When Kering announced the creation of its eyewear division in 2014, the consensus was that it was a risky move, almost a step too far. Kering’s eyewear division is now targeting annual revenue of more than $2 billion, with much of that coming from expired licenses with Italian eyewear maker Safilo, leaving Safilo’s valuation in … Read more
In 2004, the idea of selling $1 lipstick online was radical. But months after its founding, Elf was changing the way consumers thought about beauty by doing just that. Co-founders Joey and Alan Shamah’s proposition to make affordable but quality makeup for every eye, lip and face – elf – paid off. Shoppers realized they … Read more
If you haven’t heard, Glossier opened a SoHo flagship last week. And on Thursday, the brand will further expand its reach when it enters about 600 Sephora stores in the U.S. and Canada, the most aggressive retail push in the company’s nearly decade of existence. And despite some well-documented (often by me) growing pains, Glossier … Read more
New year, new Glossier. On Friday, the beauty industry darling will open a New York flagship in SoHo, marking the brand’s return to Manhattan after closing its downtown store early in the pandemic. The 3,200-square-foot space, decorated in subway tile mosaics, is three blocks from its previous location, which was famous for its snaking lines … Read more
L’Oréal’s annual results conference is a trusted source of information for the beauty space: the company issues careful forecasts for industry-wide growth, as well as macro- and micro-trends affecting its businesses, from Garnier shampoo to Armani Privé Perfume. This year, the beauty industry’s biggest player has rolled out a wide range of initiatives, from collaborations … Read more
A US federal judge is being asked to decide a question that has long confounded the cosmetics industry: what is pure beauty? In November 2022, Sephora was hit with a class-action lawsuit by Lindsey Finster, who claims she was misled by the retailer’s labeling while shopping for mascara. The product in question was Saie Beauty … Read more
On Thursday, Sephora filed to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a customer who claims the retailer’s “Clean at Sephora” label is a form of false advertising. In a November filing, Lindsey Finster claims that the labeling led her to believe that certain ingredients in the products “were not synthetic or linked to causing physical harm … Read more
To promote her new lipstick line, makeup artist Isamaya Ffrench commissioned an artist and a construction company to design, fabricate and construct a giant fiberglass penis. The 13-foot-tall, chrome-plated genitalia make sense as a marketing tactic for this particular launch. LIPS consists of refillable lipsticks, which come in heavy, anatomically correct tubes that weigh almost … Read more