Is The Wellness Industry Backsliding On Body Positivity?

Gwyneth Paltrow, perhaps today’s biggest celebrity wellness influencer, recently received backlash for stating on the podcast “The Art of Being Well” that she eats only two meals a day: “bone...

Beauty’s Mental Health Connection

When Stephanie Lee, founder and CEO of Selfmade, created her multifunctional skincare brand to incorporate a psychodermatology approach bridging beauty and mental health, she was determined to construct products and tools exploring and promoting rituals that address...

The Battle For Generation Alpha’s Hearts, Minds And Beauty Bucks Is Heating Up

This year, the oldest members of generation alpha are turning 13, crossing a developmental Rubicon that will see them emerging as a major force propelling beauty trends and fueling a money grab by brands set on...

The Most Important Beauty Deals Of The Past Decade

In late 2012, L’Oréal’s purchase of Urban Decay for an estimated $340 million kicked off a frantic decade of beauty acquisitions that have upended the beauty market. Before the French conglomerate snapped up the groundbreaking cosmetics brand, huge...

The Brand Incubators And Holding Companies Pursuing The Huge Wellness Opportunity

In the giddy days before the pandemic, when celebrities and influencers commanded mostly unchecked devotion, consumer packaged goods were being remade to cater to millennial tastes and direct-to-consumer distribution seemed like a clear path to success,...

How Spas Can Serve Trans And Nonbinary People

When Christian Young, a 42-year-old trans man in Missouri, schedules massages, he often mentions his gender identity. “I just start by saying I’m interested in booking a session and, in addition to whatever physical thing I...