The Glossy Beauty Podcast
1) Beautycon's Moj Mahdara: 'Experiential retail and e-commerce is how we scale'
When Moj Mahdara took the role as Beautycon CEO, she wasn't particularly interested in beauty. To this day, she doesn't wear makeup herself. What she was attracted to was the unique community and fand...Show More
2) L’Oréal tech leader Guive Balooch on what’s driving beauty innovation today, plus industry news
When it comes to innovation in the beauty industry, few wield more power and influence than Guive Balooch, L’Oréal Group’s longtime tech leader. “In the last three or four years, [we’ve seen] this i...Show More
3) Reinventing a heritage beauty brand with Borghese COO Dawn Hilarczyk — plus, industry news
What does it take to successfully reinvent a heritage beauty brand? Industry veteran Dawn Hilarczyk is on a mission to completely transform Borghese, the 68-year-old heritage brand famous for its Ita...Show More
4) Summer recap: The investments, strategies and revenue tumbles that defined the beauty industry
The beauty industry had an eventful summer marked by changing retailer strategies, stark revenue tumbles and a flurry of pricey acquisitions. In this special episode of The Glossy Beauty Podcast, re...Show More
5) Target and Ultra break up, foam sunscreen is recalled — plus, what makes a successful pop-up?
Host Lexy Lebsack is joined by reporter Melissa Daniels from Glossy’s sister publication Modern Retail and co-host of the Modern Retail Podcast, to walk through this week’s biggest beauty news stories...Show More
6) What's new in beauty brick-and-mortar, why E.l.f. is getting backlash — Dr. Thomas Sterry on plastic surgery trends
co-hosts Lexy Lebsack and Emily Jensen discuss industry news of the week, including changes to beauty brick-and-mortar retail, from Nordstrom's NYC flagship's approach to Mecca's new 40,000-square-foo...Show More
7) An insider’s guide to K-beauty’s US renaissance, plus industry news
On this week’s episode of the Glossy Beauty Podcast, co-host Lexy Lebsack interviews co-host Sara Spruch-Feiner about her recent reporting on the topic, diving into what’s fueling K-beauty’s renewed p...Show More
8) Rare Beauty's fragrance, C-suite hires, L'Oréal earnings — and K-beauty brand Krave Beauty’s Liah Yoo
Krave Beauty isn’t your average K-Beauty brand. “[Our mission] resonates with a lot of people who are really tired of the beauty industry's narrative of ‘more is more,’” CEO and co-founder Liah Yoo t...Show More
9) TSG Group's Phlur acquisition, Shiseido's layoffs — and everything you should know about sunscreen in the US
In this episode of the Glossy Beauty Podcast, board-certified dermatologist and Mohs surgeon Dr. Jane Yoo, and the Melanoma Research Foundation's director of advocacy, Kim Wezik, MPH, chat with Glossy...Show More
10) Prime Day's results, Beauty's wrestling opportunity — and a lawyer's take on beauty’s dupe lawsuits
Beauty dupes have never been more popular. But is mimicking a competitor a sound business decision? “This might surprise people, [but] dupes may not be illegal on their own," brand protection attor...Show More