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The Architect of Olaplex’s Turnaround

Chief executive Amanda Baldwin has been tasked with course-correcting the embattled haircare brand. Using her marketing muscle, she hopes to rebuild the bond Olaplex once shared with beauty consumers and investors alike.

The Architect of Olaplex’s Turnaround

Chief executive Amanda Baldwin has been tasked with course-correcting the embattled haircare brand. Using her marketing muscle, she hopes to rebuild the bond Olaplex once shared with beauty consumers and investors alike.


Building a Better Beauty CEO

As more beauty brands restructure or get acquired, their employees feel increasingly anxious. One chief executive says it doesn’t have to be that way.

Building a Better Beauty CEO

As more beauty brands restructure or get acquired, their employees feel increasingly anxious. One chief executive says it doesn’t have to be that way.


When Every Product Launch Is a Holiday

There’s a reason so many brands celebrate holidays like National Lash Day or National Fragrance Day — and he lives in North Dakota.

When Every Product Launch Is a Holiday

There’s a reason so many brands celebrate holidays like National Lash Day or National Fragrance Day — and he lives in North Dakota.


The Hot Competition Behind Heatless Curls

The pursuit of loose, wavy curls with the promise of less heat damage is driving intense competition in the hair tools space, thanks to innovations from brands like Dyson and TikTok-fueled demand for new products and processes.

The Hot Competition Behind Heatless Curls

The pursuit of loose, wavy curls with the promise of less heat damage is driving intense competition in the hair tools space, thanks to innovations from brands like Dyson and TikTok-fueled demand for new products and processes.


The Business of Beauty Haul of Fame: Hair Brooches Are Here. Don’t Panic.

Logo pins have been a recurring theme during Fashion Month — and also have a beauty tie-in.

The Business of Beauty Haul of Fame: Hair Brooches Are Here. Don’t Panic.

Logo pins have been a recurring theme during Fashion Month — and also have a beauty tie-in.


The Business of Beauty Haul of Fame: Dewiness Is Next To Godliness

If you want to sell a cult beauty product, you’re going to have to evangelize people.

The Business of Beauty Haul of Fame: Dewiness Is Next To Godliness

If you want to sell a cult beauty product, you’re going to have to evangelize people.


How Crown Affair Became the Queen of It-Girl Hair Care

Dianna Cohen and Elaine Choi have built an insider favourite haircare label with signature products like the hair towel and brush-applied dry shampoo. Armed with a new funding round, they want to bring the brand to the masses.

How Crown Affair Became the Queen of It-Girl Hair Care

Dianna Cohen and Elaine Choi have built an insider favourite haircare label with signature products like the hair towel and brush-applied dry shampoo. Armed with a new funding round, they want to bring the brand to the masses.


The Business of Beauty Haul of Fame: The Next Seoul Cycle

Walmart invests in K-Beauty’s new haircare frontier.

The Business of Beauty Haul of Fame: The Next Seoul Cycle

Walmart invests in K-Beauty’s new haircare frontier.


How TikTok Trends Feed the Beauty Product Pipeline

TikTok trends have caused entire product categories, from snail mucin serums to bronzing drops, to go mainstream, but that pipeline’s future is uncertain.

How TikTok Trends Feed the Beauty Product Pipeline

TikTok trends have caused entire product categories, from snail mucin serums to bronzing drops, to go mainstream, but that pipeline’s future is uncertain.


Why Drugstores Still Aren’t Beauty Hubs

American pharmacies once aimed to transform their stores into beauty destinations, but after years of unmet promises and underwhelming results, beauty brands are reconsidering their reliance on the drugstore and are exploring different avenues for growth.

Why Drugstores Still Aren’t Beauty Hubs

American pharmacies once aimed to transform their stores into beauty destinations, but after years of unmet promises and underwhelming results, beauty brands are reconsidering their reliance on the drugstore and are exploring different avenues for growth.


The Business of Beauty Haul of Fame: Show, Don’t Smell

Can’t sniff a new fragrance? You might be more likely to buy it.

The Business of Beauty Haul of Fame: Show, Don’t Smell

Can’t sniff a new fragrance? You might be more likely to buy it.


The Business of Beauty Haul of Fame: How Lip Gloss Doubled Its Price

All about those zinc-topped tubes, and why they’re everywhere right now.

The Business of Beauty Haul of Fame: How Lip Gloss Doubled Its Price

All about those zinc-topped tubes, and why they’re everywhere right now.