Beneath the Surface
In-House Production Helps Numerous Beauty Brands Sidestep Supply Chain Issues
What’s one of the most effective ways to avoid the supply chain disruptions plaguing the beauty industry? Cut out the weakest links. Numerous independent beauty brands are doing exactly that by handling their own...
The Beauty Retail Race For Newness
Between the major retailers in the beauty segment, there’s a fierce arms race raging to secure the hottest beauty brands in the market to appeal to TikTok-obsessed gen Zers and an older cadre of shoppers inspiring the younger...
A New Wave Of Brands Is Shaking Up The Wig, Weave And Extension Segment
When Tiffini Gatlin started synthetic hair extension and wig brand Latched and Hooked in 2016, everyone thought she was crazy. “We were kind of like the stepchild of the industry for decades, and now we are really...
After Big Acquisitions And Strong Sales, What’s Next For Professional Skincare?
At the end of last year, a succession of big beauty deals involving the likes of Supergoop, Sol de Janiero, Beekman 1802 and Chantecaille made headlines. But a relatively under-the-radar category in beauty—professional skincare sold primarily through dermatologists,...
Despite Omicron, Beauty Service Providers Forecast A Major Recovery Ahead
For a beauty services sector on an uphill trajectory prior to Omicron, the highly contagious variant is viewed as a setback, albeit one that brings enormous suffering, on the road to revival. Although rampant, the diminished severity of...
The Candle Care Business Heats Up For Candle Brands
Blowing out the candles on birthday cakes has fallen out of favor amid the pandemic, but did you know that the pricey Diptyque Baies collection candle shouldn’t be blown out either, albeit for a different reason?...
