Celebrity Beauty’s End-of-Summer Report Card

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There are the celebrity brands somewhere in the middle—those that aren’t disasters but haven’t quite taken off yet, or are still too young to predict their ultimate trajectory. Photo-Illustration: Puck; Photos: Courtesy of GXVE Beauty/Blake Brown Beauty/Haus Labs by Lady Gaga
Rachel Strugatz
September 4, 2024

Yes, yes, people love to knock celebrity brands—and often for good reason. Success in one domain, of course, rarely translates to talent in another, and there’s an undeniable pleasure in watching a celebrity fall on their face, especially in a certifiable money job like leveraging their stardom into a skincare line or fragrance. Recall that, at one point, a bunch of founders wrote an open letter to none other than Brad Pitt, urging him to “please stop” dabbling in beauty following the launch of his skincare line, Le Domain. Did it work? Well, yes and no: the line is now apparently called Beau Domain, and a cream that once cost nearly $400 is now $157.