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6 days ago | 
beautymatter.com | Carla Seipp
In eight short years, personal care brand Salt & Stone has carved out its niche with viral velocity. Founded by former professional snowboarder Nima Jalali in Los Angeles in 2017, today, the company reports triple-digit, year-over-year (YoY) revenue growth, and one product sells every seven seconds.
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1 week ago | 
beautymatter.com | Carla Seipp
The objects we surround ourselves with, or find ourselves surrounded by, can either be a source of pain (think unopened bills and jury summons) or pleasure (a beautiful design object). In the case of Officine Universelle Buly 1803, it’s about celebrating that delightful side to the umpteenth degree.
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1 week ago | 
beautymatter.com | Carla Seipp
Ulta Beauty World brought the pulsating beat of beauty to San Antonio, Texas, with the retailer’s first-ever consumer-facing event. It wasn’t just the lively DJ set greeting visitors, some of whom had begun lining up outside Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center at 3 a.m., or the impromptu brand mascot dance-off in the middle of the exhibition space that set the pace for an exhilarating day of brand discovery.
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1 week ago | 
beautymatter.com | Carla Seipp
Strong leaders are more crucial than ever as the beauty business faces headwinds of political, social, and economic challenges, as well as an increase in competition and technological transformations.
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2 weeks ago | 
beautymatter.com | Carla Seipp
Comme des Garçons (CDG), the fashion brand launched by enigmatic creative Rei Kawakubo in 1969, brought avant-garde designs to the global market in an astounding flurry of gravity-defying constructions, all-black uniforms, and dizzying print designs. Kawakubo presented a visual identity that defied traditional norms of proportion and silhouette and rejected the idea of cookie-cutter aesthetics. In 1994, the brand began its reign in the fragrance department.
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2 weeks ago | 
beautymatter.com | Carla Seipp
When Barneys New York closed in February 2020, it felt like the end of the luxury shopping era in New York City: discovery-based, with interior design to make the eyes wander as much as the branded counters. There has been a considerable gap in the city’s luxury retail market since. French retail group Printemps looks to fill that void with the opening of its first US presence at One Wall Street, which opened on March 21. The opening coincides with the retailer’s 160th anniversary.
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3 weeks ago | 
beautymatter.com | Carla Seipp
No BeautyMatter event would be complete without a deep dive into the global regulatory landscapes. At the publication’s FUTURE50 Summit last week, BeautyMatter founder and CEO Kelly Kovack kicked off the regulatory panel by saying that context matters, especially when it comes to regulatory issues, because there is no grey zone. “You're either compliant, or you're not,” Kovack told the audience.
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1 month ago | 
beautymatter.com | Carla Seipp
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1 month ago | 
beautymatter.com | Carla Seipp
Molton Brown has tapped into the powerful potential of fragrance for over 50 years: the summer sweetness of Rhubarb & Rose, the invigorating breeze of Coastal Cypress & Sea Fennel, the heady and warm mix of Mesmerising Oudh Accord & Gold. Every scent is developed with the industry’s leading perfumers, with the same attention to detail and finesse normally reserved for personal fragrances. “We are still the only brand to put such unmatched levels of concentration of fragrance in our products.
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1 month ago | 
beautymatter.com | Carla Seipp
From social media censorship to struggles in securing funding for femtech brands, operating a consumer brand aimed at women’s health concerns like fertility and hormonal health is not an easy feat. Especially as residing in the grey space between a medical and cosmetic product comes with claim, testing, and marketing challenges. Amid Trump’s takeover, the concerns for women’s reproductive rights and freedoms have reached a fever pitch.
