The Business of Fashion
Agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice for the global fashion community.
Agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice for the global fashion community.
Trends cycle through TikTok with just a swipe. Here are the latest beauty-related videos users can’t stop talking about.
Everyone on TikTok knows about nine-year-old North West’s TikTok account featuring cameos of her mother Kim Kardashian (the pair has captured users’ attention with their dance videos and vlogs). Now, they’ve turned their attention to hair tutorials. In a recent video, Kardashian uses Göt2b Glue, Inala Reset Rinse and more to slick back her daughter’s hair into a tight ponytail. West dances along to a remix of Maria Maria by Santana.
After releasing his Surreal Skin foundation last year, TikTok was hooked on Mario Dedivanovic’s beauty line Makeup by Mario. Now, the brand has another hit on its hands with its new Soft Pop Plumping blush. TikTokers are gushing over the colour payoff and feel of the product.
Though past attempts on TikTok have fallen short, Kylie Jenner takes viewers through a tour of her Bottega Veneta bag to promote the new Kylie Cosmetics tinted lip balm, out June 14. Her everyday essentials stay on brand, including a Kylie Skin hand sanitizer, Kylie Cosmetics Glow Balm and an old Coachella wristband. The 25-year-old makeup mogul has 52.6 million followers on the platform.
Black founders carry a markedly higher burden when it comes to educating investors on the value and viability of their business ideas — but there is an art and science behind knowing when your brand is ready and what kind of investors will be the best fit.
Landing a retail partnership is often seen as a major milestone for beauty founders — but it brings a bevy of new challenges, from the logistical complexities to setting a marketing budget. Black entrepreneurs, who typically have far less capital to work with, often face tough choices.
The firm has been working on a listing since at least 2022, with previous attempts buffeted by volatile markets.
In a three-part series, The Business of Beauty explores how Black founders Monique Rodriguez, Danessa Myricks and more built, launched and scaled their multi-million-dollar businesses. In part one, a look at how these entrepreneurs found their niche and harnessed early lessons that were critical to their growth