Unpacking Beauty’s Agentic AI Toolkit
As the beauty industry — and just about everyone else — come to rely more and more on AI, they’re beginning to embrace the next level of tech-enhanced consumer care:…
The Silicon Valley Skin-Care Brand Biohackers Are Obsessed With
Amid snail slime serums, pulsed-light hair removal gadgets and Korean sunscreens on TikTok, a new kind of skin-care product is making the rounds. In one video, a white-coated scientist pipettes…
Prestige Hair Care’s Shampoo Problem
Despite regularly receiving PR boxes filled with high-end hair care, Audrey Victoria still shops for her shampoo at the drugstore. “That’s saying a lot as someone who has the ability…
Is China’s Luxury Market Ready to Rebound?
At any given moment, the ship-shaped Louis Vuitton flagship on Shanghai’s Huaihai Road is surrounded by people of all ages taking selfies. The scene would suggest China’s shoppers are clamoring…
How Small Brands Are Learning to Love AI
Generative AI is fashion’s biggest opportunity — and its most divisive. Startups, tech giants and everything in between are rolling out AI-enabled features meant to help fashion brands boost their…
How ‘Made in Mexico’ Perfumes Won Over Niche Customers
For a fragrance to be a hit in Mexico, it must meet two criteria. “In Mexico, people like to smell good. But they also like to smell a lot,” said…
Gen Z’s New Humble Brag? Plastic Surgery.
Welcome back to Haul of Fame, your must-read beauty roundup for new products, new ideas and status nylon pouches. Included in today’s issue: Alexa Chung, Augustinus Bader, Boy Smells, Byredo,…
Why Drugstore Beauty Is Succeeding Everywhere Except the US
As the beauty commerce landscape has rapidly shifted beneath their feet, US drugstores are struggling to find their footing. Customers who once bought their cosmetics and skincare along with their…
Exclusive: Jessica Simpson Wants Back in the Beauty Game
“I’ll never forget the moment that David Letterman licked the body cream off my arm,” said Jessica Simpson from her home office in Calabasas, California. It was 2004 and the…
Gold Is Pricier Than Ever. Jewellers Are Getting Creative.
Presley Oldham had been planning his fine jewellery debut for more than a year, finally ready to expand beyond the colourful pearl and beaded glass necklaces that have been his…