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Your Boss Wants You Addicted
30 minutes Posted Mar 9, 2026 at 1:00 pm.
Why celebrities suddenly look extremely thin again
Pat McGrath Labs being shopped for sale
Why prestige makeup brands are struggling
Who could buy Pat McGrath Labs?
Starface raises $105M despite profitability
Saks secures $1B bankruptcy loan
Saks vendor debt crisis explained
Beauty brands suing the U.S. government over tariffs
Zyn: Nicotine biohacking & tech workplace culture
The rebrand of nicotine as a productivity tool
Summer Fridays launches fragrance
The gourmand fragrance trend debate
Sephora expands biotech K-beauty
Wizard Wellness: Allergy care enters the beauty category
Lipstick Lesbians launch Leaks Labs incubator
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The beauty industry is going through a major shakeup.
This week on GlowJob's News Roundup, we break down why Pat McGrath Labs is being shopped for sale after its billion-dollar peak, and why Gen Z acne brand Starface just raised $105M despite already being profitable. We also unpack Saks’ $1B bankruptcy loan and what its vendor payment crisis could mean for the future of department store beauty.
Beyond the business headlines, we get into the culture shaping the industry right now — from the return of ultra-thin celebrity body trends to the surprising rise of Zyn nicotine pouches in tech offices, where companies are reportedly offering them as a workplace perk as nicotine gets rebranded as a productivity “biohack.”
Plus: biotech K-beauty entering Sephora, Summer Fridays launching fragrance, Wizard Wellness (new allergy-meets-beauty brand at Ulta), and the Lipstick Lesbians launching a consumer-driven beauty incubator.
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The only podcast to make you hotter AND smarter. GlowJob™ goes beyond the headlines to unpack the business and culture driving the world’s most influential industry… beauty. Hosted by best friends Julia Bellary and Sasa Li, GlowJob dishes on the conversations you actually want to hear — and the ones everyone else is too afraid to start. From celebrity drama to billion-dollar beauty deals, join us as we break down how skincare, makeup, and wellness collide with society, culture, and business.
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