WWD – Page 353 – Beautifaire

5 Sep

“We’re showing the actual side of pimples,” said Nina LaBruna, founding father of Fazit. The sweetness brand, launched in January, has been constructing a community on TikTok, spreading a message of #acnepositivity while showcasing its line of pimples patches. Gaining tens of millions of views on the platform, the videos are “gory, closeups of eruptions” — unfiltered imagery of what it means to cope with zits. Viewers, feeling more comfortable showcasing their pimples struggles, are baring their makeup-free faces and sharing the before and after experience of using the patches, which Fazit proudly reposts. “Beauty takes such a big chunk of the market share on social media,” LaBruna went on. “Each time I open my phone, I’m seeing a latest celebrity launch...

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4 Sep

Supply Chain Strain, Altered Shopper Habit Evolve China Beauty

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Beauty, Featured

Supply Chain Strain, Altered Shopper Habit Evolve China Beauty

SHANGHAI — Shanghai‘s prolonged COVID-19-related lockdowns in April forced beauty brands to halt production for a minimum of a month, sending shockwaves through the industry. “Supply chain capability was a much larger differentiating factor than the primary time around,” said Melinda Hu, senior analyst at Bernstein. “Shanghai was negatively impacted on countrywide sales, each online and offline.” With warehouses near Shanghai, Estée Lauder and Shiseido “had severely restricted their distribution operations,” said Hu. “Nevertheless, for L’Oréal, which had a broader set of distribution assets across the country, the impact was less severe. “Domestic brands with headquarters in Shanghai, similar to Shanghai Jahwa, Jala Group, Shanghai Chicmax and Percaline saw significant declines. With the lifting of the lockdown in Shanghai, we expect to see...

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4 Sep

Tula Skincare and Magnolia Bakery Launch Banana Pudding-inspired Product

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Tula Skincare and Magnolia Bakery Launch Banana Pudding-inspired Product

Magnolia Bakery’s beloved banana pudding is taking up a latest form. The Latest York City bakery has partnered with Tula Skincare to launch Take Care + Indulge, a two-in-one body cleanser and exfoliator inspired by Magnolia’s signature banana pudding. Available starting Sept. 5 on Tula’s website and at Ulta Beauty, the limited-edition product will retail for $36 and marks Tula’s first product collaboration with one other brand so far. “We’re serious about skincare, but we also don’t take ourselves too seriously,” said Tula’s chief executive officer, Savannah Sachs. “We're thrilled to partner with Magnolia to get within the ‘kitchen’ together and really construct this product from scratch.” Designed to smooth and brighten the skin, Take Care + Indulge is Infused with Tula’s patent-pending prebiotic...

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4 Sep

Perfumer Sue Phillips Opens Custom Fragrance Salon in Recent

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Perfumer Sue Phillips Opens Custom Fragrance Salon in Recent

Sue Phillips is opening a scent salon. Not a scent boutique, nor a scent store, but a salon, asserted the perfumer, who has created fragrances for brands including Burberry, Tiffany & Co. and Avon and founded her own company, Scenterprises Inc., in 1990. “The whole lot that I’ve done has been serendipitous,” said Phillips as she reflected on her wide-ranging profession moves, which include marketing stints at Lancôme and Elizabeth Arden, creating bespoke fragrances for A-listers resembling Zendaya and Jamie Foxx, writing a book, launching a Scentbird partnership and developing a ritual to assist those with COVID-19-induced anosmia get better their sense of smell. Suffice it to say, Phillips is not any stranger to the art of the pivot. While Phillips opened a custom...

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