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by Sarah Carvalho
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- 3 days ago25 min
Beauty Bulletin: Holiday Releases Edition!
In this special episode, I’m rounding up some of the limited edition gift sets and new product releases from top brands including MILK, Glossier, Sarah Creal Beauty, and Lisa Eldridge. 💄 Episode's Lipstick: VIOLETTE_FR Plume Lip in the shade En Feu (affiliate)Connect with me:Email: sarah@thecosmeticchronicles.comInstagram: @glowandflowbysarahSubstack: Glow + Flow CollectiveLTK: Shop the PodSources for this week:https://milkmakeup.com/collections/setshttps://www.sephora.com/product/the-party-pair-lip-cheek-blush-set-P526460?skuId=3022415&icid2=products%20grid:p526460:producthttps://www.glossier.com/pages/holiday-gift-guidehttps://www.westman-atelier.com/pages/guccis-gift-guidehttps://www.violettefr.com/pages/holiday-gift-guidehttps://olehenriksen.com/collections/holiday-giftinghttps://victoriabeckhambeauty.com/pages/victoria-beckham-beauty-gift-guidehttps://sarahcrealbeauty.com/collections/holidayhttps://snif.co/collections/holiday-gift-setshttps://www.ulta.com/p/2-eau-de-toilette-gift-set-pimprod2062458?sku=2661992https://snif.co/products/sugar-coat-candlehttps://us.lisaeldridge.com/collections/holiday-2026..beauty gift sets, limited edition beauty sets, makeup sets, holiday makeup sets, holiday gift ideas, makeup collection, milk makeup, glossier, westman atelier, violettefr, ole henriksen, victoria beckham beauty, sarah creal beauty, snif fragrance, fragrance layering set, lisa eldridge beauty
- 1 weeks ago24 min
Beauty Bulletin: Week of 10.27.26
In this episode, I cover lots of record-breaking Q3 numbers, a holiday-perfect face mask from Humanrace, a new fragrance layering brand, and how e.l.f. used the spooky season to bring Y2K nostalgia to life. 💄 Episode's Lipstick: Versed Cashmere Color Smoothing Lip Blush in the shade Scene (affiliate) Connect with me:Email: sarah@thecosmeticchronicles.comInstagram: @glowandflowbysarahSubstack: Glow + Flow CollectiveLTK: Shop the PodSources for this week:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rk41x8pYgGohttps://www.gcimagazine.com/brands-products/news/news/22976984/puig-hits-record-139-billion-in-q3-driven-by-makeup-and-apac-demandhttps://www.gcimagazine.com/brands-products/news/news/22977043/loral-accelerates-growth-in-q3-as-premium-hair-care-skin-care-and-emerging-markets-power-saleshttps://www.gcimagazine.com/brands-products/news/news/22977046/pg-beauty-and-grooming-excel-in-q1-fy2027-resultshttps://beautynewsdaily.com/mikayla-nogueiras-pov-beauty-lands-series-a-funding/https://insider.fitt.co/press-release/humanrace-launches-dermal-rejuvenating-face-mask-for-skin-that-needs-a-reset/https://beautynewsdaily.com/haeze-fragrance-target/https://www.gcimagazine.com/retail/brick-and-mortar/news/22976995/kate-hudson-joins-healthycell-as-investorhttps://beautynewsdaily.com/jennifer-lawrence-mes-haircare/https://www.marketingdive.com/news/campaign-trail-elf-casts-spell-to-deliver-y2k-nostalgia-to-gen-z/833260/...beauty industry news, beauty sales numbers, Haeze fragrance, fragrance layering, Target beauty, humanrace, Pharrell Williams, Mikayla Nogueira, Kate Hudson, HealthyCell, Jennifer Lawrence haircare, e.l.f. cosmetics, Y2K marketing
- 2 weeks ago45 min
Ep. 30 Too Faced
