Rachel Brown
Why Beauty M&A Isn’t Returning To Peak Form Anytime Soon
The one-two punch of the billion-dollar Rhode and Medik8 deals in the space of less than a month has the beauty industry atwitter, but it doesn’t necessarily portend an upcoming flurry of deals by...
Pact Sees Beauty Shoppers Recycle Nearly 2.6X More Last Year
After beauty product recycling through Pact declined in 2023, the tide of beauty waste turned last year, when the nonprofit saw both consumer engagement and the volume of beauty product empties it collected from consumers...
L’Oréal Chooses Science Over Social Media Buzz With $1.1B Medik8 Acquisition
When it comes to Medik8, L’Oréal interpreted CSA as “conduct strategic acquisition.” CSA, an acronym for the brand’s skincare philosophy of vitamin C and sunscreen by day and vitamin A by...
Fragrance Decanting Is Growing. Is It Hurting Or Helping Brands?
#PerfumeTok is engaged in a discussion about decanting by e-commerce websites that divide perfumes into smaller sizes for consumers to try at lower prices, with critics arguing that decants may be counterfeit and supporters countering...
A Small Beauty Brand Buyer On The Valuation Gap That’s Sinking Deals
For the last two years, Thomas Winarick has been scouring the beauty landscape to buy a struggling brand that could be reinvigorated with capital and new management. He’s been in discussions with 10 brands, but, so far, the...
Nailing Platform Strategies Is Paramount Now That The “Beauty Floor Is Digital”
With TikTok Shop and Amazon gaining market share in beauty, Cristina Nuñez, co-founder and general partner of True Beauty Ventures, wrote in a recent Substack post, “Today’s beauty floor is digital.” According to an analysis by...
Beauty Industry Vet’s Gray Hair Brand Silverist Enters Retail At Credo
Silverist, the haircare brand born out of beauty industry veteran Evelyn Wang’s mission to serve people with gray hair, including herself, is bringing that mission to retail with a Credo rollout. The retail...
