September 28, 2023
The CEW Cheat Sheet lets you conveniently scroll through the morning’s biggest beauty, tech, and business-related headlines all in one place. Stay up-to-date on major acquisitions and industry moves; learn about brand launches and biotech innovations; and read through investigative reports on the state of the market or our new working norm.
Lancôme Releases Louvre Collaboration
This highly anticipated collection takes the tradition of beauty and art world collaborations to whole new level of Parisian chic.
Ulta Beauty Beefs Up Skin Care and Makeup Offerings
Retailers continue to seek out the latest innovations in beauty’s hottest categories, namely body care and makeup. The latest items planned for Ulta Beauty’s shelves include a certified microbiome-friendly scented body care line that utilizes new fragrance technology from Beekman 1802, and Polite Society, a new clean makeup line from the duo behind Too Faced.
Thirteen Lune’s Nyakio Grieco
Nyakio Grieco reveals the items she can’t keep in stock at Thirteen Lune, her e-commerce showcase of Black- and brown-owned beauty brands, as well as at her store-in-store partnership with JCPenney.
Debra Redmond: How I Became VP Division Merchandise Manager, Beauty for Nordstrom
By assessing the cultural zeitgeist and making customer service as personalized as it can be, 24-year Nordstrom loyalist Debra Redmond has made the retailer a must-stop-shop for beauty lovers.
How I Became: Nanette Wong, VP, Global Brand Marketing, Fenty Beauty
Danessa Myricks Celebrates Sephora Success with Roadshow; Taps Tiffani Carter as CMO
The makeup artist-turned-founder says success with Sephora led to her quest to mingle with the masses with a series of in-store panels.
LaBomme Beauty Set to Explode
Bored by the sameness in the beauty industry, Brandie LaBomme decided it was time to dip her hand in the business with the makeup items that were working for her. The rest is history.
Eyebrow Guru Kelley Baker Talks Beauty, Brows, and Business
Celeb clients? Check. Successful product line? Check. Salon? Check. Kelley Baker has done it all. But several items remain on her to-list that have yet to be, well, checked. The eyebrow guru to the stars discusses what’s next.
How Jane Iredale CEO Chris Payne is Taking the Brand to New Heights
Distribution, corporate structure, branding, and digital presence have all received makeovers since Chris’s arrival in 2019.
How I Became: Aïda Moudachirou-Rébois, Senior Vice President and Global Chief Marketing Officer, M·A·C Cosmetics
From her formative years as a bookworm in Benin to her current role shaping an iconic cosmetics brand, Aïda Moudachirou-Rébois has found meaning in curiosity, community, and connection.