Can Mass Makeup Make A Comeback—And Recover Its CoverGirl Status?

The lipstick index isn’t paying dividends for mass-market color cosmetics, a slumping category that Coty Inc. and Bain Capital-backed beauty incubator Maesa are retreating from, leaving huge question marks about the fates of some of...

The Internet Thinks Shay Mitchell’s Toddler Skincare Brand Rini Is A Bad Idea. Does The Beauty Industry Agree?

Actress Shay Mitchell, alongside her boyfriend Matte Babel and close friend Esther Song, launched Rini, a skincare brand directed at children 4 to 12 years old, but designed for them starting as young as 2 years...

Elevated Hand Care Brand Paume Enters 700 Ulta Beauty Stores, Reaches Profitability

Solidifying itself as a major player in the hand care space four years after its launch, Paume has rolled out to 700 Ulta Beauty stores and hit its first month surpassing roughly $713,000 in sales. Although Paume...

Following The Acquisitions Of Medik8 And Wild, These British Brands Could Be Next

With British companies like Wild, Space NK, Medik8 and Byoma being snapped up, mergers and acquisitions in the beauty industry are looking increasingly English, and there are many brimming brands in the United...

Plantmade Changes Ownership After The British Haircare Brand Racks Up Over $2 Million In Debt

Crown Holdings, a company attached to investor and entrepreneur Toni Fola-Alade, has acquired Plantmade for under $40,000 after the British haircare brand fell into administration in June grappling with roughly $2.3 million in debt. According to...