Shareholders have two good reasons to pay attention to Ulta Beauty‘s  fourth-quarter earnings report next week. The holiday period makes up a disproportionate amount of the retailer’s annual sales and profits, for one. And second, it’s possible that revenue growth slowed due to weakening demand in the cosmetics industry. The extent of that slowdown will determine […]

Have you ever found yourself lying in bed at night — after cleansing, masking, and moisturizing, of course — wondering what it would be like to sit in the same room as both Calabasas-based American sweetheart Kimberly Noel Kardashian West and the most iconic entertainer of all time, Madonna Louise Ciccone? I have. I’ve dreamt […]

After a few too many summer brunches and sugar binges, Beauticate writer Molly decided her skin was looking a bit dull and in need of a wakeup call. In a bid to get to the root of the problem, she decided to put a few popular beauty diets through their paces, and descended upon two […]

“Beauty” for J.C. Penney consists of fine jewelry, its hair salons and Sephora shops. According to CEO Marvin Ellison, Penney’s salon customers visit a store twice as often as non-salon customer. Winning shoppers in the beauty category can lead to increased foot traffic and sales in other departments, including apparel.J.C. Penney’s investments in beauty aim […]

Kaileigh Feichtel and G. Grant Geiger first met in March 2010, at Drexel University, which they both attended, in March 2010. They’ve dated ever since—and most notably, their relationship reached a high point in October 2016, when they went on safari at Londolozi Game Reserve in South Africa. During a private lunch in a treehouse—from […]

In 2015 we were presented the first feature film by Alex Garland in Ex Machina starred Oscar Isaacs, Domhnall Gleeson and Alicia Vikander. The film is an exploration of the Turing Test and how the philosophical ideas that we predispose ourselves to can be applied to artificial intelligence. The film blended existential horror with an aspect of […]

In 2018, skin care is a serious business. Long gone are the days when women blindly bought whatever product someone behind a counter told them to; in its place, a new era of intelligence, transparency, and information has arrived. While makeup has become more democratic — think Rihanna venturing into the industry with the hugely […]

Stocking up on everyday beauty essentials like shampoo, body wash and deodorant is something that many of us take for granted. But for a large number of the people living below the poverty line in the UK, a trip to the toiletry aisle is considered an occasional luxury. From girls missing out on days at […]

After standing as one of Lancôme’s longtime leading ladies, Isabella Rossellini is here to reclaim her spot—and this time with a purpose. As one of the most iconic faces behind the beauty brand, the Italian beauty is returning to her coveted ambassador position at the age of 65, proving once again that beauty is ageless. Rossellini first signed with […]

“It’s a hairdresser’s fashion week,” said Dwight Eubanks, who had just stepped off the stage from judging the Champion of Weaves competition at the Bronner Bros. International Beauty Show in Atlanta. Mr. Eubanks is a Bronner Bros. devotee and has been coming to the event since he was 16. “The future is looking really good, […]