# Michelle Lee on Target's Beauty Strategy, K-Beauty & the State of Media in 2026

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/gloss-angeles-663550/michelle-lee-on-target-s-beauty-strategy-k-beauty-the-state-of-media-in-2026
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/gloss-angeles-663550/michelle-lee-on-target-s-beauty-strategy-k-beauty-the-state-of-media-in-2026.md
Podcast: [Gloss Angeles](https://stenobird.com/podcast/gloss-angeles-663550)
Published: 2026-07-07T09:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/gloss-angeles/episodes/michelle-lee-on-targets-beauty-strategy-xerf-the-state-of-be
Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/gloss-angeles/e/6a4bbf0261c5d54b8f783848/media.mp3
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/gloss-angeles-663550/episodes/michelle-lee-on-target-s-beauty-strategy-k-beauty-the-state-of-media-in-2026
Duration seconds: 2894

## Resource

While Kirbie is out of office, former Allure Editor-in-Chief and beauty expert Michelle Lee joins Sara to break down the biggest beauty headlines of the week. They unpack Target's decision to replace more than 600 Ulta shop-in-shops with its own Target Beauty Studio and debate Kirbie's latest Substack on whether consumers are getting "Blinded by K-Beauty Syndrome" amid the hype around viral treatments. Plus, Michelle shares her take on whether beauty journalists still have a place in an industry increasingly driven by influencers. Shop everything mentioned in this video here: https://shopmy.us/collections/6208066 Watch our episodes! Shop our episodes Instagram: @ glossangelspod | TikTok: @ glossangelespod Email: glossangelespodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/gloss-angeles-663550/episodes/michelle-lee-on-target-s-beauty-strategy-k-beauty-the-state-of-media-in-2026/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/gloss-angeles-663550/michelle-lee-on-target-s-beauty-strategy-k-beauty-the-state-of-media-in-2026.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed.

## Transcript

Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.