Too Faced started as kitchen experiments and ended with a $1.45 billion acquisition. In this episode, I cover the full history of Too Faced — from its scrappy indie beginnings to the scented franchises that built a cult following, household names like the Lip Injection Lip Plumper and Better Than Sex mascara, and how a brand built on fun and femininity became one of the biggest buyouts in beauty history.💄 Episode's Lipstick: ILIA Lip Sketch Hydrating Crayon in Rhyme (affiliate)Connect with me:Email: sarah@thecosmeticchronicles.comInstagram: @glowandflowbysarahSubstack: Glow + Flow CollectiveLTK: Shop the PodSources:https://www.glossangelespod.com/episodes-blog/2026/8/jerrod-blandino-on-the-145-billion-too-faced-sale-he-never-planned-to-makehttps://www.allure.com/story/too-faced-cosmetics-historyhttps://www.allure.com/story/jarrod-blandino-interviewhttps://www.elcompanies.com/en/our-brands/too-facedhttps://www.toofaced.com/about-ushttps://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-aug-13-ls-12535-story.htmlhttps://www.entrepreneur.com/business-news/entrepreneur-business-the-glamorous-life/18604https://theindustry.beauty/the_directory/too-faced/https://www.beautylish.com/a/vxvxy/too-facedhttps://resources.latana.com/post/too-faced-deep-dive/https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-features/feature/beauty-beat-too-faced-growing-from-indie-roots-499785-2029667/https://www.forbes.com/sites/celiashatzman/2017/12/07/jerrod-blandino-on-why-he-launched-too-faced-and-breaking-beauty-rules/https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2017/12/184337/too-faced-jerrod-blandino-scented-makeuphttps://trademarks.justia.com/772/44/shadow-77244249.htmlhttps://www.temptalia.com/too-faced-spring-2010-collection/https://www.temptalia.com/too-faced-for-holiday-2010/https://www.temptalia.com/too-faced-the-art-of-sexy-collection-for-fall-2012/https://www.temptalia.com/too-faced-boudoir-beauty-collection-for-spring-2013/https://www.prweb.com/releases/too_faced_cosmetics_launches_mascara_that_claims_to_be_better_than_sex_pretty_rebel_collection_nylon_false_lashes_review_promo_code_discount_coupon_beautystat_com_2013/prweb10958683.htmhttps://f
- 3 weeks ago18 min
Beauty Bulletin: Week of 10.13.26
In this episode, I cover a huge Boots sale, new launches from Rituals, Merit, and Victoria Beckham Beauty, and why Pinterest is telling everyone to get a little more specific. 💄 Episode's Lipstick: Lisa Eldridge True Velvet Lip Color in Velvet Dragon (affiliate) Connect with me:Email: sarah@thecosmeticchronicles.comInstagram: @glowandflowbysarahSubstack: Glow + Flow CollectiveLTK: Shop the PodSources for this week:https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/canadas-weston-family-buys-pharmacy-chain-boots-89-billion-2026-10-07/https://www.glossy.co/beauty/maesa-backs-k-beauty-hand-care-tween-manicures-and-spf-patches-as-the-future-of-beauty/https://cosmeticsbusiness.com/victoria-beckham-invests-3million-harper-beauty-businesshttps://beautynewsdaily.com/rituals-fragrance-aeonian-founders-collection/https://beautynewsdaily.com/obart-fragrance-primer-p3-launch/https://cosmeticsbusiness.com/merit-launches-second-fragrance-new-wavehttps://victoriabeckhambeauty.com/products/rouge-victoria-matte-lipstick?variant=47509966848034https://beautynewsdaily.com/beauty-notes-boots-biodance-alpha-h-lanolips/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/biodance-viral-k-beauty-brand-partners-with-makeup-powerhouses-patrick-ta-and-nikkietutorials-to-define-the-perfect-makeup-base-ahead-of-amazons-prime-big-deal-days-302900518.htmlhttps://newsroom.pinterest.com/en-gb/news/beauty-trend-report-2026/..beauty, makeup, skincare, trends, Victoria Beckham Beauty, red lipstick collection, new fragrance, Boots UK, Maesa, merit, incubators, Biodance, Pinterest, beauty report, Nikki tutorials, Patrick Ta, scentcare
- Sep 29, 202622 min
