More Insulated Than Some Sectors, Beauty Still Faces Fallout From The Iran War
Despite a pandemic that fractured global supply chains and American trade policies that pushed tariffs to new heights, indie beauty’s supply chain has remained surprisingly unchanged on first impression, with upstart brands in the United States still...
Octavia Morgan Opens Up Sophisticated Fragrance To Scent-Sensitive Consumers
Out of 20 indie brands that market research firm Kline + Co. recently identified as M&A targets, there was only one in the fragrance category: Octavia Morgan Los Angeles. Designed to offer luxury clean scents to...
Why Oddity’s Stock Plunged 50% And What It Means For Other Brands
Oddity Tech is aptly named. It’s always stood apart in the beauty industry, neither fully a technology company nor purely a product brand, but a performance marketing engine with a maximalist approach to makeup. The parent...
What Labs Really Think Of The Lipstick Lesbians’ Leaked Labs
After years of demystifying beauty product development, Alexis Androulakis and Christina Basias Androulakis, the married duo and content creators behind The Lipstick Lesbians, decided to put their own spin on the process with Leaked...
Ieva Group Plans IPO And U.S. Expansion Via Beauty Brand Acquisition
Ieva Group is preparing for a public listing on the Euronext Growth Paris to support acquisitions and international expansion, including plans to enter the United States through the purchase...
