Facial Bar Concept Clean Your Dirty Face Plots Product And Location Expansion

Shama Patel dreamed up the facial bar concept Clean Your Dirty Face as a solution to a real estate problem. The ex-attorney was searching for properties in downtown...

Ulta Beauty’s Sparked Program Takes Center Stage In The Retailer’s New Store Format

Ulta Beauty is increasing the spotlight on its Sparked assortment of budding brands in a new store format. Sparked brands are featured in walkable gondolas at the front of the store in what is referred to as...

Space NK’s North America President On What’s Working With Its Walmart Partnership So Far—And Where It Could Head Next

The beauty industry was set abuzz in March when Walmart revealed its partnership with British prestige specialty beauty retailer Space NK on an in-store and online concept called BeautySpaceNK. Although it wasn’t surprising that the megachain...

New E-tailer Jalisia Collective Wants To Make Shopping For Luxury Niche Fragrances Easier

The perfume category can be super confusing. There are 3.4 billion views for #perfumetiktok and 1.4 billion views for #perfumetok on TikTok. There are 2,404 search results for fragrance on Sephora’s website. There’s perplexing terminology—who knows what chypre...

Enter Through The Sex Shop: Modern Sexual Wellness Brands Embrace The Adult Channel

Personal Fav, a stylish sexual wellness brand selling lubricants at Goop, has added over 100 doors to its retail distribution this year, but not through a partnership with Bluemercury, Target or...

Dermstore’s Kristy Masbang Bomba Offers Notes On The E-tailer’s Fragrance Launch

Synonymous with professional and prestige skincare, Dermstore has crossed into scent. Launched on Sept. 1, the e-tailer’s fragrance selection offers over 375 products from 13 prestige fragrance brands, including Memo Paris, Cire Trudon, Veronique Gabai, World of...