How Celebrity Beauty Brands Remain Relevant, According To The Execs Guiding Rose Inc. And InBloom

The love affair between famous names and the beauty industry isn’t over.  From soon-to-released lines from Hailey Bieber and Scarlett Johansson to recently released brands from Jennifer Aniston (LolaVie) and Ariana Grande (REM Beauty),...

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...

Womaness Co-Founder And Former Target Exec Sally Mueller Shares Five Winning Brand Launch Strategies

Nearly a year ago, Womaness, winner of the 2021 Beacon Award for Best Brand Launch, launched with 13 products spanning skincare, body care, wellness, sexual health and incontinence on its e-commerce website...

The Beauty Industry Needs To Do More To Confront Anti-Asian Racism

A year ago, after a wave of racist assaults targeting elderly Asian Americans, we touched base with Asian American and Asian beauty entrepreneurs and executives about what the beauty industry should be doing to show support for...

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...

Investment Bankers Anticipate Lots Of Beauty Deals, A Focus On Profits And A Dip In Valuations This Year

After a slow 2020 for beauty mergers and acquisitions, the end of 2021 and the beginning of 2022 have been buzzing with activity, thanks to a backlog of capital that investors and buyers have been eager...