U.S. Beauty Hits $50.6 Billion in First Half, Showing Resilience
Beauty is showing resilience to broader macroeconomic headwinds, Circana data from the first half of 2025 shows. In the U.S., the prestige beauty market grew by 2 percent to $16…
Susan Alexandra and Odele Launch Bag Charms
Odele has a charming new collaboration in the works. The mass market beauty brand is collaborating with Susan Alexandra on a beaded sleeve for a deluxe miniature size of the…
TikTok-viral K18 Launches Heat Protectant Conditioning Spray
K18 is introducing a new double-duty offering. The brand is launching HeatBounce, a conditioning heat protectant featuring a patented molecular shield called ResiliCore. Retailing for $48, the product will debut…
L’Oreal to Acquire Gail Federici’s Color Wow
The beauty dealscape is heating up, with the world’s biggest beauty company getting in on the action again. L’Oréal has signed an agreement to acquire Color Wow, the hair care…
Kiehl’s Enters Life Time as Amenities Partner
Kiehl’s is returning to the locker room. Wednesday, the brand is announcing its partnership with luxury athletic country club Life Time as its amenities partner. Kiehl’s products will be…
How Jaimee Lupton Built Monday Haircare, Being Haircare and Daise Beauty
When it comes to creating culturally relevant, cult-followed beauty brands, Jaimee Lupton is on a roll. During WWD’s Beauty CEO Summit, Lupton revealed her secret sauce for building mass brands…