5,000-year-old practice of Ayurveda is getting a modern makeover thanks to indie brands that are embracing their heritage and reinventing tradition. As a result, consumers are integrating ancient beauty and wellness rituals into their daily lives — and it’s resonating across the generational spectrum.

Nutrafol’s Giorgos Tsetis Video Interview, Skinification Levels Up, DKC Gets Majority Investment From ACC, Amazon Prime Day’s Early Bird Beauty Deals, Estée Lauder Hosting Climate Week Event, JP Morgan Names Marcia Kilgore’s Beauty Pie Among UK’s Top ‘Women-Powered’ Firms

CEW caught up with Nutrafol’s Giorgos Tsetis to film a video about his hair journey and the key to Nutrafol’s continued success.

The term skinification is being applied to all categories as a way to express that a product’s formulas have leveled up.

Beauty Brushes Up Its Act, Pathology’s New Invisible Face Mask, Cassandra Grey Buys Back Violet Grey, Lancôme Taps Nico Parker As Youngest Face, Nina Ricci Unveils Vénus Scent, Ulta Beauty Announces 2024 MUSE Accelerator Cohort

The brand that helped popularize skin care patch treatments aims to shake up the industry with a new invisible face mask shown to help one’s daily skin care perform better — which the company hopes will help them carve out a new niche in the market.

Four MoCRA Changes You Need To Know About, Cynthia Sakai On Evolvetogether’s Success, Chanel Taps Simona Cattaneo Fragrance and Beauty President, Net-a-porter Shutters In-House Beauty, Naked Beauty Scent Drops, L’Occitane Revitalizes Manhattan Boutique, The Nurtured Brow Pops Up In New York

Multi-Use Makeup Gains Momentum, Margot Robbie Announced New Face Of Chanel No.5, L’Oréal Paris Taps Cara Delevingne As New Global Ambassador, Sephora North America Appoints Delphine Herve CFO, Fekkai Styling Crème Makes Comeback, Is Glossier Play Coming Back?

Glossier Alum Rebecca Zhou Talks Soft Services, Trinny London Opens First Store, Kulfi’s Sephora Expansion, RéVive Turns To Tech, Cult Gaia Drops Scents, Walmart Phases Out Multicultural Haircare Section

Apart from a handful of brands that are elevating body care, the category is mostly comprised of fragranced washes and lotions. Soft Services looks to change that.

The Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act (MoCRA) is ushering in a new era of enhanced safety and compliance in the cosmetics industry. There are significant changes on the horizon, including certain key MoCRA-related developments, each designed to safeguard consumer health, ensure product integrity, and align with international safety standards. Below we delve into what these changes mean for brands and their consumers, and the importance of readiness and adaptability in the evolving regulatory landscape.

Evolvetogether became a pop-culture phenomenon during the height of the pandemic thanks to its fashion spin on protective masks that were worn by the likes of Kamala Harris and Rihanna. Today, it’s a multi-award-winning personal care brand set to launch in a national beauty chain.

Spate’s 2024 Annual Fragrance Trends Report, Creed CEO Steps Down, DKNY 24/7 Drops, Tom Ford Taps Haider Ackermann As New Creative Director, Tammy Demos Debuts Kleos+Klea Clean Skin Care

L’Oréal Luxe’s Silvia Galfo Talks Business, Alia Bhatt Signed By L’Oréal Paris, Glossier Taps Mette As Face Of New Crème de You, Noble Panacea Drops Eye Lift Concentrate, Maybelline Revives Iconic Jingle

The longtime L’Oréal executive sat down with CEW for a state-of-the-industry of sorts, covering how and where today’s consumer shops, as well as her newly minted position heading up 15 prestige beauty brands for the largest beauty company in the world.

Indie Beauty’s New “Pop-Ins”, MAC Taps Emily Bromfield As SVP, Celine Beauté Showcased At Harrods Pop-Up, Fenty Hair Opens “Mane Street” At Selfridges, Diptyque And Coty Drop New Scents, SK-II’s Artistic New Packaging

Retailers looking for a curated collection of clean beauty brands have a solution with the Conscious Beauty Collective’s latest retail concept.

Most recently with Dr. Barbara Sturm, Bromfield honed her skills at L’Oréal.

InnBeauty Project’s Co-Founders Talk Business, Sephora Cuts Jobs In China, Barneys x Hourglass Pop-Up, Sloane Stephens Drops Body Care, Great Many Gets Pre-Seed Funding, DFN Ventures Invests In Crème Collective, Redken Appoints Darren Oram VP Of Education

InnBeauty Project was named Sephora’s Breakout Brand of the Year for 2024. See how the brand, which is led by two women founders, is succeeding despite a competitive market.

Dove’s Beauty Never Gets Old Campaign, Dibs Beauty Enters Ulta, Lab Series Lands At Amazon Prime Beauty, Ilia Arrives at Ulta Beauty, Coty Reports Results For Q4 2024

In its latest campaign, Dove’s Real Beauty puts the spotlight on ageism.

