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When you follow nail artists from all around the world on Instagram, you start noticing common threads that circle the world. One, in particular, moved from Korea and Japan outward: 3D jelly nails. They're elevated, mesmerizing take on the colorfully transparent jelly nail trend of the past couple of years. Slowly but surely, 3D jelly nails are becoming more popular […]
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Modern grooming brand Faculty has raised $3 million in seed funding led by The Esteé Lauder Cos. The round included participation from RareBreed Ventures, Maple VC, Debut Capital, Creative Connectors, AUFI and 10K Projects, as well as entertainers Maisie Williams from HBO series “Game of Thrones” and multiplatinum recording artist Iann Dior. Founded in 2019 by Umar ElBably and Fenton […]
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As chatter around the microbiome crescendos, Dr. Elsa Jungman is piloting a one-on-one approach with her consumers. The skin pharmacologist and founder of her eponymous skin care line, launched the pilot phase of a skin microbiome swab test earlier this week. Consumers will swab their skin over the course of one week, then send in the results and receive a […]
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According to the first quarterly data of 2021 from the NPD Group, the U.S. market’s prestige beauty categories are bouncing back. Prestige beauty sales almost hit $4.2 billion in the first quarter of 2021, up 11 percent from the same period in 2020 (which included the onset of the coronavirus pandemic). Digital sales continued to track gains, and were up […]
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Turns out, the beauty industry is only addressing one petal on the flower of its inclusion problem. Despite the visible outpourings of support (like donations, mentoring, sudden shelf space at times sans adequate retail support) for Black-owned businesses in the last year, beauty hasn’t quite come to terms with the real issue keeping the sector from substantive progress on diversity: […]
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Ceremonia has raised $2 million in a new round of seed funding. The seed round was co-led by Silas Capital and Beliade. Babba C. Rivera, founder and chief executive officer of Ceremonia, told WWD via phone that she plans to use the investment to build an omnichannel strategy for her brand, which launched its clean hair care direct-to-consumer in October. […]
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PARIS — L’Oréal’s sales in the first quarter of 2021 outpaced financial analysts’ expectations, driven by double-digit gains in its L’Oréal Luxe, Active Cosmetics and Professional Products Divisions, and strong sales in China. The maker of Lancôme, Garnier and Kiehl’s products registered sales of 7.61 billion euros, up 10.2 percent on a like-for-like basis and increasing 5.4 percent in reported […]
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Lora DiCarlo wants everyone to be able to invest in sexual wellness. Today, the sex technology company launches on Republic, an equity crowdfunding platform. Similar to Kickstarter, Republic allows users to invest a minimum of $100 in start-ups in exchange for equity and other benefits that vary depending on the level of investment. “The sexual wellness industry is highly lucrative,” […]
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Before Patrick Ta became celebrities' go-to makeup artist and founder of his namesake beauty brand, Ta lived several other lives in the beauty industry, though: At 18, he owned a tanning salon. After it went bankrupt, Ta pursued makeup by working at a MAC counter in Arizona. For 30 on 30, our ongoing series exploring what it's like to turn […]
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All products featured on Allure are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission. There's nothing like mother-daughter bonding, especially when your mother is a former pop star and current beauty brand owner by the name of Victoria Beckham. In a recent Instagram video, her daughter, nine-year-old Harper […]
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