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Blurred lines may be 2021’s biggest beauty retail theme. Not only are physical retailers pushing into the digital space with acquisitions and partnerships, but traditional boundaries between prestige and mass beauty retail are eroding as alignments...

In this edition of Beauty Independent’s ongoing series posing questions relevant to indie beauty, we ask founders and executives at 15 companies operating behind the scenes in the beauty industry: What areas of your business do you believe...

Even the most minimalist makeup consumer doesn’t skip mascara. The lash lifter is perennially popular and making a better one is the dream of practically every cosmetics brand that comes to market. According to data for the United...

At the beginning of this month, J.C. Penney announced the launch of its new beauty format featuring 170 brands, many of them indie, unknown brands led by minority or female founders. J.C. Penney Beauty’s concept of...

Contemporary beauty CMOs have expansive responsibilities. They have to be plugged in to data, social media trends, and consumer preferences for principles, promotions and products all while grasping foundational elements of brand building. To explore how CMOs balance...

Coverage in The Wall Street Journal and Congressional testimony by Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen has underscored that Facebook Inc.’s apps, most notably Instagram, can be dangerous for mental health, particularly the mental health of teenage girls. In...