Estée Lauder CEO Fabrizio Freda Announces Retirement Date; August Product Watch Drops, Tory Burch Taps Kendall Jenner As Face Of Sublime, Dior Unveils Rihanna’s J’adore Debut, Chloé’s L’Eau de Parfum Intense Revealed, Glow Recipe Launches Retinol Serum

A downward trend that started several years ago continues, dragged down by ongoing stagnant growth in China and a hard-hit travel retail business.

As summer comes to a close, the beauty world is revving up for fall with high fashion objects, gourmet indulgences, and entertaining campaigns. From Gordon Ramsay frosted cakes to eye candy from Gucci and Pucci, brands are serving up a bounty of new treats before Labor Day. Here, the most promising product launches in August.

Fig.1’s Co-Founders Talk Business, Dyson Drops Haircare, Maybelline Partners With New York City Marathon, Emily In Paris Scent Launches, NYX Bakes With Gordon Ramsay, Olari Haircare Debuts

Priced between $16 and $64, the minimalist, derm-developed line promises clinically proven results.

Beautystreams On The AI Beauty Revolution, Neutrogena Launches Gen-Z Skin Care, Addiction Tokyo Hosts Bloomingdales Pop-Up, Avon Files For Bankruptcy, Bioelements Taps Irene Teruel, Indu Gets Seed Funding From Unilever Ventures

RŌZ by Mara Roszak Closes First Seed Funding Round, Dolly Parton Drops Lipsticks, Covergirl Goes Vintage, Of Other Worlds Enters Urban Outfitters, Aromatherapy Associates’s Bath Butler Service

The funding will help accelerate retail expansion, further enhance RŌZ’s presence in the professional channel, build the team, and fuel product innovation.

ViralMoment July 2024 Drops, MAC Black 40 Lipstick Launches, Glossier’s New Brow Boy Arch, Herb & Root’s Supermarket Sweep, ODDITY’s Record Q2 Results

Neom Wellbeing’s Founder On Its U.S. Expansion, The Ordinary Drops Body Care, The Estée Lauder Companies Taps Rashida La Lande As New General Counsel, Olaplex Stocks Drop But Q2 Sales Meet Expectations

The author, shopkeeper, and beauty entrepreneur talks about building a wellness brand in the U.S.

Circana: Prestige Beauty Sales Up 8% in 1H 2024, Cosmoprof Las Vegas 2024, E.l.f. Takes Plunge With Anastasia Pagonis, Humble Growth Invests In Salt & Stone, L’Oréal Acquires 10% Stake In Galderma, CK One Essence Drops

In the first half of 2024, the U.S. prestige beauty market grew by 8% to $15.3 billion, while sales at mass merchants held flat, according to Circana. Below, key highlights across the beauty landscape through the first six months of the year.

The vibe at Cosmoprof Las Vegas 2024 was fresh and modern, as exhibitors showcased everything from experiential products in bright packaging to science-backed formulas for solution seekers to on-trend items meeting the needs of a broad spectrum of generations.

Walmart Realm Special Report, Blake Lively’s Hair Care Debut, Quinn Murphy Drops Spatch, South Asian Beauty Book Launch, Beauty’s Highest-Paid CEOS, Curology’s Agency Launches On Amazon

In a move to capture Gen Z and even Gen Alpha shoppers, Walmart has launched an immersive virtual commerce site that taps social media content creators and Pinterest to curate clothing, furniture, and beauty items in a metaverse style format.

Madison Reed’s Amy Errett Talks Business, L’Oréal’s Q2 Sales Rise, P&G Announces Q3 Results, Anne Kirby To Depart Chanel, CORE invests in Winky Lux, Nu Skin World’s No 1 Brand, Urban Decay Brings Back OG Naked Palette

Prior to founding Madison Reed in 2013, Amy Errett spent three decades working as a venture capitalist and serial entrepreneur. CEW spoke with Errett about how that business experience enabled her to ignore naysayers, reimagine a stale category, and create an industry-disrupting brand that’s still thriving 11 years later.

Mara Sirhal Appointed Chief Merchandising Officer of QVC U.S., Shiseido Announces Kentaro Fujiwara New CEO, Guerlain Partners With Pucci, Victoria Jackson Drops No Makeup Makeup, Wonderskin X Chipotle Collab, FDA Enhances MoCRA Cosmetics Portal

Sirhal comes to Qurate Retail Group from Saks Off 5th where she served as Chief Merchant and Brand Officer. She replaces Stacey Bowe who was appointed President of Qurate Retail’s HSN business unit in February.

The Maesa Magic Incubator Is Back, Cosmoprof Comes To New York, Uncommon James Debuts First Scent, Kiehl’s Drops Discoloration Treatment, Vidacorp’s New CMO, Unilever Reports Rise In Profits

Launched in July 2023, the Maesa Magic Incubator program helps bridge the entrepreneurial access gap, empowering early-stage beauty and wellness entrepreneurs from under-served communities.

Cosmoprof North America is launching “the biggest week in beauty” planned for October 2025 that looks to unite consumers, influencers, brands, and retailers to deliver networking and education opportunities.

