Capital & Markets

• TikTok Shop Nears $1B In Beauty Sales For A Second Straight Quarter
• Emily DiDonato’s Skincare Brand Covey Shutters
• FlutterHabit Lands At Sephora After Selling More Than 18M Pairs Of DIY Lash Extensions
• Fast-Growing DTC Brand Junoco Makes 14-Product Retail Debut At Ulta Beauty
• Fragrance At A Crossroads: How Smart Brands Are Navigating Modern Fragrance Manufacturing
• Belle Brands Acquires Versed To Expand Beauty Platform
• PAT MCGRATH LABS LANDS $10M: New Control Amid Chapter 11
• GIVAUDAN DOUBLES DOWN: Natural Fragrance Push in Grasse
• Conversational Commerce In Beauty: The AI Layer That Advises, Personalizes And Sells
• Vacation Hires Investment Bank To Explore Minority Stake Deal

Brand Moves

• Is the Dyson Toothbrush Worth $499? We Asked 4 Dentists.
• Urea Is an Under-the-Radar Ingredient That Softens Skin from Head to Toe
• Fall 2026 Makeup Trends Put Your Best Features Front and Center —See Photos
• Hairstylist Frédéric Fekkai Is Being Sued by Epstein Survivors for Allegedly Enabling Gender-Motivated Violence
• A New Report on Plastic Surgery Trends Shows Americans Over 66 Want to Be Snatched, Too
• 9 Best Leave-in Conditioners for Fine Hair 2026 That Won't Nix Volume
• Ulta Beauty Is Using Flock Cameras at Some Stores
• 6 Best Products for Hair Breakage for Stronger, Healthier-Looking Strands
• How Meta's Filter Ban for Minors Could Look in Practice
• How to Make Your Eyes Look More Open With Makeup—Photos

Retail & Channel

• SEPHORA’S SECRET WEAPON: The Eye Makeup Remover That Beats Sweatproof Mascara
• NORDSTROM: FRAGRANCE HALL OF FAME
• K-BEAUTY GOES BIG BOX: I’M MEME LANDS AT TARGET
• COLD SNAP SALES SPIKE: Hand & Lip Care Surge
• FUNCTION HEALTH X EREWHON
• Updating Your Menu: Benefits of Inclusive Language in Salon Spaces
• Behind the Nails: Julie Kandelac's Creative Journey
• Protecting Hands: CHE in Beauty Careers
• Geometry is Back and It’s Never Looked So Cool
• Cloud Dancer: Resetting Beauty Artistry in 2025

Launches

• Let Little Miss Retro Take You Back to School and Anywhere Else Art Can Go
• Strength Train in Style
• Q&A with Dr. Alicia Zalka, Founder & CEO of Surface Deep
• This 3-In-1 Charger Always Has My Back
• Labor Day Cocktails to Elevate Your Next BBQ
• Heavenly Hydration: Javvy Clear Protein Refreshers
• Sip Your Way to Glass Skin with Skinade
• Lola’s Digital Point-And-Shoot Is The Most Fun Travel Camera
• Your 2026 Back to School Beauty Guide
• The VERTEX: Unlocking Astrology’s Cosmic Doorway

Innovation

• Weekly Recap: Target Beauty Studio, Mary Kay Modernizes & More
• Ulta Beauty Announces Second Quarter 2026 Results
• Mexican-Born Beauty Brand Sarelly Raises $3 Million
• PDC Brands Announces New Corporate Identity as Arthēa
• Target Introduces the New Target Beauty Studio
• Galderma Opens U.S. & Latin America HQ in Miami
• Coty Reports High Q4 & Fiscal 2026 Financial Results
• CosRx Is the First K-Beauty Patron of the British Beauty Council
• How Mary Kay Plans to Modernize
• Weekly Recap: Armani Fragrance, Movie Collections & More

Influence & Trend

• Why you need to be at Business of Apps NYC on September 17
• The app growth playbook is being rewritten by AI
• Retention is nearly impossible to fix once users are already inside your app
• Circana and DoorDash Partner to Validate Incremental Sales for CPG Brands
• NIKO AI 3.0 is here, your AI co-pilot gets a whole new engine
• Going Solo: How More Consumers Are Dining Alone
• How to Leverage Retailer Collaboration Programs to Drive Joint Business Plans
• US Consumers are Spending on Youth Team Sports Equipment Amid Rising Costs, According to Circana
• Using Survey Data to Navigate Shifting Consumer Preferences During Economic Uncertainty
• How One Data View Optimizes a Retailer’s Operational Effectiveness and Overall Performance