Erica La Sala

5 days ago | beautyindependent.com | Erica La Sala

Fig & Flower is giving beauty retail a second shot.  The clean beauty boutique reopened on May 13 in Atlanta’s Kirkwood neighborhood nearly two years after closing its first location. The new Fig & Flower stocks around 344 products from 14 brands across skincare, makeup and bath and body, the majority of which were in its original store. Among the brands are Ursa Major, Minori, Fitglow, Roz, Ere Perez, Jenny Patinkin, Indie Lee, Kinfield, Nopalera, Poppy & Pout and Odacité.

5 days ago | beautyindependent.com | Erica La Sala

The Beachwaver Co., the viral hair tools brand that’s sold 1.4 million products on TikTok Shop, is expanding its assortment at Target as it sets out to multiply its haircare business 3X this year. Braid Balm, a $24 product that preps the hair for braiding and strengthens it with a bond complex, is entering Target stores chain-wide along with the brand’s $189.99 Midnight Rose Blow Brush and $99 Pink Sunset Beachwaver B1.25 curling iron.

1 week ago | beautyindependent.com | Claire McCormack |Erica La Sala

Forget celebrity beauty fatigue, E.l.f. Beauty’s $1 billion acquisition of Hailey Bieber’s gen Z-favorite skincare and color brand Rhode is a big bet on fame, particularly of the social media variety, continuing to propel beauty sales.  E.l.f., parent company of E.l.f. Cosmetics, Naturium, W3ll People and Keys Soulcare, has agreed to pay $600 million in cash and $200 million in newly issued stock for Rhode, with a potential $200 million earnout based on Rhode’s growth over a 3-year period.

2 weeks ago | beautyindependent.com | Erica La Sala

Living With Ivey is opening in the ritzy Long Island beach community Southampton this summer, with a second location following shortly behind in New York City’s Tribeca neighborhood in the fall. The clean and sustainable retailer, which currently has three locations in South Florida, carries over 180 beauty, wellness, personal care, baby, home, jewelry, apparel and food brands. Eighty percent are in the beauty and wellness categories.

2 weeks ago | beautyindependent.com | Erica La Sala

With over 20 million users in the United States and 25,000 Americans signing up for Yuka daily, the food and cosmetics label analyzing app is drawing sharp criticism from some beauty industry insiders who argue it panics consumers about cosmetics ingredients they shouldn’t be scared of. Launched in France in 2017 before traveling to the U.S. three years later, Yuka users scan cosmetics labels to reveal a product score from zero to 100.