NIQ Reports Luxury And Mass Beauty Are Blurring; Akhil Shrivastava To Succeed Tracey Travis At Estée Lauder Companies, Peter Hawkings Departs Tom Ford, L’Occitane To Go Private, Jones Road Drops Miracle Balm Palette, BeneFit Launches On TikTok Shop Super Brand Day, Record Q2 For Inter Parfums

Scientific Breakthrough Could Reverse Hair Loss; Olaplex Unveils Bond Shaping Technology; Estée Lauder Named Number One Company For Multicultural Women; AXNY Acquires Indie Lee; Curology Enters CVS; Fenty Beauty Partners With Olympics

An innovative microneedle patch developed by Harvard and MIT researchers may revolutionize the treatment for autoimmune-related hair loss and skin diseases.

The Brands Winning At TikTok Ads, July 2024 Product Watch Drops, Bubble Launches Cleansing Trio, Douglas Raises Full Year Guidance Ahead Of Q3, Unilever Joins The Fragrance Creators Association

While summer heat is melting away our fantasy of a cool summer, the beauty aisle is giving us a refreshing cadre of skin care to revitalize our complexion and fragrances that transport us to Portofino and Nantucket. Here, this month’s first-class launches — no airfare required.

ATTITUDE’s CEO talks plastic-free beauty, The Body Shop Enters Exclusivity Agreement With Auréa, Walmart Appoints Vinima Shekhar VP Of Beauty, Venus Williams And Others Up Their Hair Game, Channing Tatum New Face of Versace Eros

Before there was Goop, there was ATTITUDE. The 18-year-old Canadian company that began with a few non-toxic household products now hopes to lead a plastic-free beauty revolution with innovative formulas and next-level sustainable packaging that redefine conscious consumerism.

Why Beauty Brands Need Empathy, TikTok’s “Cortisol Face”, SEPHORiA Goes To Atlanta, P&G Opens Paris Olympics Salon, Rodan + Fields’ New Business Model, Valentino Unveils New Scents

The Hair And Body Mists Making A Splash, Spate’s 2024 Body Care Trends Report, Tracey Travis Said To Be Leaving Estée Lauder; GHD’s Duet Blowdry, Fenty Beauty Draws The Line

How two brands are creating a point of difference, leveraging content creators, and selling storytelling in the crowded scent space.

Celebrating 40 Years Of MAC, Jaimee Lupton Drops Being Hair Care, The Maker Gets First Investment, Shiseido Eyes OSEA; Beauty Bakerie Bought By West Lane Capital Partners

As the original industry distruptor turns 40, André Branch, Senior Vice President and General Manager of MAC North America, looks back at the brand’s enduring legacy — and toward its bright future

CEW’s ViralMoment June 2024 Drops, Laboratoires Expanscience’s Catherine D’Aragon On Blazing A Sustainable Trail; Beauty’s Baby Boom, Goop Opens First Facial Room, Rabanne Taps Troye Sivan As Global Makeup Brand Ambassador, Everist Switches Marketing Strategy

FIT’s Annual Capstone and Celebration for Stephan Kanlian; CEW’s June Product Watch Drops; Celine Unveils New Bath & Body Launches; L’Oréal Inks Agreement with Debut; Kering Beauté Appoints New CFO; Givaudan Acquires Italian Beauty Producer

Wednesday evening marked a double celebration at FIT, both for its 2024 graduating class of its Cosmetics & Fragrance Marketing & Management master’s program, and for Stephan Kanlian, who has championed the program for decades.

Nostalgic summer scents are having a moment in beauty, with finely tuned notes and clever branding teleporting us to other decades. The market continues to broaden for women over 40 with a new crop of hair, cosmetics, and skin care designed specifically for them. Here, CEW shares the most innovative products that launched this month.

Help for when the daycare floods, pink eye strikes, or your boss just overall…doesn’t get it.

Calling itself “the beauty destination of the future,” the UK luxury department store’s newly renovated beauty hall at the London flagship aims to revolutionize in-store shopping. Offering over 200 beauty services and plenty of experiential activations and personalization (there’s even a bespoke lighting system for optimal cosmetics shade matching), the retailer is elevating the customer experience to new heights.

A leader in the growing women’s beauty and wellness market, Stripes Beauty, supported by the L Catterton investment, will invest in innovation with science-backed solutions.

Last year, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it would delay enforcement of certain requirements under the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act (MoCRA) until July 1, 2024 to give the industry more time to comply with pending deadlines. At first, that deadline seemed a long time away. But it now looms large, and many companies are scrambling to collect the information needed to register their cosmetics facilities and/or list their cosmetic products (and ingredients) to meet the deadline.

PCA Companies Buys Space NK’s U.S. Wholesale Division; Rihanna New Face Of Dior J’Adore; L’Occitane Revises Privatisation Bid; Clairol To Offer Summer ‘House Calls’

CEW’s Indie25 Report Drops; DEINDE Targets Zillenials; Vasiliki Petrou Departs Unilever Prestige; Victoria Beckham Raises Brows; Olaplex Launches Pro Collective; Chanel’s Las Vegas Sphere Debut; U.S. Surgeon General Pushes For Social Media Health Warning

Starting today, the new DTC skin care brand is rolling out a six-week brand-awareness program targeting consumers in this microgeneration.

