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The Cosmetic Chronicles

The Cosmetic Chronicles

Written by: Sarah Carvalho
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 A deep dive into the history of your favorite, iconic beauty brands.Sarah Carvalho Art
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  • Happy New Year! A Quick Announcement

    Happy New Year! A Quick Announcement
    Jan 6 2026

    So excited to get back into our deep dives and beauty news! I have lots of fun things planned for this year and can't wait to start sharing them with you soon! First, here's a brief announcement of what to expect in 2026. Spoiler: my face.


    Newest episode is coming your way on Tuesday, Jan 13th! Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode.

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    3 mins
  • Beauty Bulletin: Week of 12.9.25

    Beauty Bulletin: Week of 12.9.25
    Dec 9 2025

    Welcome back to Beauty Bulletin by The Cosmetic Chronicles! This is your biweekly roundup of the biggest stories shaping the beauty world right now.

    Connect with me:

    Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@glowandflowbysarah⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Substack:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Glow + Flow Collective⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    LTK: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Shop the Pod⁠⁠

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    beauty news, cosmetic industry, brand updates, beauty market, celebrity partnerships, retail news, Ulta Beauty, Black Friday, Cyber Monday, holiday sales, BFCM sales, LVMH, BDX, fragrance, billie eilish, batiste, chloe kim, rituals, london, uk beauty retail, 2026 makeup trends, 2026 makeup predictions

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    Sources for this week:

    • https://www.gcimagazine.com/consumers-markets/news/22956134/ulta-beauty-ulta-beauty-announces-third-quarter-fiscal-2025-results

    • https://www.gcimagazine.com/brands-products/news/news/22956055/tiktok-shop-sees-over-500m-in-sales-during-bfcm-weekend

    • https://www.gcimagazine.com/brands-products/fragrance-home/news/22955764/lvmh-makes-minority-investment-in-bdk-parfums

    • https://beautynewsdaily.com/bdk-parfums-lands-investment-from-lvmh-luxury-ventures/

    • https://beautynewsdaily.com/this-works-expands-into-fine-fragrance/

    • https://beautynewsdaily.com/rituals-unveils-the-uks-first-ever-mind-oasis/

    • https://www.gcimagazine.com/brands-products/fragrance-home/news/22955464/where-dark-meets-light-billie-eilish-announces-new-fragrance

    • https://beautynewsdaily.com/chloe-kim-joins-batiste-as-global-ambassador/

    • https://www.allure.com/story/makeup-trends-2026

    • https://www.instagram.com/p/DPl9TsYjSWN/
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    23 mins
  • Ep. 13 ColourPop

    Ep. 13 ColourPop
    Dec 2 2025
    Welcome to The Cosmetic Chronicles! In this episode, I’m diving into the backstory of one of my personal faves: ColourPop Cosmetics AKA the creator of the Super Shock Shadow and a brand that should have a gold medal in intellectual property collabs.Connect with me:Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@glowandflowbysarah⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Substack: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Glow + Flow Collective⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Shop the Podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LTK⁠⁠⁠⁠Sources:https://colourpop.com/pages/about-ushttps://www.shopify.com/blog/214945353-seed-beauty-kylie-cosmeticshttps://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2016/05/111883/colourpop-founders-video-interviewhttps://grokipedia.com/page/ColourPop_Cosmeticshttps://www.thelist.com/359037/the-untold-truth-of-colourpop-cosmetics/https://crowdfavorite.com/casestudies/colourpop-18-months-of-sales-in-a-single-cyber-monday/https://people.com/style/colourpop-is-the-brand-that-everyone-you-know-and-every-influencer-you-love-is-obsessed-with-heres-why/https://www.allure.com/story/colourpop-x-hello-kitty-photoshttps://fashionista.com/2017/08/buy-colourpop-sephora-holiday-2017https://www.bizjournals.com/bizwomen/news/latest-news/2018/02/colourpop-makes-an-entrance-at-ulta.htmlhttps://www.thecut.com/2018/06/colourpop-launched-their-new-42-shade-matte-foundation-line.htmlhttps://www.licenseglobal.com/beauty-cosmetics/colourpop-ten-years-of-beauty-excellencehttps://www.popsugar.com/beauty/colourpop-hello-kitty-makeup-collection-48379461https://www.forbes.com/sites/naoshagregg/2025/07/07/for-colourpop-dupe-culture--community-reign-supreme/https://ecdb.com/resources/sample-data/retailer/colourpophttps://www.allure.com/story/colourpop-cosmetics-factshttps://steemit.com/beauty/@camposmusing/colourpop-your-way-down-through-history-let-s-talk-affordable-cruelty-free-beautyhttps://www.elle.com/beauty/makeup-skin-care/news/a33357/colourpop-cosmetics-instagram/https://fashionista.com/2016/01/colourpop-instagram-beautyhttps://www.businessoffashion.com/news/beauty/kylie-jenner-considers-buying-back-cotys-600-million-stake-in-her-makeup-brand/https://unprettyvanity.com/2019/11/28/colourpop-so-jaded-palette-dupe/....colourpop cosmetics, beauty, makeup, super shock shadows, affordable beauty, fast makeup, makeup trends, influencer marketing, ecommerce, brand evolution, cosmetic trends, beauty journalism, beauty brand, makeup history, cosmetics, success, sales, Cyber Monday, marketing strategy, beauty industry
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    36 mins
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