Bustling Wellness Clubs Replaced Bars. Now Solitude Makes A Comeback

Of all the chic sauna and contrast therapy destinations that have opened up in Manhattan recently, one stands out from the rest of its cohort: Instead of a large sauna that can fit 100 people at...

How Ulta Beauty Can Measure Success On TikTok Shop

The average American adult spent the equivalent of about 14 days last year on TikTok, roughly 67 times the amount of time an Ulta Beauty customer spends in its stores annually, based on about 10 visits lasting...

Why Oddity’s Stock Plunged 50% And What It Means For Other Brands

Oddity Tech is aptly named. It’s always stood apart in the beauty industry, neither fully a technology company nor purely a product brand, but a performance marketing engine with a maximalist approach to makeup. The parent...

What Labs Really Think Of The Lipstick Lesbians’ Leaked Labs

After years of demystifying beauty product development, Alexis Androulakis and Christina Basias Androulakis, the married duo and content creators behind The Lipstick Lesbians, decided to put their own spin on the process with Leaked...

The Cohere Beauty Strategy: Bridging The Gap Between Concept And Clinical Reality

Brands are operating in a high-friction environment defined by saturation, accelerated trend cycles and fragile consumer loyalty. Launching a product isn’t the hard part. Sustaining relevance, credibility and performance over time is. As competitive pressures intensify, the brands...

Beauty’s “Vibes Economy”: Industry Growth Data Doesn’t Match Many Brands’ Reality

There appears to be a widening disconnect between what’s reported about beauty industry performance and how many beauty companies are experiencing it on the ground. Market data points to steady growth, with beauty outperforming most...