What’s the best way to gift beauty and wellness editors with the latest products? How does it differ from influencer seeding? And better yet, what kind of communication and shipments do editors love in 2024, and what’s become passé? The Glossy team welcomed editorial veteran Erica R. Metzer to our Glossy...

This week, we're highlighting the ways in which luxury personal shoppers are attracting ultra-wealthy clients through access to private beauty shopping experiences, sold out product and celebrity glam squads and aestheticians whose books normally remain closed to new clients. Additionally, the Kardashian sister partnering with a U.K. fake lash brand...

The announcement came during E.l.f. Beauty's Q4 2024 earnings call and is part of a larger initiative to sell more skincare by the parent company.

This week, we checked in with beauty and wellness investors to learn what trends and categories are piquing their interest for the second half of 2024. This includes science-powered hair- and skin-care made for all genders, as well as technology that serves women going through menopause. Additionally, the evocative new...

Political and social turmoil during the pandemic created a groundswell of support for diversity, equity and inclusion back in 2020. Years later, however, DEI programs are under legal attack in U.S. courts. Now, some insiders say this has created an atmosphere of fear within private enterprise and public companies alike. ...

This week, Glossy checked in with industry analysts to better understand the phenomenal growth happening in the fragrance category, which appears to be further bifurcated across mass and luxury offerings. Additionally, the latest celebrity hair-care and sunscreen launches and the executive moves worth watching. 

Laneige, the TikTok-famous K-beauty brand owned by Amorepacific, has a counterfeiting problem. But unlike dupes, the colloquial term to represent products that look almost identical but lack the trademarked brand name and logo, these fakes are far harder for shoppers to detect. Often sold with deceptive images, and some only a...

This week, Glossy checked in with top beauty and wellness industry recruiters to gauge the current hiring climate, which executives say is topping their list of struggles slowing brand growth. Additionally, a look at the omnichannel beauty brands closing their doors, the earnings call driving industry chatter and a new...

Glossy got a sneak peak into the new K-beauty boutique concept that opened on Wednesday in LA by Violet Grey founding team alums Vanessa Nabhani and Jeanha Joo. PlayLab Beauty, located in the busy Old Town Pasadena shopping district, will stock color cosmetics and skin care from Korean and Japanese...