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Entertainer, coronavirus research funder and now beauty mogul: Dolly Parton has solidified her plans to enter the beauty market in 2021. In partnership with Edge Beauty — whose portfolio ranges from niche fragrances to celebrity licensing deals, like that with megawatt entertainer Cher — Parton’s first collection will come to market in spring 2021. Edge Beauty, which signed a long-term […]
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Edward Bess is no stranger to the sumptuous, so when conceptualizing his jump into hair care, Frou Frou seemed the perfect moniker. “It’s a way I would describe my own being, and what I hope to evoke in anyone who wants to feel their most frou frou,” Bess said. Beyond self-identifying as frou-frou, Bess said the Volumizing Shampoo and Silky […]
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Despite the year’s specific burdens on the beauty industry, the CEW 2020 Beauty Awards proved the show must go on — even when done virtually over several days. The awards, which started on Nov. 12, were the most recent CEW event to take place online, following the Women’s Leadership Awards in October. The organization took advantage of the digital forum’s […]
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Another heritage fashion player is getting into beauty — Judith Leiber. The accessories brand is launching its debut perfume, More Is More, which will launch on the brand’s web site on Nov. 10 for $125. Each bottle contains three juices that can be mixed for a total of seven scent combinations. Three juices, each housed in recyclable cartridges, can either […]
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As Singles Day approaches, e-commerce sales for prestige beauty products in China are on the rise. According to The NPD Group, e-commerce sales in China reached $710 million in August, up 61 percent year-over-year. Skin care was the best-performing category. Sales were up 71 percent year-over-year, and 59 percent of prestige beauty consumer bought skin-care online in August, according to […]
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Because life isn’t all Zoom meetings and no play, Beauty Inc asked some top execs to share what new skill they picked up during the coronavirus pandemic. “I got pretty good at DIY beauty in areas I’d previously outsourced. Most notably, at-home waxing. I was always too scared, but it is actually super easy. I also got much better at […]
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The Estée Lauder Cos. Inc. is withdrawing previous financial guidance because of the increasing severity of the coronavirus pandemic. The company put out a statement Wednesday saying that guidance for the second half of the fiscal year "reflected the best information available to us at the time, as well as our best estimates about the pace of recovery of our […]
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This article was featured in issue number three of WWD Beauty Inc’s new weekly newsletter. To sign up, click here. Ken Cook, president and cofounder of the Environmental Work Group, was perhaps the most in-demand speaker at this year's PCPC event. Beauty executives poured into a small room to hear what Cook had to say, which was in effect, that […]
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