Gloss Report
This tea-based ingredient, known for calming skin, saw a huge spike in skincare searches at the beginning of 2026.
What is matcha?
This Six One brand's mission centers on empowerment, visibility, and accessibility specifically for deeper skin tones.
What is Black Radiance?
This Six One team member has been skiing since age 3 and still hits the slopes every chance she gets.
Who is Devyn D'Amato?
This beauty retailer faced viral TikTok backlash in 2023 over tween shoppers buying anti-aging skincare.
What is Sephora?
This is the typical shelf life of an opened mascara before it should be tossed.
What is 3 months?
This beauty retail channel is projected to continue dominating growth in 2026 and is expected to exceed $20 billion by the end of the year.
What is TikTok Shop?
This Six One brand's products are typically positioned in the market as long-wear and performance-focused, rather than trend-driven or fast fashion.
What is SeneGence?
This Six One team member's love of travel led her to Ireland, a trip that lived up to every whimsical expectation.
Who is Siena Carmona?
This trade publication runs "PR Roundup," a weekly feature covering crisis communications, apologies, and brand stunts across industries.
This is the only cosmetic considered edible enough that the FDA partly regulates it like food.
What is lipstick?
This publicly traded, mass-market color cosmetics brand built its early growth on viral TikTok "dupe" culture before expanding into skincare...and now haircare...
What is e.l.f Beauty?
This Six One brand's founder began her entrepreneurial journey as a child, buying used Barbie dolls at yard sales, fixing them up, and reselling them at California swap meets.
Who is Esmeralda Hernandez (Beauty Creations)?
This Six One team member is working to master the Portuguese language while keeping up with every Formula 1 season - a true multitasker!
Who is Regina Correa?
This cosmetics brand's influencer trips to Bali drew criticism in 2018 for looking glamorous online while being reportedly disorganized behind the scenes.
What is Tarte Cosmetics?
This celebrity skincare line faced backlash from dermatologists in 2019, who warned that its walnut-based facial scrub could cause micro-tears in the skin.
What is Kylie Cosmetics?
This retail giant is leaning into high-income beauty shoppers by expanding bulk fragrance and cosmetic offerings.
What is Costco?
A single dad seeking easier ways to style his daughter's hair led to the creation of this viral, innovative product.
What is the RevAir Reverse Air Dryer?
This Six One team member picked up roller skating during the pandemic, and despite all those hours on wheels, they've never broken a bone.
Who is Meredith Holser?
Patrick Ta faced backlash in 2026 after launching a product accused of copying this makeup artist's signature technique without credit.
This blogger built her beauty empire, Glossier, directly out of the loyal audience she'd grown on her personal beauty blog, Into The Gloss.
Who is Emily Weiss?
Known as the "Mother of Makeup," this British makeup artist became one of the few in her field to receive a damehood from the UK for services to the beauty/fashion industry.
Who is Pat McGrath?
This Luxy clip-in style, designed to add length and volume in a single piece, is nicknamed for putting wearers "on cloud nine."
What is Halo?
In high school, this Six One team member penned an article on this creamy potato soup dish that went viral - and to this day, Googling her name still serves it up as one of the first results.
Who is Mia Vogel?
This once-hyped clean beauty brand's viral color-changing foundation gimmick couldn't save it from shutting down entirely in 2025, becoming a cautionary tale for gimmick-first product launches.
What is Youthforia?
This influencer-founded skincare brand, known for its viral jelly-textured moisturizer, was created by two friends who built buzz almost entirely through Instagram before its official launch.
What is Summer Fridays?