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Weekly Recap: Tariff Refund Lawsuit, Revlon Exec Q&A, Febreze’s Scent of the Year

Top stories for week ended Feb. 28, 2026.

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By: Christine Esposito

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The most accessed news on Happi.com during the last week of February involved something that’s been ongoing since April 2, 2025: tariffs. Our top news report detailed lawsuits filed by L’Oréal and others to recoup losses after the US Supreme Court labeled President’s Trump tariffs as illegal.

A Q&A with Revlon’s Dana Medema and Febreze’s Color of the Year announcement rounded out the top three.

Here is a look at the top 10 stories published on Happi.com between Feb. 23-28, 2026:

L’Oréal, Dyson and Sol de Janeiro File Lawsuit for Tariff Refunds

Revlon Executive Weighs in On Pinterest’s ‘Glitchy Glam’ Era & 2026 Beauty Predictions  

Vacation’s new SPF lip care was a
top-read story this past week.

Febreze Names ‘Tranquil Cyprus Coves’ As Scent of the Year 2026  

Stepan To Close Surfactant Plant in New Jersey

Kenvue Agrees To $4.7 Million Skin360 Settlement

FDA Issues Warning Letter to Cosmetic Manufacturers Pty Ltd. in Australia  

NYSCC Explores the Art & Science of Care Hair Formulation

Vacation Releases Wild Cherry SPF 30 with Pepsi

Weekly Recap (Feb. 16-22, 2026)

Independent Beauty Association To Host Networking Event in Los Angeles

Our Picks for the Week

In addition to our weekly round up, here is a curated list of trending content from across Happi’s ecosystem that we don’t want you to miss.

Smells Like Team Spirit: Forget the Philly Phanatic, Mr. Met or Benny the Bull. The newest mascot in sports is Tubby—Aquaphor’s mascot created to highlight the skin care brand’s collaboration with UConn basketball. Happi had a court-side view for his debut.

And, keeping with sports theme, Off!, SC Johnson’s insect repellant brand, reeled in a new deal with Major League Fishing.

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