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Stephane de La Faverie
Rachel Strugatz April 29, 2026
In just a few weeks, Bobbi Brown, the original no-makeup makeup, will exit nearly every major U.S. department store to focus on Ulta and Amazon instead. Will the brand survive Estée Lauder’s attempted takeover of Puig? Or could it end up back in the hands of Brown, herself?
kris jenner steven levine
Rachel Strugatz April 22, 2026
The internet is buzzing with allegations that Kris Jenner’s status-defining mega-facelift, performed a year ago by baby-faced legend Steven Levine, has been “slipping,” and that she’s at war with Lori Loughlin over the latter’s new look. An investigation into an alleged medical mystery…
brittany aldean vada
Rachel Strugatz April 15, 2026
Brittany Aldean’s new MAGA-friendly fragrance brand, Vada, seems to have had a strong debut week. After all, conservatives shop for beauty, too—and they also happen to wield enormous spending power.
John Demsey
Rachel Strugatz April 8, 2026
While its corporate mothership focuses on an ambitious turnaround, Gap is preparing to revive its once-dominant beauty business for a new generation of customers—while leaning on a roster of high-profile, semi-controversial talent.


alix earle reale
Rachel Strugatz April 1, 2026
The debut of Alix Earle’s new acne-focused skincare line, Reale Actives, is already one of the most successful celebrity beauty launches in history. What happens next?
marc puig stephane de la faverie
Rachel Strugatz March 25, 2026
While the prospect of an Estée Lauder Companies–Puig megamerger has electrified the beauty industry, plenty of questions remain—including whether the resulting $35 billion entity would pose an actual threat to the L’Oréal juggernaut.
matthieu blazy
Rachel Strugatz & Sarah Shapiro March 23, 2026
News and notes on Jose Manuel Albesa's new assignment helming Puig, Matthieu Blazy’s debut Chanel collection hitting eBay, and the notable uptick in mall foot traffic.
Dr. Barbara Sturm
Rachel Strugatz March 18, 2026
More than a decade ago, Dr. Barbara Sturm climbed the skincare ranks with her infamous (and discontinued) blood creams. Now, with her brand flagging and a recent interview bringing unwanted scrutiny, it falls to the company’s newish owner to figure out its future.


glossier you fragrance
Rachel Strugatz March 11, 2026
After several years of fumbling around in the fragrance category, Glossier is rolling out a new scent and refocusing its marketing machine. But have they already lost too much ground to new lines and viral perfumes?
Ben Bennett
Rachel Strugatz March 4, 2026
Ben Bennett, one of the beauty industry’s most successful but lesser known executives, has seemingly cracked the code for incubating and accelerating influencer-inflected brands—and for selling them at just the right time.
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