In the February 2016 Issue of Beauty Industry Report

In the February issue of Beauty Industry Report, Mike Nave kicks off the year at the Western Buying Conference and shares his take on beauty's new launches. Then, with the men’s grooming and barbering category hotter than ever, Mike sits down with Brian Long, Gibs Grooming’s CEO, to learn what’s behind this phenomenon and checks in with Barbershopconnect’s Lee Resnick to learn how he helps brands reach key influencers and customers in the barbering market. Finally, Mike checks in with Federici Brands' Gail Federici to learn how her company is breaking rules and traditions and ignoring conventional practices to create new beauty categories.

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