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8 Oct

Othership Is a Latest Social Wellness Space Headed to

Othership Is a Latest Social Wellness Space Headed to
Othership cofounder and chief executive officer Robbie Bent kicked off his presentation by having attendees imagine a secret garden with lavender, a hearth and smiling people.  “You see an ice bath, 32 degrees, freezing cold. You may be a bit scared. Once you jump in with the support of your community and while you come out you are feeling transformed,” he said. “You're feeling alive. You're feeling brave. Now it is a real space that exists.”  That is what Bent is hoping to create with Othership, a Toronto-based social wellness concept that provides sauna sessions, ice baths and emotional wellness classes and has global expansion on the horizon.  “All the pieces at Othership is about constructing belonging in a recent way,” he said.  Coming...
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7 Oct

Ulta Beauty’s Michelle Crossan-Matos Talks Wellness, Joy – WWD

Ulta Beauty’s Michelle Crossan-Matos Talks Wellness, Joy – WWD
Ulta Beauty’s wellness assortment isn’t just doing well — it’s convalescing. “We make wellness accessible and we democratize it. We’re in all 50 states across the country, we serve each beauty enthusiast on the market,” said Michelle Crossan-Matos, the retailer’s chief marketing officer, in conversation with Jenny B. Fantastic, executive editor, beauty, WWD and Beauty Inc. “Our mission is to take the guesswork out of wellness and to assist people understand their very own wellness journey.” Crossan-Matos outlined the retailer’s game plan for tackling wellness needs, which starts with the buyer. “The business is booming, the expansion has been incredible — hence why we keep expanding,” she said. “We take cues from the communities we serve. We see how they need this to be far...
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1 Oct

The Top Takeaways From WWD’s 2023 Beauty & Wellness

The Top Takeaways From WWD’s 2023 Beauty & Wellness
This week, WWD hosted its second live Beauty & Wellness Forum in Latest York City, with experts across the category’s segments, including tattoo care, clean medicine, retail, fitness and girls’s health.  While the day was stuffed with informative speakers, including Naomi Watts, Michelle Crossan-Matos, Ashley Tisdale, Dr. Barbara Sturm and Dr. Will Cole, it wasn’t all work and no play. Robbie Bent, cofounder and chief executive officer of social wellness club Othership, led attendees through a brief visualization. Kristin Sudeikis, founder, CEO, creative director and lead instructor of Forward_Space, led guests through a tech neck movement break. And through “wellness breaks,” attendees had the chance to get a hair and makeup refresh with Glamsquad, write a message of confidence with marine...
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23 Sep

NAD+ and Three Other Wellness Ingredients to Know About

NAD+ and Three Other Wellness Ingredients to Know About
Magnesium, colostrum, NAD+, minerals, oh my! With supplements continuing to drive the wellness category, certain ingredients have gained star status, lots of which address signs of aging or promote overall longevity. While they’re helping drive sales of the vitamin and complement category, which reached greater than $13 billion in sales, in response to Nielsen IQ, they’re also making their way into topicals. Here, a breakdown of wellness’s trending ingredients. Magnesium Moon Juice Magnesi-Om Courtesy What it's: Magnesium is a naturally occurring mineral within the body, and in response to the World Health Organization, nearly all of Americans aren’t getting an adequate amount.  “Magnesium is one among those things where it’s needed for each cellular function within the body,” said Amanda Chantal Bacon, founding father of...
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