Photo Report From CEW’s Event With L’Oréal USA’s David Greenberg; Kylie Cosmetics Enters Ulta Beauty At Target; Credo And Ulta Beauty End Collab; Merit Wins Over Millennials; Jake Paul’s Gen Z Range Drops

On Thursday, June 6, CEW presented David Greenberg, CEO of L’Oréal USA and President of the North American Zone, a €10 billion division within L’Oréal Groupe. Together with Jill Scalamandre,…

5 Minutes With Kopari Beauty’s Susan Kim; L’Oréal USA CEO Talks Business; The Fragrance Foundation 2024 Awards; Sephora Debuts Products For New Moms; Lancome’s Idôle House London Pop-Up

In the four years since Susan Kim joined the company, Kopari Beauty has experienced unprecedented growth in the prestige market. Now, with their sights set on becoming a top 10 brand, the CEO discusses what’s fueling success, galvanizing the team, and how a side project became a runaway hit.

Indie Beauty’s 25 Rising Stars; Cancer and Careers Expands Its Mission; Too Faced Debuts On Amazon; Wait List For Rhodes’ First Blush; LVMH’s Bernard Arnault Appoints Son As Managing Director

CEW is set to reveal 25 of indie beauty’s rising stars in a new report.

Kiper built a reputation for bold moves to court more shoppers into Walmart’s Beauty aisles. Can he do the same for the Home category?

In the 23 years since it was founded, Cancer and Careers’ sole purpose has been to support and educate people with cancer to thrive in their workplace. As in-office jobs gave way to remote positions and hybrid schedules, the nonprofit has evolved to meet workers where they are, expanding its resources and reach across more touchpoints — and impacting many more lives along the way.

Virginie Viard Departs Chanel; 5 Minutes With dpHUE; L’Oréal Paris Debuts Colorsonic; Philosophy Opens Skin Care Academy; Fenty Hair Drops; Gryme Targets Gen Alpha Boys

An industry outsider when she founded dpHUE in 2011, Donna Pohlad has grown her award-winning line of at-home hair color and hair care into one of the most buzzed-about brands. Now, with a new next-gen dye designed for both virgin and color-treated hair, Pohlad and Janice Lee, dpHUE’s new VP of Innovation, Marketing, and Consumer Engagement, share how the brand is reinventing what’s possible with at-home color.

Circana’s Dupes Scoop; Ekta Yadav On Her TEEN Seal; The Burning Issue For Gen Z; Noyz Scents Debut; Olay Taps Sha’Carri Richardson As New Face

Frustrated by seeing young consumers buy products not necessarily made for their tender skin, the Founder and Host of podcast Skin Anarchy has created two product seals to take the mystery out of which ingredients are OK for the tween and teen set.

Every month, various beauty industry analysts from Circana write about the latest trends being seen in beauty, based on the firm’s market information and insights. Through an exclusive partnership, Beauty News will publish the blog the day it’s posted. Today’s post discusses the dupe phenomenon, the categories it’s most impacting (makeup and fragrance), and the generations driving this uptick (Millennials, Gen Z).

Olay X Coursera Inspire Women of Color In Cosmetic Science; Savannah Sachs On Her Eighth Day Strategy; CEW Remembers Thia Breen; Sarah Creal Debuts Eponymous Range; The Estée Lauder Companies Acquires Deciem; Michael Edwards Reveals “American Legends”

A new survey by the American Academy of Dermatology is sounding the alarm on Gen Z’s misbeliefs around sun protection and SPF use, and their startling lack of awareness when it comes to the long-term health risks of UV damage.

Dr. Rolanda Wilkerson, the passionate cosmetic chemist behind many Olay breakthroughs including their white-hot water-activated Solid Cleansing Melts, is now spearheading a collaboration between Olay and online education platform Coursera to diversify and empower the next generation of beauty innovators.

The CEO’s knack for building and scaling brands has earned her a reputation for turning up-and-comers into major industry players. In her new role at the helm of luxury skin care darling Eighth Day, Sachs brings her strategic, thoughtful approach to the brand’s growth plan and is creating plenty of buzz in the prestige market.

Thia Breen, a much loved and respected beauty and retail executive, has died. She was 73.

New NIQ Report Reveals Why Beauty Brands Need To Innovate; Patent Awarded For Skin Color-Matching Sunscreen; Peggy Gou Named Global Ambassador, Maybelline New York; BBC Scent Documentary Makes Headlines

Rahua’s Anna Ayers On Its New Range And Mission; Dior’s Pop-Up Spa At The Beverly Hills Hotel; Provence Beauty Enters Urban Outfitters; Bridgerton Star L’Oréal Paris’ New Face; M&S And Next Consider The Body Shop Bids

Anna Ayers and her husband Fabian Lliguin, the co-founders of Rahua, are passionate about preserving and protecting natural environments around the globe. The brand’s newest product collection helps support wildlife preservation in Galapagos and the couple’s mission to make sustainability easier and more impactful.

The Spate x Symrise: 2024 Sun Care Trends Report Drops; Gen Z’s Skin Cancer Risk; Allē Searches For The Next Faces of Botox; Nikkie De Jäger Named World’s Most Powerful Beauty Influencer; Shikohin Debuts At Neiman Marcus

Each face tells a story, and Allē, the Allergan Aesthetics loyalty rewards program, is looking to help share more stories through an open casting call that will determine the future...