Beauty Bulletin: Week of 9.29.26
In this episode, I cover new appointments over at Supergoop! and Chanel, an investment in Manicurist, and how home fragrance brand LeNOSE is coming for those high-priced hand soaps. 💄 Episode's Lipstick: Colourpop Lippie Stix in Out of Sync (affiliate)Connect with me:Email: sarah@thecosmeticchronicles.comInstagram: @glowandflowbysarahSubstack: Glow + Flow CollectiveLTK: Shop the PodSources for this week:https://www.gcimagazine.com/brands-products/sun-care/news/22974727/supergoop-creates-first-chief-commercial-officer-role-as-global-ambitions-expandhttps://theindustry.beauty/chanel-appoints-lucia-pieroni-as-creative-makeup-director/https://www.instagram.com/lucia_pieroni/?hl=enhttps://www.businessoffashion.com/news/beauty/manucurist-inflexion-investment/https://www.gcimagazine.com/brands-products/fragrance-home/news/22975021/meet-lenose-the-new-face-in-home-fragrancehttps://www.beautyindependent.com/lenose-hand-soap-luxury-treatment/https://beautynewsdaily.com/lara-worthington-ommage-makeup-brand-launch/https://beautynewsdaily.com/beauty-notes-oneskin-nuxe-nailberry-lashify/https://wwd.com/pop-culture/new-fashion-releases/shark-beauty-claudia-sulewski-celestial-skies-collection-1239257570/https://www.morningstar.com/news/pr-newswire/20260923ny34557/lashify-announces-celebrity-makeup-artist-ernesto-casillas-as-new-brand-ambassadorhttps://www.instagram.com/ernestocasillas/?hl=enhttps://www.gcimagazine.com/brands-products/sun-care/news/22974655/neutrogenas-bemt-launch-tests-the-potential-of-the-uss-newest-uv-filter..beauty industry, product launches, market regulation, Supergoop, Chanel, new appointments, beauty trends, skincare, makeup, luxury fragrances, lara worthington, shark beauty, cyklar, luxury beauty, manicurist, nail care
- Sep 22, 202649 min
Ep. 29 By the Beach (Feat. Jessica McGratty-Singer and Andrew Glass)
What if the best part of your skincare routine was SPF? In this episode, I sit down with Jessica McGratty-Singer and Andrew Glass, the co-founders of By the Beach, to talk about how years of friendship and memories traveling together inspired a sensorial suncare brand, how they hit $4 million in sales in their first year, and what it means to land exclusive products in Target's beauty studio.Connect with me:Email: sarah@thecosmeticchronicles.comInstagram: @glowandflowbysarahSubstack: Glow + Flow CollectiveLTK: Shop the PodConnect/Shop with By the Beach:https://bythebeachsuncare.com/https://www.target.com/b/by-the-beach/-/N-q643lew4255https://www.ulta.com/brand/by-beachhttps://www.anthropologie.com/brands/by-the-beachhttps://www.instagram.com/bythebeachsuncare/Sources:https://bythebeachsuncare.com/pages/our-storyhttps://beautynewsdaily.com/suncare-brand-by-the-beach-launches/https://beautynewsdaily.com/target-beauty-studio-90-brands-details/https://www.beautyindependent.com/playful-new-brand-by-the-beach-masstige-sun-care/https://www.instagram.com/bythebeachsuncare/https://spaandbeautytoday.com/articles/behind-the-brand-luxury-sun-care-brand-by-the-beach-elevates-spf-routines-with-fun-and-sensorial-productshttps://beautymatter.com/articles/next50-2026-by-the-beach-sun-carehttps://www.prweb.com/releases/by-the-beach-suncare-joins-target-beauty-studio-bringing-fragrance-first-spf-to-target-guests-nationwide-302861322.htmlhttps://www.modernretail.co/operations/new-brands-flock-to-targets-post-ulta-beauty-section/
- Sep 15, 202624 min
Beauty Bulletin: Week of 9.15.26
