Retailers
CAP Beauty’s Next Chapter
CAP Beauty, the chic shop-spa concept instrumental in redefining beauty with its no synthetics standard, incorporation of internal remedies such as adapotgens and CBD, celebration of indie brands and editorial-level content, is closing its tiny West Village...
Ulta Beauty And Sephora Take Different Approaches To Raising Their Clean Beauty Profiles
Last week, both Sephora and Ulta Beauty revealed major clean beauty initiatives. The former is launching 11 products from the direct-sales brand Beautycounter online on July 7 before they arrive at stores in August. The latter...
Green Beau Makes Sure Men Are Included In Clean Beauty
Like many men with no clue about clean beauty, William Powell was introduced to it through his wife. In Powell’s case, his wife, Citrine Natural Beauty Bar owner Melissa Lenberg, was pretty familiar with the subject. “At...
What’s The New Look Of Beauty Retail?
Even before the pandemic, market conditions hadn’t been kind to brick-and-mortar retail. The rise of online shopping, outdated malls, shifting tastes of young generations and the collapse of department stores have been well-documented. The one bright spot? Thriving...
Violet Grey’s Maureen Choi On The 15% Pledge, Evaluating Indie Beauty Brands And Guiding Content During The Pandemic
For many years, Maureen Choi’s stage wasn’t the page. The former senior beauty editor at Glamour and current executive director of content and curation at Violet Grey danced for the San Francisco Ballet from 1999 to 2007. To...
Organic Bunny’s Brand Partners Sever Ties After Racist And Homophobic Social Media Posts Are Exposed
Clean beauty blogger turned subscription box curator Amanda Jo, known as Organic Bunny, lost key brand partners last week after derogatory tweets she made 10 years ago on a personal account about Mexican people, Black men and gay people...
