Mirror, mirror on the wall–who’s the fastest of them all? The delivery rider bringing the new anti-aging serum to your door in less than 10 minutes, way ahead of the product claiming overnight miracles. Beauty and personal care (BPC) has…
Corey McGarrahan and his wife were watching television in their rural Arizona home a little past 9 p.m. when they heard what sounded like a propane explosion outside. “We paused the television and looked at each other and said, ‘Did…
We tend to hold on fiercely to every little thing our mother figures did at home while growing up, and that goes for everything beauty-related. While it’s expected for certain “old-fashioned” beauty products and techniques to become less popular as…
Many Western beauty brands have gained international recognition, and K-Beauty is now enjoying worldwide popularity, thanks in large part to the success of K-POP and its powerful marketing. However, what many people may not realize is that the core technology…
In 2025, beauty M&A was a tale of two extremes. There were the buzzy, hefty transactions of red-hot assets like Hailey Bieber’s Rhode (acquired by E.l.f. Beauty for $1 billion), Medik8 (acquired by L’Oréal for $1.1 billion) and Touchland (acquired…
All the beauty and wellness retail expansions of 2025. December U Beauty Courtesy Tina Chen Craig’s U Beauty has landed at Sephora. The luxury skin care brand founded in 2019 is now available online at the retailer, and in March…
