Sephora & Olive Young Predictions: The Beauty Trends That Will Define 2026
Sephora & Olive Young Predictions: The Beauty Trends That Will Define 2026  
Podcast: Hot Smart Rich with Maggie Sellers Reum
Published On: Wed Jan 21 2026
Description: Is Sephora losing its crown? How is Olive Young rewriting beauty retail? And should you really be using AI to plan your menstrual cycle - including when to date? Creators are turning their knowledge into paid AI advisors. Mel Robbins is building a protein empire. Founders are publicly sharing revenue and fundraises. And GAP hiring a Chief Entertainment Officer may redefine how brands grow in 2026… In this episode, Maggie and Katie break down their hottest 2026 predictions - so you can spot what’s next before everyone else does. Maggie & Katie discuss: . Sephora vs Ulta vs Olive Young and the new beauty status symbol . Korea’s speed-to-shelf advantage and trend-first retail . Scheduling your business and dating life around your cycle (and using AI to do it) . The “everything shower” and why beauty admin is a mental health reset . Paid AI advisors, AI therapy, and the creator IP problem . Why “human verified” will beat the blue check . Founders disclosing revenue, salaries, and fundraises in 2026 . Why being disliked is a badge of honour (and why it works) . Why VC is dying for consumer brands and family offices are rising . The brands that will win by entertaining, not selling . Celebrity “beauty brands” are over: protein is next Breaking News About Sephora x Olive Young Partnership: Sephora newsroom - https://newsroom.sephora.com/sephora-and-olive-young-partner-to-bring-the-best-of-korean-beauty-to-sephora-consumers/ Business of Fashion:: https://www.businessoffashion.com/articles/beauty/sephora-olive-young-partnership-2026/ Timestamps (00:00) Intro(01:38) The “Everything Shower” Reset - When Self-Care Becomes Survival(02:35) Why Balance Doesn’t Exist – Scheduling Life Around Your Cycle(04:14) Using AI to Plan Your Cycle, Work and Dating Life(05:14) Would You Pay for AI Therapy? The Tony Robbins AI Debate(07:40) AI Will Replace Therapy - Why We Disagree(09:04) Human-Verified Will Beat the Blue Checkmark(09:37) AI Copycats, Idea Theft and the Future of Originality(11:36) Is Sephora Losing Its Crown?(12:15) Olive Young’s Korean Playbook Changing Beauty Retail(13:53) Why Korean Brands Move Faster Than Sephora(15:53) Trend-First Stores – The Olive Young Advantage(16:42) Why Sephora Isn’t Adapting Fast Enough(18:08) Product-First Consumers Are Rewriting Beauty(18:45) The Coming Shake-Up in the Beauty Industry(19:16) beehiiv Ad Read(20:37) Founders Building in Public(21:37) Why Humans Crave Connection More Than Ever(22:34) Should Founders Share Revenue and Salaries?(24:48) The Hidden Cost of Radical Transparency(26:07) Being Disliked as a Badge of Honor(27:42) You Can’t Find Your Audience Without Criticism(30:48) Cozy Earth Ad Read(31:53) Why Family Offices Are Replacing VCs(36:23) Steven Bartlett’s Groq Investment – Low Effort, High Impact(37:11) Pitching VCs Is a Waste of Time IF…(38:02) Brands Must Entertain, Not Sell - GAP’s Pivot!(40:11) The Two Influencers Every Brand Should Study(41:56) Celebrity Protein Is the New Beauty Boom(43:51) Mel Robbins, Khloe Kardashian and the Protein Gold Rush(47:00) How Should We End Podcast Episodes Better? Episode Sponsors: beehiiv - Use code HSR30 at http://www.beehiiv.com/hsr?utm_campaign=hsr-2026-Partnership&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=hsr&utm_term=2026-01-21 Cozy Earth - http://cozyearth.com with code HSR ⸻ Hot Smart Rich: Join 250,000+ angels and subscribe to the Hot Smart Rich newsletter: https://hotsmartrich.com/subscribe Hot Smart Rich Money Mindset: https://shorturl.at/pJWLc Merch: https://hotsmartrich.shop/ YouTube: https://shorturl.at/IXXFZ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hotsmartrich/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hotsmartrich Maggie Sellers Reum: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maggiesellersreum/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@maggiesellersreum LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sellersmaggie/ Locker: https://www.wantlocker.com/users/maggiesellers ShopMy: https://shopmy.us/maggiesellers Amazon Storefront: https://www.amazon.com/shop/maggiesellers ⸻ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices