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18 Dec

Skin and Hair Brands Own the OTC and Solution-Based

Skin and Hair Brands Own the OTC and Solution-Based
With inflammatory skin and scalp conditions on the rise, brands, each mass and prestige, are responding with a slew of over-the-counter stock keeping units and solution-based products.  In accordance with the Global OTC Topical Drugs Market 2022 report, the worldwide over-the-counter market is predicted to achieve $70.4 billion by 2028. The report cites growing skin concerns and increased spending on health and wellness as key drivers for the category.  Mintel also reported consumers have shifted from being reactive to proactive, adding products to their routine to avoid a greater issue or flare up in a while, adding to the category’s overall growth and brand’s increased commitment to developing solutions.  This growing market comes on the heels of growing inflammatory skin and scalp concerns,...
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14 Dec

Skin Expert Sean Garrette Named Dior Beauty’s Skincare Ambassador

Skin Expert Sean Garrette Named Dior Beauty
Skin Expert Sean Garrette Named Dior Beauty Skin Expert Sean Garrette Named Dior Beauty Luxury brand Dior has tapped aesthetician and influencer Sean Garrette as its latest U.S. skincare expert. Garrette is the brand’s second skincare ambassador after celebrity aesthetician Joanna Czech held the position from 2020 to 2021. “I used to be on this space where I had moved from just creating content on social media and dealing more with brands and helping them create educational content and techniques to achieve a considerable amount of people,” Garrette told WWD. “It wasn’t simply to discuss a latest product, but talk concerning the science and effectiveness behind it. For Dior, they've amazing skincare, but my job was to are available in and give you the...
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9 Dec

How Bardo’s Makeup Artist Kept Actors’ Skin Moisturized While

How Bardo’s Makeup Artist Kept Actors’ Skin Moisturized While
Many hairstylists will let you know how hectic a salon can get, but Lucy Betancourt sees the salon floor busyness and raises you the chaotic hustle and bustle of a movie set – where she was tasked with keeping 100 actors from burning within the desert sun in Mexico. Temperatures there can reach 91 degrees, not exactly ideal for long shoot days. For the past few months, the Mexican-born hairstylist and makeup artist has been immersed on the earth of Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths, an upcoming Netflix film that follows journalist Silverio Gama through the lens of several trippy dreams that blur into reality as he navigates fame, criticism, and identity. Betancourt, the film's lead hairstylist...
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28 Nov

The CEO Of Urban Skin Rx Responds To Brand

The CEO Of Urban Skin Rx Responds To Brand
There was loads of speculation on social media across the skincare brand, Urban Skin Rx — known to acknowledge, represent and advocate for accessible clinical skincare for diverse skin tones.  Questions surrounding the ownership of the brand have been circulating on the web with some questioning whether or not the brand is Black-owned and if it was actually stolen from a Black woman. There have also been rumors that a black female chemist was forced out of her position inside the company.  Adding to the drama, in January 2022, Urban Skin Rx was called out by social media influencer @longlegzk for leaving a comment which undermined cultural appropriation, based on Blavity. The brand immediately denied having anything to do with the...
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