Kiehl’s Launches On Amazon; The Secret Of RéVive’s Success In Asia; B.B.C. Opens L.A. Store; E.l.f. Reports Over $1 Billion in Annual Sales; Orca Debuts Bleu Beauty; Schwarzkopf Taps Dove Cameron As New Global Ambassador

Those who subscribe to the philosophy “be where the customer is” would likely believe one of those places is Amazon. According to Momentum Commerce, in November and December 2023, Amazon’s Beauty & Personal Care category revenue grew by 27.4% year-over-year (YoY) on Amazon U.S., reaching $6 billion. Today, Kiehl’s Since 1851 joins dozens of prestige beauty brands to sell on the world’s largest online marketplace, such as Clinique, which announced its launch on Amazon in April.

The luxury skin care brand’s omni approach to distribution and growth has played well in the unique China market — a prime example of how alternative forms of distribution can become mainstream drivers.

CEW’s May 2024 Product Watch Drops; Rihanna In China; L’Oréal Unveils Future Tech; Clarins Debuts Customer Care Bot; Market News

The beauty forecast for summer calls for complexions tinted with sheer, sunny pigments and next-gen technology to protect skin and scalp. Oh, and if you’re eyeing pieces for your summer wardrobe, several luxury products can double as chic accessories. Here, this month’s most noteworthy newcomers.

The Tech Changing The Game For Beauty Freelancers; Prose Reveals Results Of Clinical Trial; Beauty & Well-Being To Host Pop-Up; Dior Appoints Charlize Theron As Skin Care Ambassador; Ulta Beauty Debuts On DoorDash; JW Marriott Collabs With Flamingo Estate

Find out how tech-savvy brands are using AllWork’s management and payment platform to get ahead in retail, why freelancers want the brands they work for to have current technology—and how you can take these strategies and apply them to your own company in order to accelerate your retail sales.

Powered by AI, Prose’s personalized hair care formulas have won over fans. Now, the company is releasing data from their clinical study that put Prose’s custom products up against ready-made prestige formulas—and the results suggest that bespoke is indeed better for your hair.

IPSY Launches Podcast; Glossier Opens Las Vegas Store; Primark’s TikTok-Viral Beauty Brand To Make U.S. Debut; Walgreens Boots Alliance Selling U.K. Drugstore; Jo Malone London Taps Tom Hardy As New Ambassador

The popular subscription box brand is leveraging its personal connections with founders and creators to create long-form video interviews in a new series called Hitting Pan.

Garnier Partners With Gold House For AAPI Heritage Month; E.l.f. Calls For Corporate Diversity; Phlur Appoints CEO And CMO; The L’Occitane Group Taps Evelyne LY-Wainer For Its Travel Category

Garnier has partnered with non-profit Gold House to shine a light on AAPI Heritage Month and sustainability. From announcing the recipients of the first-ever Gold Green Grant to the debut of a nationwide campaign promoting diversity and inclusivity, Garnier is making waves this May.

Nancy Twine is a beauty-industry pioneer. She helped usher in the “skinification” of hair care with the launch of Briogeo in 2013, and then became the youngest Black woman to introduce a product line at Sephora. When she sold Briogeo to Wella in 2022, a whole new role for her began. Here, Twine, the Keynote speaker for CEW’s 2024 Visionary Awards, reveals what she’s been up to since the acquisition (hint: a lot) — as well as why she believes a trailblazer must pave a path for others.

CEW’s 2024 Visionary Awards; Dior Pampers Stars At Cannes; BCR To Honor William Lauder; CEW X Spate Spotlights Gen Alpha’s Most Wanted Skin Care; IT Cosmetics Debuts Blush; Olga Sorokin On Making Scents For Masion IRFĒ

CEW partnered with consumer search firm Spate to identify the top brands Gen Alpha wants most for their skin care routines. Then, we asked executives from these brands whether their products are safe for young skin and how they’re thinking about this fervent new consumer.

Olga Sorokin, couture designer, has created five exceptionally unique fragrances with premier perfumers at dsm-firmenich.

CEW honored five exceptional female entrepreneurs for their commitment to leadership, innovation, impact, and supporting other women.

Melis del Rey, General Manager, Beauty, Baby, and Beauty Technology, Amazon U.S. Stores, tells CEW exclusively about how Amazon Premium Beauty is helping Clinique expand its reach and delight customers and creators alike.

Charlotte Tilbury On The Business Of Scent; Carolina Herrera To Be Honored; California’s Bill To Ban Ban “Anti-Ageing” Skincare To Under 13s; Kiko Milano Taps Emma Roberts As Global Ambassador

Charlotte Tilbury, Chairman, President, and Chief Creative Officer of her eponymous beauty empire, has created products that are retail – and viral – sensations. She sat down with CEW to talk about her newest milestone – a fragrance line.