In this episode, I cover some Estee Lauder executive role expansions, new launches from Olay, Byoma, and Ultra Violette, and a new study from Pinterest that points to a high maintenance male future. Connect with me:Email: sarah@thecosmeticchronicles.comInstagram: @glowandflowbysarahSubstack: Glow + Flow CollectiveLTK: Shop the PodSources for this week:https://www.gcimagazine.com/brands-products/news/news/22974037/the-este-lauder-companies-announces-expanded-roles-for-brian-franz-and-amber-englishhttps://www.gcimagazine.com/brands-products/skin-care/news/22973443/ultra-violette-makes-us-sunscreen-history-with-first-bemotrizinol-launchhttps://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/olay-expands-its-award-winning-retinol-collection-with-new-starter-night-repairing-lotion-302867876.htmlhttps://beautynewsdaily.com/nancy-twine-soulstice-haircare-launch/https://www.gcimagazine.com/home/news/22973187/ice-spice-launches-her-debut-fragrancehttps://beautynewsdaily.com/kendall-jenner-trip-wellness-drinks-global-ambassador/https://beautymatter.com/articles/pinterest-predicts-the-rise-of-the-high-maintenance-man..beauty industry, product launches, digital transformation, skincare, market trends, innovation, regulation, marketing, consumer behavior, pinterest, estee lauder, olay retinol, olay skincare, byoma, ultra violette, suncare, sunscreen, BEMT, Solstice, haircare, kendall jenner, ice spice, fragrance, ulta, male beauty
- Sep 8, 202643 min
Ep. 28 Elizabeth Arden
She arrived in New York with almost nothing and left behind one of the most recognizable names in beauty history. In this episode, I cover the full story of Elizabeth Arden — from her early days building a beauty business from the ground up, to the iconic Red Door salons that changed the industry, to how the brand has evolved in the decades since her passing and where it stands today.Connect with me:Email: sarah@thecosmeticchronicles.comInstagram: @glowandflowbysarahSubstack: Glow + Flow CollectiveLTK: Shop the PodSources:https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/result?applicationcode=27&firstname=florence&lastname=graham&provincecode=on&districtcode=222&subdistrictcode=399&districtsearchby=york%20west&subdistrictsearchby=va&datasource=genealogy%7ccensus&datasourcesel=genealogy|census&st=scb&&ecopy=30953_148182-00745https://www.cosmeticsandskin.com/companies/elizabeth-arden.phphttps://www.cosmeticsandskin.com/companies/elizabeth-arden-1920.phphttps://www.cosmeticsandskin.com/companies/elizabeth-arden-1930.phphttps://www.cosmeticsandskin.com/companies/elizabeth-arden-1945.phphttps://guides.loc.gov/this-month-in-business-history/december/elizabeth-arden-bornhttps://www.biography.com/business-leaders/elizabeth-ardenhttps://www.revloncorp.com/pages/our-foundershttps://www.revloncorp.com/pages/our-historyhttps://www.elizabetharden.co.za/march-on/https://www.britannica.com/money/Elizabeth-Arden-American-businesswomanhttps://www.encyclopedia.com/women/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/arden-elizabeth-1878-1966https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/fashion-blog/2012/jan/16/brief-history-elizabeth-ardenhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Arden,_Inc.https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/elizabeth-ardenhttps://www.perfumeprojects.com/museum/bottles/Blue_Grass.shtmlhttps://www.elizabetharden.com/collections/blue-grass-fragrancehttps://www.mybeautyaffairs.com/blogs/gybaio/brand-background-elizabeth-arden?srsltid=AfmBOopfNsTnLmOFbei6J6WxAsRaj9MZ6bmNY8LhU4BHq1X_N-bkRYf-https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-11-14-fi-5265-story.html<a href="https://www.elizabetharden.com/products/red-door-eau-de-parfum-spray#product-description-block-845074995641
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