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Glamglow follows Smashbox in exiting UK market

One day after Estée Lauder Companies’ (ELC) Smashbox revealed it was exiting the UK and Ireland, another beauty brand owned by the conglomerate has also announced its intention to leave. Glamglow, a cosmetics company mostly focused on face masks, will be exiting the region, with a spokesperson from ELC UK and Ireland citing difficulties in the...

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Smashbox Cosmetics to exit UK market

Los Angeles-born Smashbox Cosmetics, known for its primers, has announced that it is pulling out of the UK and Ireland at the end of September. In a statement shared on its social media, Smashbox Cosmetics said: “An accumulation of challenges has sadly been more than our business can withstand and we’ve had to make the heart-breaking decision to...

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Smashbox Cosmetics launches artist residency programme

Smashbox Cosmetics has announced the launch of a residency programme at its Los Angeles studio, which sees it support a handful of artists through a group exhibition. Through its four-week incubator programme, Smashbox Open Studios provided three artists with the resources and space to create and showcase individual projects, which were...