Beauty really has no tea these days

Idk about you guys, but I feel like industry is really boring me these days like no other. A summer slowdown, perhaps? Hopefully something truly newsworthy tickles my brain soon.

Here’s what happened this week….

• I interviewed Glowbar Founder + CEO Rachel Liverman this week for Slutty Founder and what I uncovered is that not enough of us are asking our old situationships for money. What else are men good for if not writing friends and family checks?

  Please get into her thoughts on founderhood and how she thought through building Glowbar.

• Glossier’s CEO Kyle Leahy is stepping down at the end of the year. She’s been with the brand for three years and oversaw the expansion of fragrance + Sephora (after they finally decided to retail).

  Like I said in my Beauty Work Friends group chat, I def think the Rhode news has made people wonder wtf Glossier has been up to this whole time. I feel like before the recent success of fragrance, they didn’t do much of anything besides raise a bunch of money and bullshit. I probably shouldn’t say that as someone who won the Glossier Grant Program, but whatever lmao.

• Another vertical I’ve been keeping an eye on is the beauty x sports wave. Charlotte Tilbury partnering with the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders feels like another brick in that wall. It’s clearly becoming a go-to strategy for brands that can afford it.

• Anna Wintour is stepping back as EIC after 37 years at Vogue. Just as I was asking myself how much longer she was gonna drag it. This feels like another nail in the coffin for traditional media. It’s so over lol.

  All the PR girlies know where the who’s who of today’s reporting really is (on Substack).

  Speaking of, how great is the PR I’ve been receiving recently

Glowbar first at home product the Expert Cleanser

SKNMUSE Body Oil and Parfum

• On parfum, fragrance dupe brand Dossier is opening a flapship in Nolita. Why do I kind of love this for the girls? I’m just not mad at a fragrance dupe I feel!!

• Applications for ULTA MUSE Accelerator ($50,000 + retail readiness mentorship) close on June 29th. Make sure you get your’s in (here)! There are only 2 big questions and NO video component, so the introverted have no excuse!!

  If you need help with brand distinction and refining your GTM strategy, grab my Grant Strategy Blueprint + Free Cheat sheet here. Don’t overthink it!

Have an amazing weekend ahead besties 🥂

xx,

SF