Buying beauty products has never been so overwhelming. With countless celebrity lines, expensive high-end products (and their blogger-heralded knock-offs), “clean” formulas and more on the shelves, a trip to any beauty store, in person or virtually, can guarantee a headache. To help you navigate the endless sea of makeup and skincare, our editors share their […]
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How specialty beauty retail came to dominate the mass channel
Shopping for beauty items isn’t like it used to be, and you have specialty retailers dedicated solely to beauty to thank. The shift to beauty retail has been happening for three decades since Sephora and Ulta Beauty first emerged in the 1990s and disrupted the department store dynamic. But over time, the influence of specialty […]
Los 35 mejores lanzamientos de belleza y maquillaje de otoño de 2022
La belleza otoñal tiene magia en la mente. Esta temporada, verás varios cameos de tus brujas favoritas (¡hola, hermanas Sanderson!) y magos en forma de gotas de belleza de edición limitada. Más allá de eso, se puede encontrar mucha magia en las nuevas fórmulas y productos que llegarán a los estantes este otoño. Ya sea […]
See all the beauty looks from Doja Cat’s Wild Paris Fashion Week: photos
The drama is served! doja cat took the act of glam to a whole new level during Paris Fashion Week. The 26-year-old “Say So” singer debuted several wild beauty looks while attending this season’s hottest spring/summer 2023 shows and we almost couldn’t believe our eyes. For Vivienne Westwood’s performance on Saturday, October 1, the California […]
Top 10 UOMA Beauty Products of 2022
I, like most black women, have at least one photo where the camera flash revealed a chalky-looking foundation that was supposed to be my perfect match. So when I find a brand that shows they really put in the effort and take note of our nuances through their products, I am immediately interested. I grew […]
Why Amazon’s latest beauty company is about more than sales
Amazon is like a dog to a bone when it comes to beauty, and Shopbop, the e-commerce giant’s high-end fashion website, is the latest vehicle it’s using to try to make its mark on the category. Amazon desperately wants to be taken seriously in beauty, and despite people buying just about everything else on the […]
17 Affordable Beauty Products On Amazon That Celebrities Over 40 Trust
Bio-Oil and Neutrogena Armed with big budgets and access to some of the best skincare experts and makeup artists in the industry, it would be safe to assume that any celebrity beauty routine costs a small fortune. And while this may definitely be true (ie, Margot Robbie has been notoriously linked to a regimen worth […]
Beauty Pie founder Marcia Kilgore: ‘We all need that boost, don’t we?’ | retail industry
B.By any measure, founding and then selling two companies would be enough for most people to retire happily. But not for serial entrepreneur Marcia Kilgore. “I really like to do things,” says the Canadian businesswoman. At 53, she’s on her fifth venture: the Beauty Pie skincare and makeup buyers’ club. She was the founder of […]
Beauty Bawse: The Lip Bar Founder Expands with Thread Beauty Cosmetics
Founder and CEO of Lip Bar and Thread Beauty, Melissa Butler. Thread of beauty cosmetic products. How is the inclusion of beauty brands? For Melissa Butler, founder of The Lip Bar, it all comes down to looking inside and knowing you’re a badass inside and out. On the 10th anniversary of The Lip Bar, Butler […]
Jones Road Makeup Review: Bobbi Brown Clean Beauty Products
Bobbi Brown’s new beauty brand, Jones Road, launched during the pandemic with the goal of creating clean, high-performance makeup that’s easy to wear. “It’s clean, simple makeup for every skin type and skin tone and you don’t need to be a makeup artist to use it,” says the founder and makeup artist. Brown is one […]