CEW 2024 Suppliers Awards Finalists Announced; CivicScience’s New Data On Gen Alpa Beauty Shopping; Dolce & Gabbana Beauty Use AR Mirrors At Makeup Launch; Oddity Beats Wall Street Forecasts For Q1; Ben Jones Tapped As CEO, Radiance Holdings

Beauty and the MET; Briogeo’s Nancy Twine Talks Trailblazing; Circana Reports Q1 Beauty Sales Growth; ViralMoment April 2024; Coty’s Q3 Report And New Scent License with Lena Gercke; Puig’s IPO Europe’s Biggest This Year

How Shontay Lundy Put Black Girl Sunscreen On The Map; Estée Lauder Reports Net Sales Of $3.94 billion For Q3; L’Oréal Paris Honors Women Filmmakers At Cannes; Kylie Cosmetics Makes Debut In India

What makes celeb beauty sell?; Nécessaire’s Randi Christiansen On Disrupting Body Care; Helena Christensen Is Härklinikken’s New Face; Olay Unveils Cleansing Melts; L Catterton Acquires Majority Stake In Kiko Milano

CEW Women’s Achiever Awards Draws Over 1,000 Insiders; Katherine Power, MERIT and Versed founder, and Tower 28’s Amy Liu Talk Business; Estée Lauder And Microsoft Create AI Lab; SickScience Targets Hair Growth; Goop Drops Bronzing Gel; Kering’s New Beauty Appointment

With hundreds of educational seminars, trend exhibitions, and an all-out party celebrating some of the industry’s most innovative suppliers, NYSCC Suppliers’ Day makes it cool to nerd out on what’s next in product formulations and innovations.

Function Of Beauty’s Alexandra Papazian Talks Business; Unilever And Inter Parfums Report Sales Growth; Sephora Secures Top Spot In Cosmetify Rankings; PZ Cussons Sells St Tropez; Glossier Brings Back OG Balm Dotcom

With nearly two decades of experience across three continents — including 15 years at L’Oréal and Laura Mercier — Papazian is an energetic beauty industry leader known for building and revitalizing global brands. So what is her strategy for Function of Beauty, where she took the helm in 2021? We got a glimpse into Papazian’s vision on the eve of the introduction of Function of Beauty’s SOS (Save Our Strands) Custom Repair, a customizable, repair-focused line of four products. At its heart is a patent-pending biotech-powered bonding technology with two naturally derived actives: a glucose derivative and an itaconic acid and arginine blend said to target damage on both the cuticle layer and in the inner core of the hair. Custom Repair will go live on the company’s website on April 29th.

Brixy Debuts Bar Cleansers; Anastasia Beverly Hills’ NYC Pop-Up; Bath & Body Works Opens First London Store; Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses Roll Out Update

The eco-conscious, non-toxic brand expands to a new personal care category with a novel signature ingredient blend while preparing for a busy year ahead.

Esha Chhabra On Brands Raising The Green Beauty Bar; CEW April 2024 Product Watch: Earth Day Edition; Supergoop’s Holly Thaggard Tells Her Story; Gregg Renfrew Buys Back BeautyCounter; Paris Hilton’s Tan-Luxe Collab

Author Esha Chhabra profiles business leaders who are pioneering a new way of running companies to benefit people and the planet.

Holly Thaggard, AKA The Sunscreen Queen, is Founder and Chairman of Supergoop!, one of the most successful, game-changing beauty companies to revolutionize sun care. After more than a decade of educating consumers on the importance of SPF daily and creating innovative products that people actually want to wear, Supergoop! made headlines in 2021 when it sold a majority stake to private equity firm Blackstone, valuing the company at between $600 million and $700 million. (Sales had reached $250 million — up 65 percent from 2021.) An avid CEW superfan and supporter, Thaggard was a natural to keynote this year’s Achiever Awards luncheon. Learn how the born rule-breaker became an extraordinary entrepreneur.

In honor of Earth Day, we’re sharing a lineup of launches that set a higher environmental standard for the beauty industry. From waterless sunscreen to solid shampoo, here are a few of the products making a positive impact.

Beautycounter has found its way back home.

Beautystreams On Beauty in the Age of Longevity; Glow Recipe’s Co-Founders On Their Success; The Fekkai Five; Thirteen Lune Flies High; How Teens Are Shopping

The Strategy Behind Shiseido’s Corporate Venture Capital Fund; Xia Ding Named Managing Director Of Sephora China; Harvey Nichols’ New CEO; Dr. Ava Shamban Launches Althaea Skin; Westman Atelier Unveils Suprême C

Shiseido is making its mark on the venture capital arena with a unique point of view.

Why Kindness Is Trending; L’Oréal USA Names Silvia Galfo President of Luxe Division; Breaking Fragrance News; Essie Extends Gel Collection

For today’s beauty consumer, a little kindness goes a long way.

The creation of a prestige vegan eau de parfum was orchestrated with the Zoomer consumer in mind.

Experts weigh in on how to handle the region’s rebound.

P&G Beauty’s Anitra Marsh Charts Her Career; Dove Drops The Code Campaign; Squeeze’s Expansion Plans; Tom Ford Beauty Taps Dexter King

Flipping The Script On Working Parenthood; Neutrogena Closes Los Angeles Office; KIKI World Announces $7 Million Funding Round; The Inkey List Debuts Body Care; L’Occitane Halts Share Trading.

Our kids don’t hold us back. They motivate us. 

The Secrets Of The Beachwaver Co’s Success; Maria Chiclana On Her Shiseido Career; Emmie Salaj Appointed COO Of Dr. Dennis Gross; L’Oréal Paris Launches #WorthItRésumé; Puig Plans IPO; Clarins Acquires Land

The digital pioneer’s social-selling playbook includes agility, exclusive collaborations, behind-the-scenes content, and devoting a significant amount of time to livestreaming.

