Brand Report

After Cracking Men’s Gray Coverage, Simpler Hair Color From Former Mathnasium CEO Expands Into Women’s Color

Following a decade of dyeing his own hair, Snehal Patel was fed up with the process. “In my early 20s, I wasn’t feeling the salt-and-pepper look,” he says. “So, I resorted to what pretty much most men had...
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What The Honest Co.’s DTC Exit Reveals About The Channel’s Shifting Role

To The Honest Co., direct-to-consumer became a distraction, and the brand has now moved on from it. In news first reported by Retail Dive on Dec. 19, Honest, which launched as a direct-to-consumer business...
Deal Flow

Prime Matter Labs Acquires Troubled Contract Manufacturer Mana Products

Monogram Capital-backed Prime Matter Labs has acquired struggling makeup contract manufacturer Mana Products from Traub Capital. The acquisition marks the end of a difficult chapter for Mana Products, which furloughed employees and explored...
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What Saks’ Bankruptcy Exposes About Luxury Beauty Distribution

After 150-plus years, Saks Fifth Avenue’s house has crumbled, leaving luxury beauty brands that depended on it for positioning and distribution in a precarious position. The luxury department store has filed for Chapter...
Brand Report

Skyn Iceland Restages Under Amerikas With A Renewed Focus On Icelandic Inspiration And Science

Over almost 13 years of guiding European brands like Nuxe, Bioderma and Embryolisse in the United States, distributor Amerikas has developed a keen understanding of what it takes to sell beauty products to Americans, and it often...