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  • Report: Retailers want a piece of Korean beauty business

    Demand for Korean beauty products shows no signs of slowing down, according to a new report from Fast Company.

    According to the Korea Customs Service, the country’s exports of cosmetics totaled $2.5 billion last year, up 53.1% from 2014. Specifically within the U.S., exports hit $663 million last year, a 56% uptick from 2014.

    Retailers such as Sephora, Ulta and others are ramping up their Korean beauty offerings. Everyone from prestige to mass to independents are getting in this game, according to Fast Company.

  • Bartell Drugs kicks off autumn with beauty event

    SEATTLE -- Bartell Drugs is celebrating the beauty of fall with a Fall Beauty Event in October that features a guest appearance from a celebrity makeup artist.

    Lindsay Ebbin from BeYu will host makeup tutorials and demos at two Bartell Drugs store locations. Ebbins' first appearance will be on Oct. 7 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Bellevue Village store and his second appearance is Oct. 8 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the University Village store .

  • Sephora targets teens with free beauty classes

    SAN FRANCISCO -- Sephora is aiming to attract more teens to its stores by introducing a new Teen Makeup Class designed to teach teens how to reach their #beautygoals.

    Free for Beauty Insiders, Sephora's new Teen Makeup class is one of the retailer's 12 classes covering the most in-demand beauty looks, such as Contour & Highlight, Brow Shaping, or Essential Eyeliner. In the 90 minute Teen Makeup Class, Sephora says its coaches focus on fun, helping to find the right products in a no-stress setting.

  • Reader's Digest: CVS Health, Walmart top the list of most-trusted retailers

    NEW YORK — Leave it to the experts on matters of health, but on all other matters trust your spouse. That was the result of Reader's Digest second annual Trusted Brand Survey, which identified CVS Health as America's most-trusted drug store, Walmart as America's most-trusted mass merchandiser and Pharmavite's Nature Made brand as America's most-trusted nutritional supplement.

  • Walgreens launches new skin care platform with telemedicine component

    DEERFIELD, Ill. - To help meet the growing need for skin care resources and accessible care and treatment, Walgreens on Monday introduced a new skin care answers platform available through Walgreens.com and the Walgreens mobile app.

  • SheaMoisture launches second phase of its #BreakTheWalls campaign

    AMITYVILLE, N.Y. — Leading skin care brand SheaMoisture is building on its successful #BreakTheWalls national awareness platform by launching a new phase of the campaign that highlights the divisive constructs of beauty.

  • Real Techniques expands makeup sponge portfolio

    GURNEE, Ill. – Real Techniques by Sam and Nic is expanding its best-selling makeup sponge collection.

    The brand is launching three new sponges for every step of the makeup application. Designed with YouTube beauty stars, Sam and Nic Chapman of Pixiwoo, the brand is now offering applicator options to cover the three “C’s” of make application: Cover, Correct, Color.   

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