Château one day, skin care the next. Famille C Venture, the private investment firm of the Courtin-Clarins family, has made a $9 million Series B investment in Pai Skincare. The brand’s founder and chief executive officer, Sarah Brown, still holds the majority stake in the business. She plans to use the infusion to scale up the business, particularly in its […]
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At the start of 2020, Eunice Cofie-Obeng was on track to launch nine new products for her skin-care brand Nuekie. That was, of course, before the coronavirus pandemic upended business plans around the world. In Cofie-Obeng's case, not receiving the bottles, jars, pump dispensers, and other packaging items sourced from manufacturers overseas was a tremendous setback. "A lot of those […]
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What's an award ceremony without award-worthy makeup to match? At the April 4 Screen Actors Guild Awards, Helen Mirren brought just that. She appeared throughout the night in a plethora of red gowns, paired with an on-trend brown smoky eye. The actor's makeup artist, Jo Strettell, revealed to Allure via a press statement exactly how she achieved the look, done […]
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Three-quarters of consumers say brands fail to show diversity in skin tones, body types and hair textures in their imagery, according to a study initiated by Sephora in 2019. It’s an issue consumers are increasingly demanding to see change. “This actually starts their journey of feeling unwelcome before they even have begun shopping,” said Deborah Yeh, executive vice president and […]
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Celebrity hairstylist Jen Atkin has set her sights beyond supplements and hair. In collaboration with E.l.f. Cosmetics, Atkin is launching E.l.f. xx Jen Atkin Collection, a limited edition array of color cosmetics across segments of the market. The products include a lip line and lipstick duo, a hair and brow pomade, a face palette, eyeliner, a face mist and a […]
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MILAN — In an unprecedented move in the Italian beauty landscape, leading cosmetics manufacturer Intercos Group has inked a five-year agreement with the University of Milano-Bicocca to team up in conducting scientific research on formulations and sustainable processes aimed at developing innovative beauty products. A shared laboratory hosting researchers and tech equipment from both parties will also be established on one […]
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Chillhouse is hoping to recoup sales lost due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Following success via its Chill Tips press-on nails, Chillhouse is releasing a collection of day and night face oils and body oil mists. All four products are priced at $48 and will be sold via Chillhouse’s website, SoHo flagship and Urban Outfitters. “It really started with me asking […]
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All products featured on Allure are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Thick, fluffy eyebrows are so en vogue these days that it seems people will go to limitless lengths to get them. Countless grooming appointments, extensions, full eyebrow transplants — all are valid options for […]
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Beauty lovers want their daily Bread, even during COVID-19. Despite the havoc wrought on the beauty industry in 2020, U.S. prestige hair care began to bloom. The category grew 8 percent in a year that saw overall prestige beauty sales fall 19 percent, according to The NPD Group. Maeva Heim could not have predicted this growth when she first conceived […]
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All products featured on Allure are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission. The glam teams that bring you the beauty looks you see at the Grammys care about every last little detail — the smudge-free winged liner, the perfect middle part, tiny elements you may not […]
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