Can Marc Jacobs Beauty’s Comeback Be More Than A Nostalgia Play?
Marc Jacobs Beauty is preparing for a comeback. After disappearing from shelves in 2021 following the end of its licensing partnership with LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton-owned brand incubator Kendo, Coty secured...
KYT Group, Founded By Former Honest And CAA Executives, Acquires Glo Skin Beauty
KYT Group, the investment and advisory firm formed by former The Honest Co. executive Kurt Kober and ex-CAA head of business development Michael Yanover, has made its first brand acquisition, Glo Skin Beauty. The deal, structured...
Beauty Founders Say Tariffs Cost Them Thousands To Millions, Forcing Permanent Changes
In a landmark ruling watched closely by business, the Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Friday, Feb. 20, holding in a 6-3 decision that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), the legal...
Eco-Conscious Founders Face A Consumer Backlash, But Remain Optimistic About Sustainable Beauty’s Future
Sustainable beauty’s recent heyday, which peaked in the late 2010s and early 2020s as refillable, plastic-free and solid-format brands gained momentum, now feels like a different era. Inflation, social media-fueled trend cycles and heightened price sensitivity...
Beauty’s New Value Equation: Price Sensitivity Shifts To Performance Sensitivity
Despite ongoing economic pressure, beauty ended 2025 with mass and prestige sales growing within a single percentage point of each other, a convergence that indicates a new consumer definition of value. According to market research firm Circana,...
