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…
Cassandra Thurswell on Building Hair Care Brand Kitsch
In the face of a saturated market, incrementality has been the name of the game at Kitsch. At the Beauty CEO Summit, Kitsch founder and chief executive officer Cassandra Morales…
Beauty Shows Signs of Wear in First Quarter, per Circana
Is beauty’s hot streak cooling off? First-quarter data from Circana indicates that prestige beauty sales were flat year-over-year for the time period, following years of growth. The mass market grew…
Tracee Ellis Ross Justine Skye and More Celebrate Black Hair Show
NEW YORK – “It’s like family in here,” kicked off host Tracee Ellis Ross on Friday night at Echelon Noir Productions’ inaugural Black Hair Show. The event, titled “Black Hair…
Alix Earle Is Launching a Pantene Shampoo and Conditioner Duo
Alix Earle and Pantene are joining forces. The Miami-based influencer has teamed up with the mass market hair care brand to launch a limited-edition “Unexpired Pantene” collection dropping Wednesday. The…