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6 days ago | 
businessoffashion.com | Yola Mzizi
When Netflix’s comedy series “Running Point” premiered earlier this year, viewers tuned in for its star-studded cast — including Kate Hudson and Brenda Song — and its fictionalised take on the rise of Jeanie Buss, the first female president of the Los Angeles Lakers. But the show’s unexpected breakout star wasn’t an actor: It was Sephora.
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6 days ago | 
businessoffashion.com | Yola Mzizi
Olaplex’s net sales declined 1.9 percent to $97 million in the quarter ending March 31, 2025, the company reported Thursday. The specialty retail channel was a bright spot, generating $38.6 million in sales — a 12 percent increase year-over-year. However, those gains were offset by continued declines in the brand’s professional and direct-to-consumer channels, which fell 10.9 percent and 7.2 percent, respectively.
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2 weeks ago | 
businessoffashion.com | Yola Mzizi
Allure, the Condé Nast-owned beauty publication, is expanding its global footprint with the launch of a Philippines edition, marking the brand’s second foray into Asia following its Korean edition. The magazine, which released its first issue today, is published through a licensing agreement with Mega Global Licensing Inc., a Manila-based firm that also licenses Vogue Philippines.
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2 weeks ago | 
businessoffashion.com | Yola Mzizi
Sexual wellness brands have a Gen-Z problem. When a wave of sexual wellness startups emerged in the late 2010s, their mission was clear: disrupt legacy players like Trojan and Durex with sleek design, inclusive messaging and a bold, feminist rebrand of pleasure.
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2 weeks ago | 
businessoffashion.com | Yola Mzizi
Oddity Tech, the parent company of Il Makiage and Spoiled Child, announced Tuesday that the business had raised its full year outlook after posting first quarter revenue earnings of $268 million, a 27 percent year-over-year increase. The company “exceeded expectations across all metrics,” said Oran Holtzman, Oddity co-founder and CEO, and posted an adjusted EBITDA of $52 million. Both brands under the company’s umbrella posted double-digit revenue growth.
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3 weeks ago | 
businessoffashion.com | Yola Mzizi
Last week, 260 Sample Sale — the event operator known for its long queues, viral social media buzz and treasure-hunt-style deals — featured a new name on its storefront: Glossier. The cult beauty brand hosted a multi-day sale at 260’s Lafayette Street location in New York’s SoHo neighbourhood, just two blocks away from Glossier’s flagship store.
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3 weeks ago | 
businessoffashion.com | Yola Mzizi
Lisa Price, founder of Carol’s Daughter, has always been a pioneer. The beauty line she founded in 1993 offered body butters, fragrances and hair products, made from her Brooklyn kitchen long before Sol de Janeiro kicked off the body care craze or Mielle went viral for its hair oils. The brand also aimed at servicing the widely overlooked Black consumer.
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1 month ago | 
businessoffashion.com | Yola Mzizi
In the late 1980s, Susan Conlin, then in her twenties working as a bank auditor in Philadelphia, was one of many career women wearing skirt suits, coiffed hair, and high heels to work. Today, a librarian in New Jersey, Conlin’s shoes can still be heard clacking on the marble floors — but she’s become an anomaly. In a staff of 30, she’s the only one still in heels. “We used to have casual Fridays but now everything is casual. Wearing high heels just makes it all feel special,” said Conlin, now 61.
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1 month ago | 
businessoffashion.com | Yola Mzizi
Holly Thaggard, the founder of cult-suncare label Supergoop is stepping down from her role as chairwoman and will assume the position of “strategic advisor,” according to an internal company note posted on Reddit. “While she is stepping away from day-to-day governance, Holly will continue to be a champion of Supergoop,” Lisa Sequino, the brand’s chief executive, wrote in the note.
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1 month ago | 
businessoffashion.com | Yola Mzizi
Emily Meringolo Levi has had her makeup professionally done just twice in her life: once for her prom in 2012and again for her wedding in 2023. Whenever the New York-based visual artist needs help with liquid eyeliner or contour placement, she doesn’t need to consult a professional for a tutorial, because she has millions already in her pocket. Her current skills can be attributed to hours spent watching makeup tutorials on YouTube and TikTok.
