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Makeup
Ulta Beauty’s challenges include increased competition
Oct 17, 2024
In an effort to counter rivals, the retailer is opening more stores.
Does lipstick still have economic staying power?
Aug 19, 2024
Historically, when the economy gets rough, sales of lipstick go up. But for luxury beauty brands, that may not still be the case.
Kids want $70 wrinkle creams. Parents and lawmakers are "fighting a losing battle"
Jul 9, 2024
Elementary and middle school kids are flocking to stores to buy products recommended on TikTok. But they may be harming their skin.
Why Egypt's Queen Nefertiti is one of the original beauty influencers
by
Sean McHenry
Nov 24, 2023
When Queen Nefertiti's bust was revealed to the world in 1920's, she caused a commotion in the fashion and beauty industry. "You would see hair salons, for example, in America have replicas of her bust in their windows," said journalist and author Zahra Hankir.
Why are there so many celebrity beauty brands?
by
Reema Khrais
and Andie Corban
Jan 17, 2022
Beauty reporter Cheryl Wischhover says social media and industry profits are behind the abundance of celebrity makeup and skincare lines.
What is makeup for during a pandemic?
Feb 10, 2021
Social distancing has made some women more aware of what wearing makeup means for them, whether it's peer pressure or self-care.
For sale: A brand that pioneered cosmetics for women of color
by
Erika Beras
Apr 11, 2019
The company that launched Ebony and Jet magazines — Johnson Publishing Company of Chicago — has filed for bankruptcy. Johnson sold off its magazines in 2016, but held on to Fashion Fair, its cosmetics brand. When the brand hit the market in 1973, the department store counters that sold it were among the few places where […]
For public good, not for profit.
Red lipstick and gold hoops: attitudes toward makeup are changing at work
by
Janet Nguyen
Feb 19, 2019
Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has started a conversation about the standards placed on women in the workplace.
How to be a cosmetic scientist
by
Janet Nguyen
Feb 15, 2019
Beauty and science aren't mutually exclusive.
Young shoppers are giving the makeup industry a makeover
by
Erika Beras
Oct 8, 2018
With big chains like Sephora and Ulta on the move, department stores are playing catch up.