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Overall bookings for cosmetic procedures fell in 2020, but previous devotees remain committed as ever in 2021. According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, which published its annual trends report with ancillary consumer insights, all of the most commonly booked procedures (nose reshaping, eyelid surgery, facelifts, liposuction and breast augmentation) saw single or double-digit losses in 2020. For those […]
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As beauty brands grapple with minimizing environmental impact and resonating strongly with consumers, beauty brand Biossance says the two efforts share the same solutions. At Fairchild Media Group’s Sustainability Summit, Catherine Gore, president of Biossance, said unconventional sourcing alternatives are encoded in all of the brand’s touchpoints with suppliers, fellow brands and consumers alike. “We’ve always had an open-source policy […]
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LONDON — Undaunted by three lockdowns in the U.K. and a major disruption to brick-and-mortar sales, Harrods is pressing ahead with the opening of its second H Beauty unit this week, in Buckinghamshire, England. The H Beauty will open on Thursday in Milton Keynes, about 50 miles northwest of London, and will be larger than the first store, which opened […]
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Sheena Yaitanes has turned to her love for piano during the pandemic. The founder of Kosas — the Los Angeles-based, cruelty-free beauty brand launched in 2015 — began taking lessons at the age of eight in Orange County, where she grew up. “It was initiated by my mom,” Yaitanes said, chatting from her home in Calabasas, Calif. “I started then, […]
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Nicolas Hieronimus may have started his career at L’Oréal as product manager of a hairspray called Invisible, but there’s been nothing inconspicuous about his career. The executive, who first joined the world’s largest beauty company in February 1987, is poised to take its reins as chief executive officer on May 1. He will be responsible guiding the business through one […]
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PARIS — At L’Oréal’s annual general meeting held Tuesday the group’s next leader, Nicolas Hieronimus, was confirmed, and a sweeping overview of the company’s evolutions and revolutions over the past 15 years, under Jean-Paul Agon, was shared. During the meeting, which was livestreamed from L’Oréal headquarters in the Paris suburb of Clichy, it was revealed that 99.21 percent of company […]
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Influencer and beauty mogul Huda Kattan may have a brand empire valued at more than $1 billion, but her social media prowess is still paying off, too. As part of Cosmetify’s annual Beauty Influencer Rich List, Kattan topped the list, which is ranked by combined post earnings between YouTube, Instagram and TikTok. Given the latter’s explosive popularity, 2021 marks the […]
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With her gold teeth and grill, wig made of horsehair, razor-thin brows, glossy charcoal-smeared eyes and cherry-red cheeks, Viola Davis is transformed as ‘mother of blues’ singer Ma Rainey in George C. Wolfe’s “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.” “It’s an incredible feeling when multiple creative minds come together and something surprises all of us,” said Sergio Lopez-Rivera, Davis’ personal makeup artist, […]
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The Carlyle Group has made a majority investment in Beautycounter that values the company at $1 billion. Beautycounter sells clean skin care, makeup and personal care products through a network of sales people, brick and mortar locations, and online. The company plans to use the capital to increase brand awareness and further its omnichannel business model. Beautycounter previously got a […]
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View Gallery Related Gallery Photos of Vivienne Westwood’s Career From the Fairchild Fashion Archives Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. has tapped Kim McIntosh for the roles of group vice president, controller and chief accounting officer. McIntosh most recently served as chief accounting officer of Tailored Brands, until December 2020. Market data firm IRI has chosen P&G veteran Kirk Perry as […]
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