The maker of prestige-inspired cosmetics at value prices follows its TikTok viral success by teaming with Kathleen Belsten, aka Loserfruit, the second most-followed female gamer on the Amazon-owned livestreaming platform Twitch.

In the current economy, e.l.f.’s value messaging is resonating with new consumers, contributing to an 8% jump in its fiscal 2021 first-quarter sales. The company expects continued volatility, but is optimistic about its robust digital game, growing skin-care clout and a newly announced partnership with Alicia Keys that it says will yield much more than “just another celebrity beauty line.”

Despite so many COVID-19 uncertainties, e.l.f. Beauty has the confidence of a company that posted 6% net sales growth to $283m for the 2020 fiscal year ended on 31 March and is seeing its value proposition for "prestige-quality" cosmetics resonate even more powerfully with consumers in today’s volatile economic climate.