Why do I love it so much when my brow hairs stick straight upward? I'm not quite sure, but whatever the reason, I try my damn hardest to get that fluffed-up look every time I do my makeup. "Soap brows" is likely what you call that look. The old-school hack of grooming brows with glycerin-based soap is so popular, it's […]
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PARIS – L’Oréal has agreed to stop using animal hair in its brushes. “L’Oréal group’s compassionate decision will help PETA push the beauty and art industries to embrace synthetic brushes that don’t harm a hair on a badger’s head,” Mathilde Dorbessan, PETA France’s corporate responsibility officer, said in a statement. PETA U.S. and almost 80,000 people urged Baxter of California, […]
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This year, the Estée Lauder Cos., and its namesake flagship brand, turn 75. While the beauty industry is rife with brands that have been unable to maintain their appeal across generations, Lauder is the rare exception, adeptly evolving to meet the changing times, while also harnessing the power of its history. The year ahead looks to be another pivotal time […]
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The entrepreneurs behind Hard Candy and Smith and Cult have teamed with Halsey on a beauty venture. Jeanne Chavez and Dineh Mohajer have been in business together since Chavez met Mohajer at her Beverly Hills office 25 years ago. In late-1990s entrepreneurial fashion, Mohajer sat on the floor of her office attempting to work a fax machine when Chavez, who […]
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Hero Cosmetics, a beauty line best known for its line of hydrocolloid acne patches, has secured a minority investment from private equity firm Aria Growth Partners. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but Hero is growing swiftly — the company said it posted 300 percent growth in 2020 and expects to do more than $80 million in retail sales […]
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Last week, my favorite sunglasses broke. I'd picked them up at a flea market in Mexico City — a souvenir from what would be the last trip I took before lockdown. As I stuffed the broken parts into my pocket, I grumbled to myself, "Well, what'd you expect for $8?" If you know anything about the skin-care brand The Ordinary, […]
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Millie Bobby Brown has purchased a majority stake in her Gen Z cosmetic and skin-care brand Florence by Mills. Beach House Group, the brand incubator that helped develop and launch the line, has sold a majority of its equity stake to the Brown family. Beach House Group is now a minority shareholder, according to the brand. “I feel really fortunate […]
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Here's a hot take for you: I don't think there was ever such thing as an "emo phase" for tweens and teens in the mid-2000s. You're either still emo to this day (at least in a low-key way) or you were never really emo to begin with. Those of you who are like me and fall into the former camp […]
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There's a lot to look forward to in 2021 — mostly that it just won't be 2020 anymore. With retailers anticipating an eventual and enthusiastic in-store shopping renaissance, they're getting creative with what those brick-and-mortar experiences will look like. And from what we're learning about an exciting new collaboration between Sephora and Kohl's, it looks really good. On December 1, […]
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L’Oréal Paris is moving its annual Women of Worth event from The Pierre Hotel to a national broadcast on NBC. In lieu of the annual gala typically held for L’Oréal’s philanthropic platform that honors women who have founded charitable organizatons in their local communities, the brand this year has partnered with NBC on an hour-long, documentary-style program to air Wednesday […]
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