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Glossy Pop Newsletter: For many influencers, speaking out on Roe v. Wade is an obvious choice

Jul 1, 2022

Fashion and beauty brands respond to the fall of Roe with grief, anger and support

Jun 27, 2022

Glossy Pop Newsletter: There’s a new copycat in beauty every day — do shoppers care?

Jun 24, 2022

Exclusive: Troye Sivan joins YSL Beauty as ambassador

Jun 23, 2022

‘Yes, gay, queen, slay, rainbow!’: ‘Hacks’ breakout star Megan Stalter talks Pride, perfume and rainbow washing

Jun 22, 2022

Glossy Pop Newsletter: Monique Black didn’t see plus-size influencers invited on brand trips, so she created her own

Jun 17, 2022

‘Super-fresh’ ingredients are skin care’s latest selling point

Jun 7, 2022

Glossy Pop Newsletter: ‘That girl’ doesn’t just get facials, she gets lymphatic drainage massages (and we know where she goes)

Jun 3, 2022

62 beauty and wellness brands join the Don’t Ban Equality coalition in support of abortion rights

May 25, 2022

Home cleaning products want space in the ‘shelfie’

May 24, 2022

Jessica Alba on Honest Beauty’s first concealer, ‘clean-washing’ and TikTok

May 23, 2022

Glossy Pop Newsletter: Donni Davy changed makeup, and with Half Magic, the ‘Euphoria’ look is here to stay

May 20, 2022

Glossy Pop Newsletter: How brands are approaching their responses to Roe v. Wade

May 13, 2022

Glossy Pop Newsletter: ‘Not So Pretty’ drives TikTokers to question talc and throw out their makeup

May 6, 2022

Glossy Pop Newsletter: At 65, Bobbi Brown is a TikTok star — and her Jones Road brand has never been more popular

Apr 29, 2022

Exclusive: Lily Collins is the new face of Living Proof

Apr 27, 2022

Glossy Pop Newsletter: Experiment presents a vision for the future of the Gen-Z brand

Apr 22, 2022

‘Trend awareness’: How Unilever-incubated Ferver is using TikTok influencers to explain its emerging concept

Apr 12, 2022

Glossy Pop Newsletter: Mikayla Nogueira is 23, and the most powerful influencer in beauty

Apr 8, 2022

Glossy Pop Newsletter: For female founders, the fall of the girlboss is complicated

Apr 1, 2022

Glossy Pop Newsletter: TikTok, Gen Z and how the skin barrier went mainstream

Mar 25, 2022

How The Clear Cut is selling diamonds to Gen Z, one TikTok at a time

Mar 23, 2022

MAC’s new MACStack mascara has already gone viral on TikTok

Mar 21, 2022

The Glossy Pop guide to influencer-founded brands

Ongoing (2022)

Glossy Pop Newsletter: How Eighth Day made a star-studded splash on the luxury beauty market

Mar 18, 2022

Harry Styles’s three-city Pleasing pop-up proves the power of the celebrity brand

Mar 15, 2022

Tarte takes on TikTok with a dedicated influencer trip

Mar 15, 2022

Glossy Pop Newsletter: Dulma Altan makes business strategy TikTok addictive

Mar 11, 2022

Glossy Pop Newsletter: Why OG influencers struggle to transition to TikTok

Mar 4, 2022

Scarlett Johansson on her new skin-care brand, The Outset

Mar 1, 2022

Glossy Pop Newsletter: Inside #PerfumeTok, where fragrance purchases are inspired by influencers, not smells

Feb 25, 2022

Exclusive: Chriselle Lim reinvents ‘clean’ fragrance brand Phlur

Feb 22, 2022

Glossy Pop Newsletter: Can a Gen-Z beauty brand reinvent the teen mag?

Feb 18, 2022

NYFW Briefing: Street style is still relevant, and it drives sales

Feb 11, 2022

The hand care category is growing far beyond sanitizer

Feb 8, 2022

Glossy Pop Newsletter: How K18 took over TikTok

Feb 4, 2022

Exclusive: Peyton List launches Pley Beauty

Jan 27, 2022

Glossy Pop Newsletter: Rich moms and expensive brunettes — how social media is redefining luxury

Jan 21, 2022

Glossy Pop Newsletter: How TikTok democratized retinol

Jan 14, 2022

In The DMs with Addison Rae (SERIES)

Jan 12, 2022

The brands making ‘wellness’ more accessible

Jan 11, 2022

Glossy Pop Newsletter: The Prada Christmas ornaments and how marketing strategy went mainstream

Jan 7, 2022

How armpits became a skin-care category

Jan 4, 2022

In The DMs with supermodel Kaia Gerber (SERIES)

Dec 20, 2021

Glossy Pop Newsletter: How Casetify elevated the humble phone case to a celeb-beloved fashion accessory

Dec 17, 2021

Exclusive: CAA backs new beauty incubator, Creative Beauty — and its first brand is with Peyton List

