Allison Kent-Gunn knows good beauty packaging when she sees it.
The Los Angeles-based aesthetician-turned-packaging consultant has become one of the leading voices in beauty packaging on social media thanks to her "hot takes" on packaging wins and misses. She’s a former cosmetic packaging instructor at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising, and ... Show More
Nov 6
Bansk Beauty’s Reuben Carranza on building a distinct brand that lasts
Reuben Carranza knows a good brand when he sees it. Bansk Beauty, where he serves as executive chairman, made headlines in September after acquiring the buzzy, clinical skin-care brand Byoma. It’s part of the late-stage private investment firm’s growing beauty roster, which inclu ... Show More
40m 20s
Oct 23
Helen Steed gives an inside look at packaging for Glossier, Merit and Rhode
The Glossy Beauty Podcast is back with its second of three deep dives into beauty packaging. Today, our guest is Helen Steed, a veteran in the field, whose resume includes a 10-year stint leading creative at Bumble & Bumble, and a gig as Glossier's founding creative director befo ... Show More
55m 24s
Oct 1
Can Gen-Z Beauty Brands Grow Up?
Brands like Bubble, Starface and Byoma rode TikTok-native aesthetics to win Gen-Z hearts and Sephora shelf space with plush mascots, playful stickers and sensorial jelly textures. Founders close in age to their audience moved fast, crowd-sourced ideas and mastered algorithms. Now ... Show More
23m 5s
Oct 13
Setting The New Standard in Skincare With Alisa Metzger, Co-Founder iNNBEAUTY Project
Before launching iNNBEAUTY Project, Alisa Metzger spent over a decade inside some of the world’s biggest beauty companies—L’Oréal, Procter & Gamble, and Coty—learning exactly how the industry worked from the inside out. But after years of seeing the same patterns repeat—sky-high ... Show More
51m 40s
Dec 2024
Hero Cosmetics: Ju Rhyu and Dwight Lee
<p>The company behind the blockbuster acne fighter, Mighty Patch, was launched in 2017 with a single product sold exclusively on Amazon. It was inspired by similar patches Ju Rhyu had seen while living in Korea. Ju struggled with breakouts herself, and when she tried a patch and ... Show More
1h 14m
May 2021
EP63. How Parabens kickstarted the Indie Beauty Movement
<p>Parabens is a collective name for a group of chemicals used as preservatives in consumer products such as food, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. They have been synthesised in labs for almost 100 years. So far then, parabens seem quite boring ingredients.</p> <p>But, in just unde ... Show More
22m 29s
Sep 15
Rodan + Fields: Leading the #1 Female Dermatologist-Founded Skincare Brand With Anncy Rowe
Since joining Rodan + Fields, Anncy Rowe, Chief Commercial Officer, has transformed how the brand connects with consumers, leading marketing, sales, digital, and ecommerce with a fresh, strategic vision. With over a decade of experience at Maybelline and Lancôme, she brings unmat ... Show More
51m 16s
Jul 2024
Fake it till you make it - the rise and rise of dupes
Dupes are the new copycat trend. From cosmetics to accessories, electronics, homeware and even motor cars, for every high quality product with a big price tag on the market, there seems to be a cheap alternative ready to go. But how are these companies making dupes get away with ... Show More
10m 45s
Jun 2025
Hailey Bieber on Building Rhode into a Billion-Dollar Beauty Brand
When Hailey Bieber launched her beauty and skincare brand Rhode in 2022, it quickly built a loyal customer base and achieved rapid commercial success. By early 2025, Rhode had generated $212 million in net sales and, in May, was acquired by E.l.f. Beauty in a landmark $1 billion ... Show More
20m 48s