beauty industry

9 statements across 8 episodes · 3 bullish · 2 bearish · 8 people on the record · first statement Nov 26, 2018 by Emily Weiss · across every show →

Everything said about beauty industry, oldest first

Nov 26, 2018 bullish
Prediction Didn’t hold up
Weiss: Global Beauty Market Will Reach $750B in Six Years
“Beauty is a huge industry. It's a four hundred and fifty billion dollar global market. It's going to be seven hundred and fifty billion in six years.”
Emily Weiss Nov 26, 2018 ▶ 25:25 Live Episode! Glossier: Emily Weiss
Nov 26, 2018 neutral
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Weiss: Beauty drives magazine ad revenue despite minimal editorial coverage
“Beauty is kind of like this, Ugly stepsister to fashion in, in magazines and in media. It's really funny because all of the ad revenue or most, a lot of it comes from beauty in these magazines. But if you think about it, like, if you're reading an issue of a f…”
Emily Weiss Nov 26, 2018 ▶ 12:15 Live Episode! Glossier: Emily Weiss
Mar 16, 2020
Assertion Supported
In 2010, only about 2% of beauty products were sold online
“Basically, no beauty was sold on the internet, and it was almost 2010. It's like two percent, and that was almost like a jaw-dropping moment to us.”
Katia Beauchamp Mar 16, 2020 ▶ 15:05 Birchbox: Katia Beauchamp
Oct 24, 2022
Assertion Supported
Marla Beck: 80% of beauty purchases stayed in-store until COVID
“I mean, in beauty, 80% still bought in stores until COVID hit, and so the adoption of beauty onto e-commerce really, you know, took a lot longer than we ever imagined in 99.”
Marla Beck Oct 24, 2022 ▶ 1:04:41 Bluemercury: Marla and Barry Beck
Jun 15, 2023 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
C16 Biosciences Is Already Gross-Margin Positive in the Beauty Market
“In our first market, we're already gross margin positive, so in the beauty industry, we've got people willing to pay high prices for this, because they love the story, they love the innovation, and they love the product, and they'll pay high prices, and we hav…”
Shara Ticku Jun 15, 2023 ▶ 36:39 Saving the f#$%ing rainforests with Shara Ticku of C16 Biosciences
Jul 3, 2023 neutral
Assertion Partly supported
Black consumers reportedly spend nine times more on beauty products than anyone else
“It's been reported that we spend nine times Anyone else on beauty.”
Melissa Butler Jul 3, 2023 ▶ 1:01:37 The Lip Bar (TLB): Melissa Butler (2020)
Sep 26, 2024 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Tatcha Built the Beauty Industry's First Diverse Leadership Team at Scale
“It was the first diverse leadership team in beauty at any scale and so they lead the company now.”
Vicky Tsai Sep 26, 2024 ▶ 4:44 Advice Line with Vicky Tsai of Tatcha
Jun 19, 2025 negative
Assertion Contradicted
Kilgore: Mainstream beauty products carry at least a 1,200% retail markup
“And in all of these different layers of distribution, you would end up with a markup of 1200% At minimum on that product. So something that is manufactured for five dollars would retail for 60 at minimum because the retailer themselves are taking at least half…”
Marcia Kilgore Jun 19, 2025 ▶ 2:24 Advice Line with Marcia Kilgore of Beauty Pie
May 4, 2026 negative
Opinion
Unregulated beauty industry allows companies to make baseless marketing claims
“The challenge in the beauty industry, which is not the same thing in the food industry, is that it is not regulated to the extent that it needs to be, and people can make marketing claims like safe, clean, anything.”
Gregg Renfrew May 4, 2026 ▶ 32:48 Beautycounter: Gregg Renfrew. She Built Beautycounter to $1B… Then Got Fired From Her Own Company
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