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Bubble Skincare has launched its Over Night Hydrating Mask exclusively at Ulta Beauty.

Bubble Skincare Targets Gen Z In-store Shopping with Ulta Partnership

Ulta holds a 42% share of teen beauty shopper preference, the largest among all retailers, and "held the strongest beauty loyalty membership at 62% of female teens with a membership," per a recent survey from Piper Sandler.

An analyst of investment bank and financial management firm, Piper Sandler, has upgraded e.l.f. Beauty from neutral to overweight with a price target of $19.

e.l.f. Beauty On Upswing with TikTok, Skin Care and More: Analyst

Piper Sandler analyst Erinn Murphy commented, “We are upgrading shares of [e.l.f. Beauty] from Neutral to [Overweight] as we believe the brand has gained and will continue to gain share over the foreseeable future despite a tepid beauty backdrop."

Teens preparing for photoshoot with camera and makeup in studio space

Teen Wallets Declining as Sephora, Ulta and Target Remain Fan-Favorites

Piper Sandler's 50th semi-annual teens survey has been released, indicating a decline in teens' core wallets and ranking teens' favorite cosmetic brands and shopping destinations.

The kids love Ulta, shopping in stores, e.l.f. and, increasingly, fragrance.

US Teens' Beauty Spending Jumps 8% vs Last Year

Color cosmetics are the top sector teens are spending on. That said, fragrance spend has spiked 23% year-over-year.

Piper Sandler Companies' 46th semi-annual Taking Stock With Teens survey in partnership with DECA has found that respondents' annual beauty spending now totals $324.

Makeup, Sephora, e.l.f., Specialty Beauty Retail Win in New Teen Survey

As in earlier surveys, e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. was the top cosmetics brand among surveyed teens, increasing 13 points year-over-year to a 29% of females.

Ulta holds a 42% share of teen beauty shopper preference, the largest among all retailers, and 'held the strongest beauty loyalty membership at 62% of female teens with a membership,' per the survey.

Gen Z Survey Shows Jump in Beauty Spend, Daily Makeup Use

Unsurprisingly, TikTok's popularity with teens jumped 400 basis points from spring 2022, taking a 38% share, while Snap fell 100 basis points to a 30% share.

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Advent purchased Olaplex in 2019.

[update] Olaplex Files for IPO

Olaplex intends to list its common stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker symbol “OLPX.”

Sephora continues to be a powerhouse, spiking selective retail sales by 11% (organic), totaling $4,175 million.

LVMH Q1 2024 Beauty & Sephora Results Outshine the Rest of the Business

Highlights in the perfume and cosmetics sector included Christian Dior's Sauvage, J’adore and Miss Dior in fragrance, as well as Rouge Dior in makeup and Capture in skin care.

Color cosmetics spending leapt 32% year-over-year, totaling $123, surpassing skin care for the first time since 2020.

Teen Survey Reveals Gen Z's Beauty Spend Growing

Color cosmetics have eclipsed the skin care sector for the first time since 2020.

Teen beauty spending has hit new highs, but the vast majority have a pessimistic outlook on the economy.

US Teen Beauty Spend Hits New Record. Their Economic Worries Are Spiking, Too.

New data shows that just a handful of brands have a 20% or greater share of teen preference in their categories, including e.l.f. in color cosmetics, Bath & Body Works in fragrance (which is undergoing something of a comeback) and CeraVe in skin care.

Woman shopping for cosmetics and makeup products at retail store display

Survey Says: Social Media Has A Say in Teen Beauty

For teens, digital engagement stands at the forefront of their spending decisions.

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Gen Z Teens Are Spending More on Beauty

Results from Piper Sandler's 48th Annual "Taking Stock With Teens" reflect a growing increase in spending among American Gen Z consumers.

The new Cloud Surf water-cream moisturizer will be available exclusively in-store at Ulta Beauty for one month.

Bubble Skincare Boosts Gen Z Reach with Expansion to All Ulta Beauty Stores

The retailer partnership is central to Bubble's focus on Gen Z shoppers. According to Bubble, 60% of its target Gen Z consumers shop in-store for skin care.

The Lipotle lip stain is 'guac-proof' and formulated in a peelable green colorway; when peeled off, the masque will reveal a new nude-pink lip stain payoff.

Wonderskin x Chipotle Launch 'Lipotle' Burrito-proof Lip Stain

The Lipotle lip stain is "guac-proof" and formulated in a peelable green colorway; when peeled off, the masque will reveal a new nude-pink lip stain payoff.

About 23% of Gen Z and 24% of millennial shoppers have made beauty purchases cross-border within the last 12 months.

Gen Z Beauty Super Fans Will Pay a Premium: New Survey Data

A subset of shoppers are "super fans" of brands and are therefore willing to pay a premium for rare or exclusive products.

'As recycling requirements can be confusing, our focus is very much on educating beauty consumers on how easy it is to give their empties a second life with Sephora following three easy steps: clean it out, drop it off at a Sephora store, and then you’re done!' says Desta Raines, Sephora's sustainability lead.

How Sephora is Tackling Beauty's Packaging Challenges: Interview

To tackle the challenge, Sephora is leveraging take-back programs, refillables and launching a new Planet Aware label.