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9 Product Launches That Show Weed Wellness Isn’t Going Anywhere

Claire McCormack — Thu, 18 Apr 2024 18:06:24 +0000

Now that CBD has been declared dead in numerous think pieces, it’s time for cannabis wellness and lifestyle brands that don’t chase the latest trends to shine. While CBD has fallen out of favor as a beauty product ingredient, thanks in part to ongoing legal uncertainty that’s

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British Nail Salon Chain Townhouse Plots Major US Expansion

Erica La Sala — Thu, 18 Apr 2024 04:01:12 +0000

Townhouse is setting up shop in the United States in a big way.

The British nail chain is set to open its first stateside salon off of Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills next month. The 1,500-square-foot space will offer what the company calls signature and luxury manicures

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Topicals Enters Sephora UK With Newly Reformulated Products

Taylor Bryant — Wed, 17 Apr 2024 22:53:19 +0000

Gen Z-favorite Topicals disclosed in 2022 that it was the fastest-growing skincare brand at Sephora in the United States, and now it hopes to repeat its success at the beauty specialty retailer’s stores in the United Kingdom.

Topicals customers have been vocal about wanting the brand to travel to the U.K. since it launched

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Color Camp Founder Lauren Polino Says Consumers Aren’t Willing To Pay For Better Nail Salons

Rachel Brown — Wed, 17 Apr 2024 21:59:08 +0000

On Monday last week, The Nail Tech Org staged a campaign in which thousands of nail technicians across the United Kingdom raised their nail service prices to demand higher wages. The British nail service education platform reports that its members earn on average 7 pounds per hour or around $8.72, less

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Has Sustainability Become Table Stakes For Beauty Brands?

Rachel Brown — Wed, 17 Apr 2024 02:29:29 +0000

Ten to 15 years ago, a new wave of brands such as Josh Rosebrook, Indie Lee, Odacité, Tara Harper, RMS Beauty and W3ll People put clean beauty on the map in the beauty industry. Rightly or wrongly, most beauty brands today have taken

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Pact: Beauty Recycling Dropped In 2023

Rachel Brown — Tue, 16 Apr 2024 20:16:59 +0000

There may be more sustainability seals on beauty product packaging, but the beauty industry still has a long way to go before it seriously stems the flood of packaging into landfills.

Even the efforts of brands and retailers that appear most dedicated to sustainability aren’t considerably moving the needle.

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