In her latest CEW column, Money Matters With The Fiscal Femme, Ashley Feinstein Gerstley shares six strategies for breaking out of the credit card debt cycle. Her advice starts with losing the shame often attached to being in debt and includes expert takeaways on listing your debts by priority, creating an inventory of what’s owed, and turning weekly financial check-ins into “money parties”.

Also at CEW, we spotlight the white-hot trend for body care products, as revealed by NIQ’s new US Body Care Category Report. The body care market is currently valued at $17.2 billion and boasts a 6.7% dollar growth. We unpack the key findings, and what they mean for beauty brands, in our special report.

Jones Road beauty is going from strength to strength, with the launch this week of Just Enough, a new tinted moisturizer, an upcoming scent, the expansion of retail stores in the US, and website shipping to Australia and more European countries. Founded by Bobbi Brown in 2020, Jones Road has named her son, Cody Plofker, Chief Executive Officer, while appointing Chrissy DeVries as Chief Operating Officer. According to WWD, “industry sources estimate surpassed $160 million in revenue in 2024.”

Are working mothers missing out on marketing jobs? Marketing Week interviewed Mums in Marketing (MiMs) founder Claire Ferreira, who certainly thinks so. “Ferreira fears marketing is at risk of becoming a career ‘only for the chosen few’,” writes Marketing Week reporter Charlotte Rogers. “She has seen marketers at every stage of motherhood experience discrimination, from being marginalized on maternity leave to pushed out of the workforce entirely.”

Laura Geller Beauty marked National Mature Women’s Day yesterday—created by the brand in 2022 — by tapping Kristin Chenoweth as its Chief Mature Officer (CMO). “I’m thrilled to join Laura Geller Beauty as their new Chief Mature Officer and be part of this incredible movement that encourages women to celebrate their age, not hide it,” said the Tony-winning singer. In other ambassadorship updates, Chanel cast Belgian singer-songwriter and actress Angèle as the face of the new Chance Eau Splendide, which splashes onto counters April 15.

According to the AI-powered commerce intelligence platform Daash Intelligence, prestige beauty sales declined 15% in March 2025, with units down 14%. At the same time, average prices rose to $39.50, reports Beauty Packaging. And in financial news, Walgreens Boots Alliance has shared its figures for the second quarter of fiscal 2025. Sales increased 4.1% year-on-year, to $38.6 billion, while its loss per share decreased to $3.30, in comparison with $6.85 in the same quarter last year.

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Breaking The Credit Card Debt Cycle. In her latest Money Matters With The Fiscal Femme column, Ashley Feinstein Gerstley shares six expert strategies. (CEW)

Why Body Care Is Booming. At CEW, we spotlight the white-hot trend for body care products, as revealed by NIQ’s new U.S. Body Care Category Report. (CEW)

Bobbi Blazes A Trail. Jones Road beauty is going from strength to strength, with new product launches, retail expansions, and C-suite appointments. (WWD)

Are Working Moms Missing Out On Marketing Jobs? Marketing Week interviewed Mums in Marketing (MiMs) founder Claire Ferreira, who fears marketing is at risk of becoming a career ‘only for the chosen few.’ (MARKETING WEEK)

Laura Geller Beauty Taps Kristin Chenoweth As Chief Mature Officer To mark National Mature Women’s Day yesterday, the brand appointed Kristin Chenoweth as its Chief Mature Officer (CMO). (HAPPI)

Chanel Takes A Chance On Angèle. The Belgian singer-songwriter and actress is the face of the new Chance Eau Splendide, launching 15 April. (BEAUTY NEWS DAILY)

Prestige Beauty Sales Drop In March. According to the AI-powered commerce intelligence platform Daash Intelligence, prestige beauty sales declined 15% in March 2025, reports Beauty Packaging. (BEAUTY PACKAGING)

Walgreens Boots Alliance Shares Q2 2025 Results. Its sales increased 4.1% year-on-year, to $38.6 billion, while its loss per share decreased to $3.30, in comparison with $6.85 in the same quarter last year. (GLOBAL COSMETICS NEWS)