She Rocks! LESLIE BLODGETT and the CREATION of BEAUTY’S FIRST SOCIAL BRAND
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AN ISSUE OF WOMEN’S WEAR DAILY THE BUSINESS OF BEAUTY OUR VISIONARY OF THE YEAR She Rocks! LESLIE BLODGETT AND THE CREATION OF BEAUTY’S FIRST SOCIAL BRAND WWD 2014 BEAUTY INC AWARDS LESLIE BLODGETT, EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN OF BARE ESCENTUALS, IN TIBURON, CALIFORNIA THE MARKET MAKERS: RETAILERS TO WATCH IN 2015 20 40 32 DS! DIE BRAN NG ALL IN CALLI And the In February, WWD Beauty Inc will publish the definitive In This Issue winners are.... list of today’s leading independent beauty brands in the U.S., as ranked by sales. Think the WWD Beauty Inc Top 8 Dual Edge 25 The WWD Beauty Inc Awards 100, but for brands that are going it alone. To be included Finding the Claudia Poccia and Laura Our annual editor’s choice sweet spot Mercier share the secrets to business-to-business awards in the list, a company cannot be owned by a beauty between art and conglomerate, private equity firm or venture capitalist. commerce. a harmonious relationship honoring beauty’s brightest between corporate types and people, places, products and At least 50 percent of the company has to be owned by creatives. ideas from 2014. the original owners/founders or another owner(s) that is IES independent of a larger public or private entity. Companies 10 Le Great Idea 32 Character Study V A must be based in the U.S. for this year’s list. If this How one beauty exec turned As chief executive of Bare Inside the D the perfect crimson lipstick into Escentuals, Leslie Blodgett didn’t mind of an ARETH ARETH describes your brand, please e-mail me at jenny_fine@ G a chic trenchcoat. just sell makeup, the recipient industry fairchildfashion.com with the following information: legend. of the 2014 WWD Beauty Inc your company’s name, ownership structure, contact After the brow 12 Lotions and Potions and Visionary Award started a information and total wholesale beauty sales for 2013. explosion of Creams, Oh My! movement. 2014, look for We think the timing is particularly apropos as we end Inside a Paris boutique that BY WINDOW FRIDGES lashes to be L 2014, one of the most prolific years for indie brands since hot in the year curates great products from 40 Retail Forward O SE IES; ahead. around the globe. The Evolution Imperative: V the first go-around in the Nineties. As we were putting With a slew of department stores A 2015 together this issue of our annual business-to-business retail 14 Key Spring Launches set to open, experts debate how primer. editor’s choice WWD Beauty Inc awards, we were struck Rounding up the stars of the the format can regain relevance by the creativity that we saw coming out of brands both new season. for a new generation of shoppers. OSecond Nature: All eyes are DA ROGER BY ODGETT established and emerging. To choose our winners, our BL 18 The Entrepreneurial Edge on Lyn Kirby as she makes her editors consulted with retailers, industry analysts and our Briogeo’s Nancy Twine targets beauty-business comeback. A LEAH; V own news coverage throughout the year to compile a list O I the fast-growing multicultural Hot Hoods: Hip new shopping AV : of the people, products and retailers that had the most market. areas in the capitals of cool. P significant impact. 20 Present and Accounted For 46 At Ease AIR/MAKEU When it came to selecting the recipient of this year’s H The ultimate gift guide for the Legendary beauty Marisa Visionary Award, we knew there could be only one Unique beauty VIP in your life. Berenson shares her secrets for person: Leslie Blodgett, the executive chairman of Bare finds for the aging glamorously. Escentuals. Blodgett is a fearless beauty pioneer whose executive 21 A Mask Moment HRIS VONGSAWAT. HRIS VONGSAWAT. who has Standout sellers in skin care’s C brand-building strategies continue to resonate today. everything. She was community minded before social media existed; hottest category. she created a hero product long before the BB boom and 22 Shopper Stalker she was omnichannel at a time when e-commerce was a Who’s buying what—and On the Cover: Leslie Blodgett, curiosity. On behalf of everyone at WWD Beauty Inc, I’d why—in New York City’s Herald creator of bareMinerals and executive Square. chairman of Bare Escentuals, like to congratulate Leslie and all of this year’s winners. photographed exclusively for WWD —JENNY B. FINE Beauty Inc by Roger Davies. BY PHOTO DRESS BITONTI FRANCIS WWD IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK OF FAIRCHILD PUBLISHING, LLC. COPYRIGHT ©2014 FAIRCHILD PUBLISHING, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. PRINTED IN THE U.S.A. VOLUME 208, NO. 121. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2014. WWD (ISSN 0149-5380) is published daily (except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, with one additional issue in March, April, May, June, August, October, November and December, and two additional issues in February and September) by Fairchild Media, LLC, which is a division of Penske Business Media, LLC. PRINCIPAL OFFICE: 11175 Santa Monica Blvd 9th Fl, Los Angeles, CA 90025. Periodicals postage paid at Los Angeles, CA, and at additional mailing offices. 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