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Maude wants to expand the meaning of intimacy. The sexual wellness brand launched last year with three products — lubricants, condoms and a "quickie kit" — and today, expands into bath care. The collection consists of a salt soak for $18; a coconut milk powder, $18; a tub kit, $32, and hypoallergenic and biodegradable tablets […]
Kylie Jenner won't be at Paris Fashion Week this season after all. The Kylie Cosmetics entrepreneur was expected to attend the Balmain show, as she was named the artistic director for makeup at the show and collaborated with Balmain's creative director Olivier Rousteing on a capsule makeup collection, which WWD exclusively reported earlier this week. […]
“We travel a lot together, skate together, but it’s pretty exciting to go into a business venture together as well,” said 30-year-old professional skateboarder Sean Malto. “…It’s always been a dream of mine to do one with a good friend.” That friend is fellow pro-skater Curren Caples, who, along with his father Evan Caples, Malto […]
PARIS — Digital has transformed the hairdressing industry, and to evolve with swiftly changing times, L’Oréal will open a school and create the first bachelor’s degree in hairdressing and entrepreneurship, the group said on Tuesday. “With over 10,000 job vacancies in France, the hairdressing industry is suffering from a lack of qualified and motivated workers,” […]
The beauty industry has recently hosted a handful of key executive moves, including the hiring of Ipsy's first chief brand officer. Birkenstock Natural — the skin-care line of the footwear company — has also made a key hire as it looks to expand in the U.S., and direct-selling hair business Monat has hired a chief […]
Sephora is doubling down on its inclusivity efforts. In May, the retailer launched "We Belong to Something Beautiful," a public commitment to inclusivity accompanied by the announcement that Sephora would close all of its U.S. stores, distribution centers and corporate headquarters to host a one-day internal workshop on inclusivity. Today, Sephora announced phase two of […]
Revlon Inc. reported further dips in net sales for the second quarter, due to declines in some of the company’s smaller brands and the fragrance segment. Revlon’s net sales fell 6 percent to $570.2 million in the quarter, but the net loss narrowed from $122.5 million in the prior-year period, to $63.7 million. Net loss per […]
Birchbox is slated to open five more shops-in-shop at Walgreens this month. The beauty business has plans to open locations in Walgreens stores in Ann Arbor, Mich.; Deerfield, Ill.; San Francisco; Daly City, Calif., and El Segundo, Calif. That will bring the total number of Birchbox doors inside Walgreens outposts to 11. The partnership kicked […]
PARIS — German premium beauty retailer Douglas is acquiring a majority stake in Niche Beauty, an online business focused on premium cosmetics brands from around the world. Financial terms of the deal, through which Douglas has taken a 51 percent share of Niche Beauty, were not disclosed. The move was made to strengthen Douglas’ position […]
Procter & Gamble is taking a one-time, $8 billion writedown related to the Gillette business, the company said Tuesday. Chief financial officer Jon Moeller said the Gillette business has faced significant currency impacts which, combined with lower shave frequency, caused P&G to take a one-time, non-cash accounting writedown. He also acknowledged new competitors in the […]