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How A New Generation Of Brand Founders Is Doing Parental Leave Differently
Taking parental leave—and finding the right way to return to work from it—is a delicate balancing act under any circumstances. But for independent beauty and wellness founders, stepping back from the companies they lead, even for...
K-Beauty Is Winning On Innovation. Can The U.S. Beauty Industry Catch Up?
According to market research firm NielsenIQ, K-Beauty sales in the United States skyrocketed 37.2% in the 52 weeks ended Aug. 9 to reach $2 billion, driven by innovative ingredients like snail mucin and fermented extracts, affordable luxury...
Beauty Brands Stay Positive Heading Into Holidays Despite Weak Consumer Sentiment
The holidays are always a stressful time, but they could be more stressful than usual this year as consumers face higher credit card delinquencies, pricier everyday staples like groceries, slow job growth and wages that...
Is Radical Manufacturing Transparency Feasible Or A Fantasy In Clean Beauty 2.0?
In a framework for clean beauty 2.0 outlined in the publication BeautyMatter last month, Annie Jackson, co-founder and CEO of Credo Beauty, and Matthew Perkins, founder and CEO of Macro Oceans, name radical transparency in...
The Internet Thinks Shay Mitchell’s Toddler Skincare Brand Rini Is A Bad Idea. Does The Beauty Industry Agree?
Actress Shay Mitchell, alongside her boyfriend Matte Babel and close friend Esther Song, launched Rini, a skincare brand directed at children 4 to 12 years old, but designed for them starting as young as 2 years...
From C-Suite To VC: Can Beauty’s Star Executives Succeed As Investors?
The beauty executive-to-investor pipeline is bursting. A week ago, Jane Lauder, the former president of Clinique who spent three decades at Estée Lauder, the company founded by her grandmother, announced she’s starting
