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24 Oct

Westman Atelier’s Big Lifestyle Ambitions – WWD

Westman Atelier’s Big Lifestyle Ambitions – WWD
For sought-after makeup artist Gucci Westman and seasoned entrepreneur David Neville, taking the long view on constructing Westman Atelier is bearing fruit within the short term, too. The husband-and-wife duo behind Westman Atelier have grown Westman Atelier right into a business with roughly 100 employees, and retail sales said to match at $100 million in 2023, in line with industry sources. Westman Atelier, which launched in 2018, has taken a considered approach to expansion and a painstaking one to product development, constructing a powerhouse “clean” luxury brand in the method. That approach has earned the corporate the 2023 WWD Honor recipient for Best-Performing Beauty Company, Small Cap. Westman Atelier’s success comes during a wave of makeup-artist led brands, including Bobbi Brown’s Jones Road...
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24 Sep

Westman Atelier Celebrates Mascara Launch, Makeup Artists – WWD

Westman Atelier Celebrates Mascara Launch, Makeup Artists – WWD
It was all eyes on Gucci Westman last Thursday – and on her namesake beauty brand as a complete – on the Mulberry bar, where she fêted her latest launch and the makeup artist community in a single fell swoop. The veteran makeup artist and entrepreneur, in addition to Westman Atelier cofounder and husband David Neville, hosted an intimate but full of life bash to have a good time the launch of Westman Atelier’s latest mascara, Eye Want You, $45, which launched in September. Attendees didn’t include influencers or press – solely makeup artists —coming off of Recent York Fashion Week. “I actually respect the work that goes into this industry,” Westman said of her makeup artist peers. “You frequently must miss vital engagements,...
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21 Jan

Westman Atelier Denies Potential Sale Rumors – WWD

Westman Atelier Denies Potential Sale Rumors – WWD
Westman Atelier could also be beauty’s next mergers and acquisitions goal, industry sources told WWD. Speculation swirled last week that the corporate is being courted by major strategic buyers, however the brand’s cofounder David Neville said, “Nothing is going on without delay — there is no such thing as a process.” Industry sources had told WWD that talks between the clean makeup brand and potential suitors were heating up at the tip of 2022, adding that a sale was on the best way. Others acknowledged that while a sale is perhaps premature — Westman Atelier only launched in 2018 — the brand filled gaps in conglomerates’ portfolios with its luxury positioning. “For brands which might be clean and independent, [Westman Atelier] might be the...
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