“How Do We Make This Not A Trend?”: Black Beauty Business Owners Discuss Strategies For Long-Term Success
Amid protests demanding justice for George Floyd’s senseless death and police reforms, the spotlight is shining bright on Black-owned beauty businesses. But the spotlight shouldn’t fade even when the protests pass. “How do we make this not a...
How Legacy Beauty Brands Stick To Business Fundamentals While Carefully Adjusting To Distribution Realities
The luxury cosmetics and skincare brand Chantecaille flourished during the Great Recession—and it had nothing to do with deals. Founder Sylvie Chantecaille attributes its growth amid the economic slump to well-trained sales associates at department stores like...
Beauty Industry Insiders Applaud Puig’s Purchase Of Charlotte Tilbury
With a spot of Magic Cream and a slew of famous fans, Charlotte Tilbury is bringing pizzazz to a classy, but staid roster of properties at Puig. The venerable family-owned Spanish fragrance and fashion company with Paco Rabanne,...
“A Fight For Us All”: How Companies Took Action Against Racial Injustice This Week And What You Should Do
I’m writing this article a few minutes before I head out to a protest in New York. It’s been a rough few weeks, and I wasn’t sure I wanted to contribute my take on social media today. I’m...
Two Indie Beauty Brand Founders Launch Hybrid Retail-Marketing Concept Beautyque NYC To Assist Fellow Entrepreneurs
Prior to the pandemic, Skinergies founder Sylvie Giret and Sunia K. founder Sonia Khemiri planned to open a physical location in New York for the retail-marketing hybrid concept they were creating to offer fellow beauty entrepreneurs...
