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With all the buzz surrounding the Gossip Girl reboot, Blair Waldorf (Leighton Meester) has been top of mind this week. Fans of the iconic headband-wearing ‘Queen B’ will know that since the show wrapped in 2012, Leighton married O.C star Adam Brody (Seth Cohen) welcoming daughter Arlo Day in 2015. The 33-year-old has also dabbled with a slate of hairstyles – shaking off her upper east […]
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The naked manicure is one of this season’s chicest nail trends. From warm beiges to soft pinks – and cool taupe tones. There’s a nude manicure or neutral nail art design for everyone. The secret? Finding a colour with an undertone that suits your skin tone. While the search for the perfect nude nail polish is seemingly endless when it comes to defining the ultimate barely-there hue a few classic nail polish options come to mind; Essie’s Ballet Slippers, OPI’s Samoan Sand and Zoya. Opting for gel […]
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LONDON — In the U.K., beauty means business, according to a report set to be released this month by the newly formed British Beauty Council, and seen by WWD. In 2018, the sector generated 27.2 billion pounds in consumer spending, contributed 28.4 billion pounds to the nation’s GDP and supported 590,500 jobs. The report, “The Value of Beauty,” aims to […]
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The first half of July saw a series of executive change-ups in the beauty and wellness space. Here, the latest moves from 8 Greens, Image Skincare and Neptune Wellness Solutions. Former Kraft-Heinz Exec Eduardo Luz Joins 8 Greens as CEO Eduardo Luz, a former Kraft-Heinz executive, joined supplement brand 8 Greens as chief executive officer on July 9. He is […]
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In a major corporate appointment at the Estée Lauder Cos. Inc., Sara E. Moss, the firm's current executive vice president and general counsel, has been named vice chairman. Moss will have three key areas of focus in her new role, the company said. First, she will serve as a senior adviser to the executive management team, the board and the […]
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Allergan is trying new things. Spearheading the pharmaceutical company's digital ventures unit, Project Moonwalker, is Alexandra Wilkis Wilson, the serial entrepreneur who founded fashion and beauty start-ups Gilt Groupe, Glamsquad and Fitz. In her new-ish role — she landed in the Dublin-based company's New York office a year and a half ago — Wilson oversees the team that launched Spotlyte […]
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For Bluemercury founders Marla Malcolm Beck and Barry Beck, the great Internet bust of 2000 was an unexpected boom. The couple founded the business in 1999 as a pure-play beauty e-commerce business. Before even offering a single lipstick for sale, they had raised a million dollars, hired 20 employees and started to build out a web site. Then the bubble […]
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Before you check this list out, make sure you have enough money saved up in your piggy bank, because this can really bankrupt you. Celebs like Emma Watson, Kendell Jenner, Olivia Wilde and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley recently revealed their favorite and most trusted beauty and skin care products that they can’t just live without. Let us know which beauty product you’ll be […]
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If you’ve noticed persistent redness, blemishes and broken capillaries on your face, you could be developing a non-contagious condition called rosacea. While there’s no current cure, there are plenty of ways to manage your symptoms by determining your triggers and finding the right treatment. We spoke to Dr Antoinette Ciconte, a Specialist Dermatologist and Fellow of the Australasian College of Dermatologists, to […]
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Edgewell is the latest strategic buyer to turn to a direct-to-consumer shaving business to bolster its grooming sales. The company's $1.37 billion Harry's acquisition follows similar deals from Unilever, which bought Dollar Shave Club for a reported $1 billion in 2016, and Procter & Gamble, which acquired Bevel as part of the Walker & Co. transaction in 2018. The move […]
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