Beauty & Personal Care

Industry Roundup

Hair Care/Hair Styling

Hair-color brand IGK Color launches new color range for its permanent at-home hair dye; brand debuts online, social media scavenger hunt where 25 people will win an exclusive, one-of-a-kind IGK NFT to promote new shades
Happi (12/29)

Perfumes & Colognes

Greek niche house Manos Gerakinis debuts fourth fragrance, Anthem, inspired by Greek revolution in 1821, available as 100ml eau de parfum; notes include lemon, labdanum, saffron, amber, oud, ylang-ylang, cinnamon, nutmeg, patchouli, musk, vanilla
Fragrantica (12/29)

Dolce & Gabbana to introduce Dolce Lily, a new fragrance for women and flanker to 2014's Dolce by Dolce & Gabbana, available in 30, 50, 75ml eau de toilette; notes include bergamot, passionfruit, pink lily, rose, musk, sandalwood and vanilla
Now Smell This (12/29)

Soaps, Bath & Shower Products

First Aid Beauty partners with 13 content creator fans to launch 'TikTok Made Me Buy It' campaign promoting brand's KP Bump Eraser Body Scrub with 10% AHA; scrub went viral on TikTok last summer, resulting in product's highest-ever weekly sales
Happi (12/29)

Cosmetic & Personal Care Ingredients

K-beauty skin-care brand Peach & Lily debuts Power Cocktail Lactic Acid Repair Serum, with 10% lactic acid concentration; milky serum contains botanicals, like black ginseng, red algae, probiotics to address signs of aging, support overall skin health
Refinery 29 (12/29)

Summer Fridays introduces Light Aura Vitamin C + Peptide Eye Cream, formulated with vitamins C and E, acetyl hexapeptide-8 and caffeine to moisturize, de-puff, soothe, smooth under-eye skin
Hypebae (12/29)

Indie Brands

Virginia-based niche boutique Arielle Shoshana to launch its third fragrance, Friday, following 2017's Saturday--originally Arielle Shoshana Eau de Parfum--and 2019's Sunday; notes include bergamot, honeysuckle, grapefruit blossom, crushed leaves
Now Smell This (12/29)

Black-owned, indie skin-care brand Galette Skin launches with four-product line--including cleanser, toner, serum, moisturizer--for sensitive skin; products formulated with natural ingredients, without parabens and sulfates
Happi (12/29)

Personal Care

British high street retailer The Fragrance Shop names Top 10 best-selling fragrances of 2021, with Dior Sauvage at No. 1, followed by Chanel Bleu de Chanel and Coco Mademoiselle, Mugler Alien, YSL Black Opium, Chanel, No5, Paco Rabanne 1 Million, more
Cosmetics Business (12/29)

Actress Millie Bobby Brown's Florence by Mills clean skin-care brand launches new Blue Light Collection, with toner, moisturizer, setting spray; line formulated with plankton extract to defend against damage caused by artificial blue light
Cosmetics Business (12/29)

Reckitt to sell its E45 skin-care brand to Karo Pharma for implied enterprise value of £200M; proposed sale another step forward in Reckitt's plan to actively manage its portfolio for higher growth, like recent divestment of IFCN business, Scholl brand
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC (RB) (12/29)

 Direct-To-Consumer (D-To-C)

New Balance closes 22 stores in Spain, Portugal as it looks to focus strategy on its online channel; news comes as competitors Nike, Adidas opt for direct-to-consumer model by investing in more physical stores
CE Noticias Financieras (12/29)

 E-Commerce Trends & Statistics

Baird selects Amazon among top internet stock picks for 2022, transitioning from 2021 top pick Google owner Alphabet; concerns over Amazon's slower online retail growth and lower margins have largely run their course, and sentiment will improve in 2022
Investor's Business Daily (12/29)

Fisher International Pulp and Paper Industry 2021 Year in Review highlights small uptick in demand for printing and writing papers, US containerboard capacity skyrocketed in response to increased e-commerce demand, with further growth expected into 2022
Fisher International Inc. (12/29)

 Stock