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Hailey Bieber Says She Set $1 Billion Bar for Rhode Sale, Keeps Creative Control After e.l.f. Beauty Deal

Her GQ interview frames the takeover as a way to scale Rhode without ceding creative control.

Overview

  • In a new GQ interview published Nov. 11–12, Bieber says she would not have sold Rhode unless the offer hit $1 billion, which e.l.f. Beauty met in May.
  • Post-acquisition, she remains founder, chief creative officer, and head of innovation at Rhode and will serve as a strategic advisor to e.l.f. Beauty.
  • Rhode’s September rollout at Sephora was described as the biggest North American launch in the retailer’s history, surpassing $10 million in retail sales in its first two days.
  • Bieber recounts that the viral Rhode phone case originated from her own meeting-room experiment pairing a suction-backed case with lip gloss.
  • She confirms she approved a joint phone-case collaboration with Justin Bieber’s Skylrk brand and says she is helping design a leather jacket for the label.