Dec 15, 2021

Why beauty brands are backing away from CBD

Dec 14, 2021

Jonathan Van Ness on using JVN to help de-gender the beauty industry

Dec 13, 2021

2 of skin care’s top luxury brands just launched hair care

Dec 7, 2021

A conversation with @deuxmoi on celebrity beauty brand launches and leaks

Dec 3, 2021

Glossy 50 2021: Musab Balbale, merchandising vp of omnichannel beauty at Walmart

Dec 1, 2021

Glossy 50 2021: Tinx (Christina) Najjar, influencer

Dec 1, 2021

Glossy 50 2021: Mikayla Nogueira, influencer

Dec 1, 2021

Glossy 50 2021: Shai Eisenman, founder of Bubble

Dec 1, 2021

November launch roundup: 7 new beauty brands to know (MOnthly column)

Nov 30, 2021

Glossy Pop Newsletter: What TikTok wants for Christmas

Nov 19, 2021

Laura Ashley is rebuilding its fan base one collaboration at a time

Nov 16, 2021

Remi Bader: Gen-Z name changing fashion

Nov 8, 2021

Glossy Pop Newsletter: How Stoney Clover Lane tapped into American Girl’s cult status among millennials

Nov 5, 2021

Valkyrae’s RFLCT shuts down less than two weeks after launch

Nov 1, 2021

October launch roundup: 6 brands to knoW (MOnthly column)

Nov 1, 2021

Glossy Pop Newsletter: The Reinvention of Abercrombie: The OG mall brand is popular again and thriving on social

October 29, 2021

Tan France is launching outerwear, and he designed every piece himself

October 26, 2021

Glossy Pop Newsletter: Champion aces its first TikTok campaign and Saweetie launches nail polish

October 22, 2021

Latinx Beauty is gaining traction

October 13, 2021

Why so many hair-care brands are expanding into fragrance

October 12, 2021

TikTok influencer Mikayla Nogueira: ‘I’m just some random person from the middle of nowhere, and you want me to have a makeup line?’

October 11, 2021

Saie debuts vintage clothing in lieu of merch

October 5, 2021

Glossy Pop Newsletter: Cowboy boots are Gen Z’s favorite shoe

October 1, 2021

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September launch roundup: 7 brands to knoW (MOnthly column)

September 29, 2021

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Glossy Pop Newsletter: Why are dermatologists dancing on social media?

September 24, 2021

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Why every brand is launching sensitive skin products

September 21, 2021

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NYFW Briefing: How Revolve took over fashion week, one social post at a time

September 13, 2021

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Benefit and other beauty brands are speaking out against Texas’ abortion ban

September 8, 2021

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Why Clinique’s decades-old Black Honey “Almost Lipstick” went viral on TikTok

August 30, 2021

The editor-to-founder pivot is catching on in beauty

August 24, 2021

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‘The White Lotus’ costume designer Alex Bovaird on Gen-Z and LA style

August 15, 2021

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Addison Rae and Item Beauty make their Sephora debut

August 11, 2021

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July launch roundup: 5 brands to know (MOnthly column)

August 2, 2021

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Influencers are trying to make gummy supplements sexy

July 28, 2021

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How Bala became the ‘it’ fitness accessory of the pandemic

July 20, 2021

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Inside the Allure store, where anyone can be a beauty influencer

July 13, 2021

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Chico’s is having a moment with Gen Z and millennials

July 12, 2021

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A new collaboration with Benefit further cements Crocs’ cult status

July 8, 2021

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1 year in: Sephora, Ulta Beauty and Madewell on taking the 15 Percent Pledge

July 2, 2021

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Press events are back, but don’t expect them to be the same

June 30, 2021

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June launch roundup: 7 beauty brands to watch (MONTHLY COLUMN)

June 29, 2021

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‘Water cult’: #Hydration is trending on social

June 28, 2021

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‘It’s not about Black-owned’: Sharon Chuter’s Uoma By Sharon C. debuts at Walmart

June 18, 2021

The Shefit sports bra is taking over TikTok

June 14, 2021

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5 newly-launched beauty brands to know (MONTHLY COLumn)

June 3, 2021

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‘Melanin-rich’ beauty is suddenly everywhere

June 1, 2021

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Lexxola doesn’t care if you buy dupes of its sunglasses

May 26, 2021

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Influencer Katie Sturino’s first book is a guide to embracing your body

May 25, 2021

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Brynn Wallner of Dimepiece is claiming a space for women who love watches

May 20, 2021

How Stratia Skin leveraged Reddit to become a multi-million dollar brand

May 12, 2021

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RARe beauty and maybelline want to support your mental health

May 7, 2021

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The #cheapestthing Chanel sells is going viral on TikTok

April 28, 2021

Beauty brands are selling merch to foster community

April 27, 2021

Meet Muneeb Shah, the dermatology resident with 6 million TikTok followers

April 23, 2021

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For E.l.f. and Hipdot, food collaborations are proving successful

April 16, 2021

Sustainability goes mass: The brands making eco-friendly more affordable and understandable

April 20, 2021

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Lizzo partners with Dove to ‘transform social media’

April 20, 2021

Nazanin Mandi’s transformation from lingerie model to lingerie brand founder

April 16, 2021

Millennial pink is dead: Unpacking Gen Z’s imperfect, bright and unapologetic aesthetic

March 8, 2021