Mass Beauty: Yay or Nay?

Send to KindleTweet A financial analyst at Citi coined the phrase Hourglass Theory a few years ago, to point to a state he/she expected America was heading in: The haves the and have-nots, with a shrinking middle class. If one looks at the beauty market, this is true. During the recession, people went to salons [...]

The Newbie’s Guide to Green Juice

Send to KindleTweet Green juice is all the rage and has been for many years. You’ve probably seen my post on my favorite package green juice brand from Oregon, which is available at Whole Foods, but here’s a way to segue from fruit smoothies to pure low-sugar green juice. I was playing around with a [...]

Agri Giants Team Up For Sustainable Sourcing

Send to KindleTweet Customers apparently can change the way big business operates. A handful of agricultural giants have inked a partnership to sustainably source coconut oil. BASF, Cargill and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) have joined forces, alongside the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), who helped finance the initiative, which [...]

Weekly News: Starbucks, Fast Food Coffee, Adele + Beauty, Skincare M&A, & Sephora

Send to KindleTweet It’s all food and beauty here for the weekly roundup. First up, the food. Starbucks is adding Hazelnut Macchiato to its list of standard espresso drinks. Meanwhile after last year’s few acquisitions, the West Coast coffee giant is prepping to extend its loyalty card program to Teavana. The rollout would allow cardholders [...]

New Grooming Lines Preps for U.S. Launch

Send to KindleTweet While the beauty and grooming market might seem saturated it’s my opinion there’s still room in the market for kids and men. Now, straight out of the U.K. comes a new line for men. Aptly dubbed ManCave, the line is vegan-friendly, free of parabens, aluminum and sulfates, and will launch in the [...]

Weekly Links: Chanel Beauty News, J. Crew, Luxe Online Beauty, & The Kardashians

Send to KindleTweet It’s all beauty and fashion news in this link. To start, Beyonce is starring in a new H&M campaign and luxury fashion site Net-a-Porter has launched beauty. Online impulse buy anyone? Meanwhile, it’s not shocking that the Kardashians‘ foray into skincare will be through a self-tanning line. The collection will launch exclusively [...]

Marriott to Enter Economy Chic Sector

Send to KindleTweet Hotel giant Marriott is teaming up with Swedish budget furniture goliath IKEA for its impending entry to the budget hotel market. In the works for almost two years, MOXY HOTELS is a collaboration between Marriott and Inter IKEA Group subsidiary Inter Hospitality Holding. The first hotel will launch next year in Milan, with features such [...]

Celebrity-Beauty Collabos Going Strong

Send to KindleTweet There’s no end in sight when it comes to the relationship between celebrities and beauty brands. In some cases, celebs go out on their own with a corporate deal and their own collection, such as Drew Barrymore‘s Flower or Josie Moran‘s self-titled argan-based skin and beauty line. But in many cases, it involves [...]

Walmart Launches Celeb Cosmetics Line

Send to KindleTweet Acting, directing and modeling doesn’t last forever, hence the explosion of celebrity retail brands in the last decade or so. The latest to step on the scene is Drew Barrymore, who recently teamed up with Walmart and Maesa, a beauty manufacturing company, to launch FLOWER, a cosmetics line sold at Walmart. The portfolio [...]

Weekly Links: Red Bull Re-up, e-Beauty Sales, Supplements & A Hair Company Gives Back

Send to KindleTweet It’s one neverending winter that calls for caffeine, beauty and sulking. Or at least that’s been my M.O. but now I’ve decided to go Tom Cruise style and make exercise and sleep a priority and nix the vending machine visits. For now, though, check out the latest in energy drinks, an online [...]

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