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6 Oct

Puig Appoints Chief Communications Officer, A Newly Created Role

by Beautifaire101
Beauty, Featured
Puig Appoints Chief Communications Officer, A Newly Created Role
PARIS — Family-owned Spanish beauty and fashion company Puig has named Eugenia de la Torriente as its chief communications officer, a newly created position that became effective Oct. 1. De la Torriente is now accountable for the group’s internal and external communications, and reports to Marc Puig, Puig chairman and chief executive officer. De la Torriente was formerly managing editor of El País, where she oversaw the humanities, lifestyle and culture sections and supplements. Prior to that, she served as Vogue Spain and Harper Bazaar Spain’s editor in chief. De la Torriente penned “Puig, 100 Years of a Family Business,” which was published in 2014 by Assouline. “Eugenia brings 24 years of experience in journalism, image creation, storytelling, strategy and communication, in addition...
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5 Oct

Dove Report Says Beauty Standards Cost Economy $501 Billion

by Beautifaire101
Beauty, Featured
Dove Report Says Beauty Standards Cost Economy 1 Billion
A recent report from Dove has quantified beauty ideals’ weight on the economy, to the tune of $806 billion. In line with the report, released Tuesday, appearance-based discrimination (an umbrella term for skin shade and body size) cost the U.S. $501 billion in 2019, and body dissatisfaction set the economy back $305 billion in the course of the same time period. They each affect a respective 66 million and 45 million individuals. Dove relied on S. Bryn Austin, a researcher on the Harvard Chan School of Public Health and Boston Children’s Hospital, in addition to a team of economists from Deloitte Access Economics. The report detailed a $501 billion cost to the economy as a direct results of appearance-based discrimination, $269 billion of...
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4 Oct

Augustinus Bader Pop-up at The Grove in L.A. –

by Beautifaire101
Beauty, Featured
Augustinus Bader Pop-up at The Grove in L.A. –
Augustinus Bader is unveiling its first stand-alone pop-up shop, a 250-square-foot space at The Grove in Los Angeles, California. Open until Oct. 29, the brand showcases its range of products while offering complimentary skin consultations with beauty professionals. “We're thrilled to open the brand’s first conceptual pop-up in North America for 4 weeks in October,” Charles Rosier, cofounder and chief executive officer of Augustinus Bader, said in a press release. He launched the brand with professor and biomedical scientist Augustinus Bader in March 2018. “It’s a real L.A. destination takeover with a contemporary introduction to our premium skincare and luxury wellness regimens,” Rosier continued. The pop up is a collaboration with Nordstrom, a retailer partner for the brand. Open all week at...
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3 Oct

Shopbop Launches Beauty Offering – WWD

by Beautifaire101
Beauty, Featured
Shopbop Launches Beauty Offering – WWD
Shopbop is the most recent marketplace to enter beauty. The Amazon-owned site will launch Shopbop Beauty Monday, offering a curated assortment of each established and emerging beauty brands.  Brands will include Ouai, Costa Brazil, Briogeo, Dr. Barbara Sturm, Joanna Vargas, Olaplex, Augustinus Bader and Uoma Beauty. For the launch, Shopbop made a campaign celebrating individuality, inclusivity and self-expression, while emphasizing beauty as a of entirety for each look. It spotlights Shopbop’s key beauty categories, including skincare; makeup; hair care; beauty tools and brushes; and bath and body. A representative declined to comment on why the brand has decided to enter beauty, or elaborate any further on the retailer’s strategy for the category. Whatever the explanation, Shopbop shouldn't be alone in targeting beauty, which unlike fashion...
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