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The Latinx Beauty Shopper Outspends Peers by Nearly 30 Percent

"Makeup is more of an act of self-expression, a creative outlet, making you feel good, an extension of…

Can Beauty Be Sustainable?

"The end of life of a material is determined at the point of design." 

Ulta Beauty Suspends Canada Launch

The beauty retailer is prioritizing its U.S. business.

Mira Beauty Raises $9M From Unilever Ventures and 14W

The business plans to phase out its beta app and focus on its web site going forward.

Symbiome Raises $15M for ‘Ancestral Microbiome’ Skin Range

"We're delivering the benefits…of the microbes that we once had on our body and our skin."

Consumers Buy Into Blue Light Protection As WFH Normalizes

"A lot of it had to do with the pandemic and many consumers in lockdown and an increased amount of working…

Lashify Asks International Trade Commission to Look Into ‘Unlawful Importation’

The lash brand claims imports of Kiss lash products violate a tariff act.

TRESemmé Launches Fund for Black Aspiring Hair Stylists

"For TRESemmé, it was a no-brainer to say, 'where could we help?' And that we could make this pledge…

Beauty Companies See Online Sales Gains During Pandemic

The Estée Lauder Cos. and L'Oréal both generated more than 20 percent of net sales from e-commerce.

Ellis Brooklyn Raises Seed Round

The fragrance brand's investors include Toni Ko, the founder of NYX.

Traub Capital Acquires Mana Products

"It's not often that you think of contract manufacturers who start to think in a merchant and marketing…

Prose’s Long-term Plans Move Beyond Hair Care

The back-end debut of custom machinery will allow the hair-care brand to expand.

Sue Nabi, Breaker of Glass Ceilings?

Sue Nabi's appointment as ceo of Coty makes her the first woman to take the helm of a major stand-alone…

Racism at Retail: Beauty Segment Needs to Revamp, and Fast 

Black-owned beauty brands represent around 2 percent—or less—of the brand mix at many of beauty's biggest…

Ulta Beauty Says Makeup Category ‘Challenged’ Amid Coronavirus

The business has seen a more than 200 percent uptick in online orders during the pandemic.