L’Oréal USA Reveals 2020 For Women in Science Fellows

L’Oréal USA revealed the 2020 recipients of its For Women in Science fellowship. The program, in its 17th incarnation, gives $60,000 research grants to five female postdoctoral scientists. According to a statement from L’Oréal, the grant has given more than $4 million in funding to 85 different scientists since its inception. “L’Oréal USA’s 2020 For Women in Science Fellows represent […]

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Stetson Fragrance License Changes Hands

Stetson’s fragrance license is getting a new home. Effective Jan. 1, heritage brand Stetson will be entering a new fragrance licensing agreement with Edge Beauty, whose portfolio includes brands like Cher and the Phluid Project. The license was previously held by Coty Inc. “Our ambition as a partner to Stetson is to make the brand more relevant, particularly today, as […]

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Has the Boutique Fitness Boom Gone Bust?

Has the $40-a-pop boutique fitness class become a vestige of a time before the global coronavirus pandemic and the ensuing economic fallout? Pretty much, according to industry insiders and experts.  While many gyms and fitness studios across the country have reopened after spring’s government-mandated lockdowns, many consumers are opting not to return. According to a survey conducted in May by […]

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Twitter Releases First Beauty Report

Twitter is veering into uncharted territory: the beauty content on its platform. The social media platform has published its first beauty survey, reporting an increasingly young and diverse consumer. Users who engage in beauty conversations are 43 percent male and 56 percent Generation Z, according to the report. Diversity is a key differentiator for the beauty community on Twitter, said […]

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Animal Cosmetics Testing at Issue Again in the EU

PARIS ­— Several major beauty players jointly published a statement Tuesday to voice opposition to European Union rules they believe undermine the EU’s longstanding ban on cosmetics testing on animals. Bringing the subject to the fore is a case involving German fragrance and flavors supplier Symrise and the European Chemicals Agency, or ECHA, dating back to March 2018. That’s when […]

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These ‘Among Us’ Nails Aren’t Sus at All

Two years after its initial release in 2018, the game Among Us has taken the world by storm, providing some necessary escapism during a global pandemic. The object of the game is to find the impostor within your spaceship "crew." You either play as a regular crewmate completing tasks or an imposter, which kills the other crew members. The game […]

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EXCLUSIVE: Mozzafiato, an Italian-Only Beauty Retailer for North America, Launches Nov. 2

Mozzafiato, a retail platform exclusively carrying Italian beauty brands, is launching via e-commerce on Nov. 2. “Sixty percent of the world’s beauty is made in Italy,” said Amy Parsons, chief executive officer of Mozzafiato. And while many of those markets involve multibrand concepts, there has yet to be a leading company offering Italian-only beauty brands to North America, continued the […]

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L’Oréal Plans to Make Shampoo Bottles from Carbon Emissions

PARIS – L’Oréal continues upping its sustainability practices. The French beauty giant has teamed with Total and LanzaTech to produce the first plastic cosmetics bottle developed from industrial carbon emissions. “This world first demonstrates the commitment of the three partners to the development of a sustainable circular economy for plastics and paves the way for opportunities for the capture and […]

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