Boy Smells’ rebrand fail, Amorepacific's manufacturing pivot, LVMH earnings, and Pact Collective’s Carly Snider on becoming beauty’s biggest recycler
Pact Collective isn’t the first company to try to solve the beauty industry’s waste problem. But in four short years, it’s already become the most successful. “It feels like a really exciting time f...
17 Huhti 20251h 6min
Longtime beauty CMO Michelle Miller joins Glossy reporters to discuss the future of TikTok, plus industry news
Esteemed beauty marketer Michelle Miller knows a thing or two about a successful TikTok strategy. Miller served as CMO of K-18 during its gangbuster rise and 2023 strategic acquisition by Unilever. H...
10 Huhti 20251h 4min
With Sephora launch, Ultra Violette readies to take the US market by storm
Sephora has launched numerous new brands in recent months, many of them buzzy and beloved — but perhaps none has been as hotly anticipated as Ultra Violette (that's pronounced "violet"), the Aussie su...
3 Huhti 20251h 3min
Act+Acre founders on the rise of scalp-care: ‘Education is the forefront of the brand’
Act+Acre’s husband-and-wife founders were early to the growth of the scalp-care market when they launched their brand in 2019 with one product: a $48 prewash treatment called Scalp Detox Oil. “[Scal...
27 Maalis 202538min
Hair-care tycoon Carolyn Aronson enters mass with Cloud: ‘It has the callouts Gen Z is looking for’
Very few beauty entrepreneurs have had more success than Carolyn Aronson. In 2006, the longtime hairstylist and salon owner launched professional hair-care brand It’s a 10 with one hero product: Mira...
20 Maalis 202542min
Hally Hair's Kathryn Winokur: 'Gen Z is not static — she's growing up'
Kathryn Winokur launched Hally Hair in 2021 after working for companies including PepsiCo and Dove. From engineering college partnerships to hosting a trip for Alabama sorority girls, the brand has su...
13 Maalis 202543min
C.O. Bigelow president Ian Ginsberg on unlocking profitable pharmacy retail: 'You have to create a want, not a need’
For New Yorkers, C.O. Bigelow is an institution. “There's something about the [Bigelow] apothecary that emotionally appeals to people,” Ian Ginsberg, president, pharmacist and third generation owner ...
6 Maalis 202542min
Kelli Anne Sewell is building a different kind of makeup artist-founded business
There is a traditional path for successful makeup artists nowadays: Build up a roster of influential clients, accrue a following on social media, and start a brand of your own. After all, makeup artis...
27 Helmi 202543min
