Claire McCormack
Healthy Extracts Acquires Sommer Ray’s Imaraïs Beauty In $20M Deal
Healthy Extracts has acquired Sommer Ray’s Imaraïs Beauty in a transaction valued at approximately $20 million, underscoring deal momentum in supplements...
Köppen’s Whole-Mouth Care System Gives Oral Care The Aesop Touch
Beauty’s startup economy has long cycled through shorthand comparisons. First came brands aspiring to be the “Drybar of” a category, followed by the “Glossier of” a direct-to-consumer niche and the “Goop of” clean beauty or wellness. Today, increasingly,...
Bathhouse Raises $35M From Imaginary Ventures And Others As “Sauna Wars” Intensify
Already an “it” sauna destination for Manhattan’s wellness cognoscenti, Bathhouse has raised $35 million from Imaginary Ventures and other investors as it looks to take its in-demand concept to...
Estée Lauder Ups Science-Backed Skincare Ante With 111Skin Investment
As beauty intersects with aesthetics and shifts toward longevity, Estée Lauder has made a minority investment in doctor-founded skincare brand 111Skin, yet another proof point that clinical and science-backed positioning is driving deals...
What’s Next For May Lindstrom Skin: Fragrance And Retail Growth After Investment
After a four-year hiatus to focus on direct-to-consumer distribution, May Lindstrom Skin resumed retail two years ago and is now building on that momentum with a broader store presence and its...
The Anti-Rhode Road To Building A Clean Beauty Brand That Lasts
For all the handwringing over the death of “clean beauty,” a number of brands early to the category are still plugging away more than a decade after it became part of the beauty industry lexicon,
Ritual Expands Nationwide At Walmart Amid Mass Retail’s Wellness Boom
After an overperforming launch into nearly 500 Walmart doors across four states last October, Ritual is expanding to 1,900 stores across all 50 states this weekend, a 294% bump in store count at the big-box...
