As influencers have been posting their “hot girl maintenance routines” to TikTok showing how often they get lashes, injectables, gel nails, and more, a debate has sprung up over whether the bar for beauty upkeep is too high these days: businessoffashion.com/articles/beaut…

People cheer on media layoffs but don’t come crying when your local AI fake news bot starts falsely reporting you were arrested for something and you get fired and there are no real journalists left to cover your plight! Or when there’s a local disaster or corruption!

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Rather than sticking to one specific "look" like a full face or "no-makeup makeup," many successful beauty brands are embracing all the trends and influencers simultaneously these days: businessoffashion.com/articles/beaut…

The details of Beyoncé’s new hair care brand that launched today: businessoffashion.com/news/beauty/be…

Milk Makeup’s new jelly blush is really having a Tide Pods moment on TikTok

People are paying Dior and even Byredo-level prices for discontinued Sol de Janeiro body spray bottles on eBay and Mercari: businessoffashion.com/articles/beaut…

Beauty news: L’Occitane is selling its stake in Grown Alchemist businessoffashion.com/articles/beaut…

I looked at the wellness/Hollywood elites supporting RFK Jr. at events like his recent "wellness summit" (featuring a sound meditation, tea ceremony, and feats of strength): businessoffashion.com/articles/beaut…

Scentbird’s CEO is seeing growing backlash from former influencer promoters on YouTube for her spirituality channel that says miscarriage isn’t an accident and claims “millions of souls benefited” from Hitler businessoffashion.com/articles/beaut…

Normies are now allowed on influencer trips: businessoffashion.com/articles/beaut…

Indie beauty retailers are facing headwinds. Funding for BIPOC founders has become more challenging; Thirteen Lune’s investor Fearless Fund came under attack by Stephen Miller’s anti-DEI crusade earlier this year: businessoffashion.com/articles/beaut…

If you search for sunscreen on TikTok, almost all the top posts are about Beauty of Joseon. I have been following its rise over the years and finally got to talk to its co-founder: businessoffashion.com/articles/beaut…

A full beauty line complete with makeup/fragrance/skincare was once limited to a handful of top fashion labels like Chanel, Dior, YSL, and Tom Ford. But amid the luxury fashion slowdown, the beauty rush is on: businessoffashion.com/articles/beaut…

From Gwyneth to Erewhon smoothies, the influencer wellness world has brought raw milk from the crunchy fringe to bougie mainstream. Now as raw milk has tested positive for bird flu, devotees are defiantly drinking recalled milk: businessoffashion.com/articles/profe…

Trump’s fragrance is set up as a licensing deal, which is normal for celeb fragrances, but the company paying him is an LLC with the owner obscured — which is not. Beauty companies generally like to show off celeb partnerships: businessoffashion.com/news/beauty/do…

Trump's tariffs have awakened Canadian consumer nationalism: businessoffashion.com/articles/beaut…

Went to the TikTok-famous Ballerina Farm to take a look at their business, a 60-employee company w/ international sourcing & a marketing/design/branding team hailing from big LA and NYC brands/agencies. Not just a local mom-and-pop operation: businessoffashion.com/articles/beaut…

While fragrance used to be all about the core $100-$200 price range, it’s actually the lowest and highest price points driving growth these days: businessoffashion.com/articles/beaut…

Korean makeup has long struggled to catch on in the US due to its limited shade ranges, but brands are adapting to ride K-beauty’s second wave: businessoffashion.com/articles/beaut…