Perfumer Maddie Phinney’s DIY Approach Turns Centerfold Into A Niche Fragrance Hit
The way that perfumer Maddie Phinney brings a do-it-yourself flair to the $4 billion niche fragrance market is like a whiff of fresh air, layered with notes of boozy, chocolate-covered cherries and nuts. Centerfold, the gourmand eau...
Inkbox Co-Founders Explore Buyback As BIC Prepares To Shutter Brand
Co-founders Tyler and Braden Handley are exploring a buyback of Inkbox as BIC prepares to shutter the buzzy temporary tattoo brand this quarter and dismantle its skin-focused division. The potential buyback and closure come roughly...
Top Skincare Trends For 2026—And Those Losing Their Sizzle
While 2025 seemed to slam the door on slugging as a TikTok-fueled trend, the skincare category stayed sluggish for the year. In the first nine months of 2025, skincare sales inched up 1% in prestige and...
New Report: Aesthetics Market Growth Cools With Maturation As GLP-1 Boom Tempers
The American aesthetics market is entering a more mature phase, marked by slower growth, greater category divergence and a shift toward operational efficiency rather than rapid expansion, according to a new report from med-spa data analytics...
6 Beauty Marketing Predictions For 2026: Anti-Ambition, Emotion-First Branding, Ownable Rituals And More
“People talk a lot about community, but nobody really knows how to build one,” says Naomi Emiko, co-founder of marketing agency TNGE Global. Even if the infrastructure behind it is a mystery, she predicts “community” will...
