Little Soap Company’s Big Journey From The Kitchen Table To Supermarkets Across The UK

Emma Heathcote-James, founder and CEO of Little Soap Company, never goes anywhere without soap in her purse, even Buckingham Palace. In November 2022, that proved fortuitous when she was attending a reception to receive the Queen’s Award...

After A Leg Infection, MRSA, Strong Antibiotics And Hospital Stay Ravaged His Skin, Ben May Created Skin Woof. Now, The Brand Has Entered Superdrug.

During his third year studying engineering at Oxford University in 2014, then 21-year-old Ben May had a routine operation to repair knee ligaments damaged by a soccer mishap. The results were anything but routine. “A week after surgery,...

Men’s Skincare Brand Wolf Project Makes Strides With Retailers And Investors

Francesco Urso, founder and CEO of Wolf Project, is exalting the joys of laundry—or rather what he learned from working in the fabric care arm of Procter & Gamble in Switzerland, his home country. “Laundry was the best...

As Consumers Struggle With Sleep, Calm-Inducing Aroma Active Laboratories Is Selling Briskly At Boots

“To launch a new brand in November 2020 was the best of times and the worst of times,” says Anna Teal, CEO and creator of London-based Aroma Active Laboratories. “But, when the pandemic arrived, it strengthened my...

Irish Makeup Brand Sculpted By Aimee’s Sales Are Soaring Amid The Pandemic

When Sculpted By Aimee founder Aimee Connelly enthuses, “I love tax and accounting,” it’s almost hard to believe. But the Irish makeup artist graduated with honors from University College with a degree in international commerce and French,...

Temple Spa Has Leaned Into Its Direct-Sales Business To Flourish During The Pandemic

This year will be looked back on with little affection, but one positive for Temple Spa is the British luxury beauty brand has created 2,000 direct-sales jobs. “Though it’s been a devastating time for everyone actually from...

After Entering Liberty London, Textured Haircare Brand Holy Curls Heads To The Detox Market

Starting at 7 years old, Badria Ahmed’s mother chemically relaxed her thick curly hair. “My mother was raising five children, three of us girls who all had different textures of Afro hair,” says the Somalia-born London resident who...