Jenny Belknap On Her Career At Estée Lauder; CEW 2024 Achiever Awards To Honor Angela Guy; WGSN’s New TikTok Analytics Tool; Sekkisei Launches At Amazon US

Inside Annemarie Borlind, Germany’s Biggest Clean Skin Care Brand; Serena Williams’ Makeup Range Drops; Rita Ora And Anna Lahey Launch Typebea Hair Care; L’Occitane Sells Grown Alchemist

The latest competition in clean beauty has a 65-year-history of paving the way for sustainability. As the brand sets out to grow its business stateside, others should be looking to their internal credo as a standard: “If I can’t eat it, I won’t put it on my skin.”

The Experiential Future Of Retail; Circana On The “Splurge And Save” Fragrance Trend; Investment News; Storm Reid Partners With KISS Colors & Care

Exciting innovations in beauty retail are happening in 2024. Retailers are reimagining interactive destinations, offering a blend of entertainment, education, and social interaction. The shift is driven by a confluence of factors: tech-savvy consumers, the rise of social, and an increasing demand for interactivity.

The tech, tools, and trends you need to know to woo the “always shopping” customer.

Consumers are trading up to pricier fragrance products and simultaneously spending more on lower-priced alternatives.

Beauty Biohacking With SickScience; WWD Promotes Jenny B. Fine To Beauty Inc Editor In Chief; Monique Rodriguez Launches Venture Fund; British Beauty Council News; Sol de Janeiro Taps Sofia Richie Grainge As Face Of Sunscreen

SickScience may have cracked the beauty biohacking code with game-changing exosome technology. The newly-launched brand is on a mission to democratize the treatment of common yet stubborn concerns from head to toe, starting with fat on the chin and neck.

Lalais Lands At Bergdorf Goodman; Clinique Makes Amazon Premium Beauty Debut; Rosie Huntington-Whiteley Joins The Equity Firm; Beautycounter Launches First Fragrances

Lita Cunningham exited an accomplished career in beauty HR to go it alone with a niche, high-end beauty offering.

CBC Announces Indie Brand Certification; Sephora Introduces Sustainability Seals; Highlight Artists Launch; SXSW’s Beauty Debut; QVC Unveils PRAI Pro

Liquid Death, a non-alcoholic drink known for disrupting the beverage aisle, is the beauty company’s most recent unlikely partner.

A new program has been developed to empower smaller companies with a set of modern, conscious, clean beauty standards — complete with a seal.

CEW March 2024 Product Watch Drops; National Fragrance Day 2024; Glow Recipe’s Expansion Plans; Scent Labs Secures Seed Funding

This month’s standout launches run the gamut from relentlessly elegant skin care formulas and buzzy makeup to a cadre of products that put sweat and pimples front and center. Here, the beauty industry’s most noteworthy newcomers for March.

How Ali Goldstein Became President of L’Oréal Paris USA; Executive News; Brown Girl Jane Arrives At Sephora, Ulta Expands To Mexico, Rare Beauty Evaluates Sale

Michael Kors Launches New Scents; Macy’s Partners with Dior for Annual Flower Show; Nicki Minaj Nails It; Bluegem Acquires Beautynova

Using freelance talent for retail sales and events has been the norm in the beauty industry for decades. What’s changing is the way you can use technology to manage and strategically deploy that staff. As consumers show renewed enthusiasm for shopping in stores, AllWork, a freelancer management software and payment services platform (and a secret weapon to more than 60 beauty brands), enables you to maximize store sales and reduce your freelance spend. By implementing AllWork’s technology platform, which is designed specifically for the beauty industry and how we work today, companies can quickly improve their top and bottom lines.

CEW ViralMoment February 2024 Drops; Artemis Patrick’s Sephora Plans; Celine Launches Cosmetics Range; Djerf Avenue Beauty Debuts

UK 2024 CEW Beauty Awards Event; Brownkind Skin Care Debuts; African Pride Launches Wellness Regime; Executive Moves And News

The beauty brand’s Every Body Library pop-up is raising awareness for reproductive rights during the all-important International Women’s Month. And uniting the beauty industry in the process.

CVS’ Andrea Harrison Shares Her Story; Inspirational Female Change Makers; The Rise Of Rest-Eern Beauty; Gen A Skin Care Booms; Dove Debuts #THEFACEOF10; Sephora Partners With Dr. Idriss

If you spend any time around tween girls, or shopping in a beauty specialty store for that matter, you may have noticed the growing obsession with skin care among this…

In mid-February CEW partnered with cultural intelligence consultancy sparks & honey to deliver insights on the rising epicenters of beauty influence, particularly in markets such as India, Nigeria, Ethiopia, and South Africa. Here, a topline of what was discussed.

Women, especially Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) are largely underrepresented in health care and continue to face unmet health care needs. But thanks to recent tech solutions the health care gap is beginning to narrow.

Knowing that entrepreneurs need real-world guidance (not sugar-coated advice) Urban Skin Rx looks to provide “the real nitty gritty” to those who need it most with their second annual mentorship program that spotlights women in and outside of the beauty industry.

