Yesterday
Amazon wants to be a beauty powerhouse. Is a big beauty sale the answer?
On Sunday, Amazon wrapped up its fourth-annual Summer Beauty Event. Over two weeks, Amazon tempted shoppers with discounts of up to 50% on everything from makeup to vitamins. Even prior to the sale, the retailer did not seem to have trouble courting the beauty consumer. According ... Show More
37m 12s
May 7
Why are people flying to Korea to inject salmon sperm in their faces?
What is PDRN? You've probably seen the four letters on serum bottles, sheet masks and even lip balms — or heard them on TikTok. PDRN stands for polydeoxyribonucleotide and typically refers to a DNA fragment that's often, but not always, derived from salmon sperm and most commonly ... Show More
37m 34s
Apr 30
L’Oréal's product placement strategy for "The Devil Wears Prada 2" with exec Laura Branik
L’Oréal Paris is betting on “The Devil Wears Prada 2” through an official partnership that spans TV ads, OOH advertising, social campaigns, consumer eventing and product placement in the film. L’Oréal officially announced the partnership in March through a commercial that debuted ... Show More
38m 45s
Sep 2021
EP73. Should beauty retailers boycott unsustainable brands?
Sustainable beauty is sometimes seen as a subset of clean, green, natural beauty and more, however the single word sustainable hides a very complex set of questions and definitions. What is sustainable to one beauty brand, may not be for another. So when a beauty retailer sets ou ... Show More
30m 1s
Jun 2024
59: Jen Freitas, Founder of Truth Beauty Company: Navigating a new concept, business BTS and a lot of beauty advice
I cannot wait for you to listen to this special episode with Jen! It was so great sitting down and getting to know so much more about her and the incredible business she runs. Shop Truth beauty here. A little bit about Jen: Since 2010, Jen has been a leader in eco-friendly, cruel ... Show More
51m 35s
Mar 2024
EP205. What happened to The Body Shop?
<p>In this episode, we dive deep into the rise and fall of an iconic beauty brand, The Body Shop. Podcast host and Formula Botanica CEO Lorraine Dallmeier is joined by <a href= "https://www.wizzandco.com/">Wizz Selvey</a>, a seasoned beauty retail expert and analyst, for an insig ... Show More
24m 48s
Before the term "clean beauty" was coined, brands were making notable strides in the space. One of those was Pacficia Beauty, a 100% vegan and cruelty-free beauty brand founded in 1996 by Brooke Harvey-Taylor and her then-partner-now-husband Billy Taylor. The brand, which is currently based in Portland, Oregon, is partly a love letter to Harvey-Taylor's chil ... Show More
<p><em>At The Business of Beauty Global Forum 2023, Pamela Anderson shared her perspectives on how the definition of beauty — and the beauty business — is changing with Moj Mahdara.</em></p><br><p><strong>Background</strong>: </p><br><p>“We're all trying to make ourselv ... Show More
<p><em>BoF’s Imran Amed sits down with Priya Rao, executive editor of The Business of Beauty, to go inside the findings of our new report ‘The State of Fashion: Beauty.’</em></p><br><p><strong>Background</strong>:</p><br><p>The global beauty industry is booming. </p><br><p>“ ... Show More
