Why Cold Plasma Is The Hottest Facial Technology Right Now
Keeping up with esthetic innovations can give even the most devout beauty enthusiast whiplash: Exosomes, V-beam laser and Polynucleotide injections—also known as the “salmon sperm facial.” While people’s appetite for incorporating animal ejaculate into...
Arielle Shoshana Is Creating A Perfume Playground With Its Store And Big Personality Scents
A self-described perfumery school reject, Arielle Shoshana Weinberg made her way to the fragrance industry through a different door: By opening Arielle Shoshana, the first niche fragrance boutique in the Washington, D.C., area. At the 9-year-old...
‘It’s Not You, It’s Us’: Saks Fifth Avenue Phases Out Sexual Wellness
The sexual wellness category was a casualty of luxury department store chain Saks Fifth Avenue’s efforts to cut costs and cull its non-luxury beauty and wellness assortment. In April, sexual wellness brands carried by Saks were...
CORE Industrial Partners Acquires Majority Stake In Playful Makeup Brand Winky Lux
CORE Industrial Partners, a private equity firm backing behind-the-scenes industry technology, manufacturing and services, is getting a pop of conspicuous girliness. It’s acquired a majority stake in the maximalist makeup brand Winky Lux for an undisclosed...
“Unprofitable Brands,” Burnout And Consumer Caution: Why Small Beauty Retailers Are Still Struggling
Strained over the past year, small beauty and lifestyle shops continue to buckle under the weight of persistent challenges. Faced with growing consumer caution, increased competition from brands, sliding sales, steep...