What’s E.l.f.’s Secret?; Puig Sales Surpass €4 billion; Galderma To List On Swiss Stock Exchange; Miss Dior’s L.A. Pop-Up; Laura Mercier Opens First Store In Mumbai

Tarang Amin has turned a founder brand into a successful powerhouse and achieved it with a disruptive, unconventional business model. What’s his superpower?

Clean Sweep: Canary Clean Co.; Bluemercury Gets Makeover; Lisa Eldridge Wins Founder Award; Oddity Beats Wall Street Q4 Forecasts

Luke Wilson, co-founder of San Diego-based Canary, combines the lessons of his youth — including the thrill of skateboarding — in his spirited year-old brand.

Five Minutes With Dior Beauty’s Charlotte Holman Ros; Garnier Debuts Hair Filler Range; Zara And Guido’s Hair Care Launch

Charlotte Holman Ros, President of Christian Dior Parfums in North America, shares her insights on the state of the U.S. prestige beauty business in 2024, and how the legendary Dior brand honors its rich history as it boldly moves into the future.

Several new hair care systems have been developed to penetrate locks seven layers deep to reverse one year of damage in just one use.

Spate Reveals Top TikTok Hashtags Used by the Black Community; Revuze Finds Nail Care Tops Color Cosmetics Categories; BeautyCounter’s First Fragrances; Jones Road Opens In Palm Springs, Florida

E.l.f Opens First European HQ In London; Beauty Pie Partners With Sam Chapman; Westman Atelier Debuts Matte Lipstick

E.l.f. Cosmetics currently ranks as the sixth best-selling makeup brand in U.K.

The Textured Hair Care Disruptors; Supergoop!’s New CEO; Coty’s Fragrant Celebration; Frenshe’s First Scent; Dua Lipa’s New YSL Beauty Role.

Even though more than half the world’s population has textured hair, the market that serves this consumer has been historically underfunded, underpublicized, and under innovated – but there’s reason for hope.

The former CEW Achiever Award Honoree takes the helm of the brand that shifted consumer behavior toward daily SPF use.

Cancelling Girl Boss Culture, Circana’s Black History Month Beauty Data; Lashify Opens First Store

How a terrible working mom moment knocked the “girl boss” right out of me – but made me more ambitious than ever.

Circana data shows that Black-founded beauty brands have outperformed the rest of the U.S. prestige beauty market throughout the month of February for the past two years.

Boutique Beauty PR’S Big Shift; Mintoiro Reveals Beauty’s Strongest Brands On Instagram; Dr Suzan Obagi’s New Role.

To rise to the unparalleled expectations of the modern beauty client, traditional PR agencies are transforming into full-scale brand partners, offering a robust toolbox of services — from content creation to manufacturing support.

Victoria Beckham Launches Cleansers; 5 Minutes With Laura Geller; Mane Styling Tools Enter Sephora; F1 Partners With Charlotte Tilbury; Maesa’s 2024 Incubator Graduates

Laura Geller, the OG makeup queen and beauty entrepreneur, is playing the long game, and is hardly taking a back seat after her company was acquired by AS Beauty in 2019. In fact, Geller is as involved and passionate as ever, which is a key reason why her brand is still thriving.

Product development at Mane by Mane Addicts starts and ends with founder Jen Atkin’s introspective view of how hot tools work to create the most elevated hair styles. And in an exciting new partnership, Atkin’s new hot tools collection will be the only brand to be sold in all freestanding Sephora locations.

Launched in July 2023, the #MaesaMagicIncubator program was designed to bridge the entrepreneurial access gap, empowering early-stage beauty and wellness entrepreneurs from under-served communities.

CEW February 2024 Product Watch; Joanna Czech’s L.A. Debut; i-D Magazine On Pause; Sally’s Rooted in Science Series for Black History Month

Hybrid categories are having a moment in beauty, with global and indie brands launching skin care-forward formulas. Hair care science continues to focus on bond repair while iconic designer Donna Karan gets an olfactive reboot. Here, CEW shares the most noteworthy newcomers this month.

Spate’s 2024 Predicted Beauty Trends; Milan’s New Beauty Fair; Fragrance News; Sephora Debuts Soft Services

The Body Shop UK Goes Into Administration; NIQ On Proactive Wellness Consumers; Wa:it’s U.S. Debut; Knockout Beauty’s Cayli Cavaco Reck Talks To CEW

With wellness as a backdrop, NIQ takes a deep dive into how the intersection of beauty and wellness could impact the industry in 2024.

Coty’s focus is on giving consumers value for money, but not discounted value for money, according to Coty CEO, Sue Nabi.

Bespoke client services and a tightly curated selection of high-performance, best-in-class products define Knockout Beauty’s specialized approach to beauty retail. Fresh off their Aspen store opening—the company’s fifth location—and on the heels of unveiling a Dallas store this spring, founder Cayli Cavaco Reck credits their strong customer loyalty to prioritizing education and one-on-one guidance. Here, she reveals the top-selling products flying off their shelves and website.

Donna Karan Returns to Beauty, Fashion Bringing America’s Supermodels With Her; Skin Care Shines At Cosmoprof Miami; Sephora Welcomes Elemis