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Stranger Things Hairstylist Is Launching a Hair Care Brand

The hit Netflix show’s lead hair designer Sarah Hindsgaul will be one of the first on-set Hollywood beauty professionals to have her own hair-care line as more of her peers look for opportunities beyond filming.

Stranger Things Hairstylist Is Launching a Hair Care Brand

The hit Netflix show’s lead hair designer Sarah Hindsgaul will be one of the first on-set Hollywood beauty professionals to have her own hair-care line as more of her peers look for opportunities beyond filming.


The Pumpkin Spice Shortage Is Here

How climate change and YouTube bakes made beauty brands panic — and pivot — from one of their favourite ingredients this year.

The Pumpkin Spice Shortage Is Here

How climate change and YouTube bakes made beauty brands panic — and pivot — from one of their favourite ingredients this year.


How Gift Sets Became Big Beauty Business

Gift sets have transitioned from being a stocking stuffer at a more affordable price to a luxury offering driving this holiday season’s sales.

How Gift Sets Became Big Beauty Business

Gift sets have transitioned from being a stocking stuffer at a more affordable price to a luxury offering driving this holiday season’s sales.


China’s Biggest Beauty Firm Lays Out Strategy to Rival L’Oréal

Proya reported sales above 10 billion yuan last year, the first Chinese beauty company to do so. Its billionaire founder is now on the hunt for European brands.

China’s Biggest Beauty Firm Lays Out Strategy to Rival L’Oréal

Proya reported sales above 10 billion yuan last year, the first Chinese beauty company to do so. Its billionaire founder is now on the hunt for European brands.


Why Beauty Brands Are Rushing to West Africa in December

A surge in diaspora tourism to Ghana and Nigeria during the festive ‘Detty December’ season has become a bankable opportunity for brands eager to push into a new market — and shopping holiday.

Why Beauty Brands Are Rushing to West Africa in December

A surge in diaspora tourism to Ghana and Nigeria during the festive ‘Detty December’ season has become a bankable opportunity for brands eager to push into a new market — and shopping holiday.


Black Friday’s Latest Boom: Plastic Surgery Clinics

Nip. Tuck. Get 30 percent off.


Are Candle Brands Okay?

A burning question for the $4.1 billion industry.

Are Candle Brands Okay?

A burning question for the $4.1 billion industry.


Olive Young Beat Sephora in Korea. Now It’s Coming to the US.

South Korea’s largest beauty retailer cements its plans to become the next big global beauty retailer as it prepares to compete with Ulta Beauty and Sephora’s widening K-beauty sections in the states.

Olive Young Beat Sephora in Korea. Now It’s Coming to the US.

South Korea’s largest beauty retailer cements its plans to become the next big global beauty retailer as it prepares to compete with Ulta Beauty and Sephora’s widening K-beauty sections in the states.


Why Press-On Nails Might Overtake the Gel Market

Cheaper to buy and easier to apply, press-on nails are coming for the billion-dollar nail salon business. (And for Megan Fox’s manicure.)

Why Press-On Nails Might Overtake the Gel Market

Cheaper to buy and easier to apply, press-on nails are coming for the billion-dollar nail salon business. (And for Megan Fox’s manicure.)


Inside MCo Beauty’s $600 Million Dupe Business

The Australian makeup label has become the number one beauty brand in its native country, and is growing abroad, thanks to the popularity of its lower-priced alternatives to products from Estée Lauder, Dior and more.

Inside MCo Beauty’s $600 Million Dupe Business

The Australian makeup label has become the number one beauty brand in its native country, and is growing abroad, thanks to the popularity of its lower-priced alternatives to products from Estée Lauder, Dior and more.


Why Beauty’s Biggest Companies Are Struggling to Grow

This season’s earnings paints a gloomy picture of the fiscal year ahead, thanks to a downturn in the US and a cooling fragrance market, but agile firms are finding brighter spots.

Why Beauty’s Biggest Companies Are Struggling to Grow

This season’s earnings paints a gloomy picture of the fiscal year ahead, thanks to a downturn in the US and a cooling fragrance market, but agile firms are finding brighter spots.


Prestige Hair Care’s Shampoo Problem

In recent years, prestige hair care has begun to grow at a faster rate than its mass competitors. The only problem: Shoppers still want drugstore shampoo.

Prestige Hair Care’s Shampoo Problem

In recent years, prestige hair care has begun to grow at a faster rate than its mass competitors. The only problem: Shoppers still want drugstore shampoo.