Beauty’s Top Headlines: September 11, 2024
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
August 2024 Product Watch
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.
Circana: U.S. Prestige Beauty Sales Up 8% in 1H 2024
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.
Beauty’s Top Headlines: July 30, 2024
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
How at 40 MAC Cosmetics Still Drives Prestige Makeup
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
Beauty’s Top Headlines: July 9, 2024
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
Beauty’s Top Headlines: July 2, 2024
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
How Selfridges’ In-Store Experience Levels Up Beauty Shopping
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.
Circana Shares the Scoop on Dupes: Finding Beauty in Retail’s Latest Buzzword
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).
Beauty’s Top Headlines: June 4, 2024
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”
Sun Safety Red Alert: Why Gen Z is Getting Burned
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.
Beauty’s Top Headlines: May 22, 2024
CEW’s May 2024 Product Watch Drops; Rihanna In China; L’Oréal Unveils Future Tech; Clarins Debuts Customer Care Bot; Market News