Claire McCormack
K-Beauty Brand Knours Hits Refresh To Hone Its Focus On The Hot Hormonal Skincare Category
Hormones influence girls’ and women’s bodies in many, many, many ways, from their mood to their skin. When it comes to impacts on their skin, Knours is out to be a companion to...
Moon Juice Expands Globally Without The Help Of New Investment (For Now)
A decade after Moon Juice rocketed onto the wellness scene, founder Amanda Rogove née Chantal Bacon still describes it as a startup. “We never take a beat. We’re going, going, going. It’s great,” she...
With An Assist From Chrissy Teigen, Clean Beauty Brand Mara’s Sales Jump 200%
Algae-powered indie brand Mara is making waves in beauty. Established in 2018 by media expert and content creator Allison McNamara, the premium clean brand has experienced 200% growth over the past year during a...
Arian Simone’s Fearless Fund Is Out To Close The Funding Gap For Women Of Color Founders
By now, the abysmal percentage of venture capital funding going to women of color founders is well-known. For effect, it bears repeating: it’s less than 1%. The figure is even more pitiful considering that...
SeneGence Founder Joni Rogers-Kante Wants To Set The MLM Record Straight
Some of beauty’s most iconic brands—Avon, Mary Kay and Rodan + Fields, for example—have grown into business empires utilizing multi-level marketing models. As popular as these brands’ products may be, direct-sales or MLM
Multibrand Beauty And Personal Care Company Waldencast Acquisition Corp. Goes Public Via SPAC
Waldencast Acquisition Corp. is now trading on the NASDAQ. The multibrand beauty and personal care vehicle formed by beauty investment firm Waldencast Ventures and Felipe Dutra, formerly CFO of Anheuser-Busch InBev, has gone public via a...
Wildling Co-Founder Gianna De La Torre Addresses Asian Cultural Appropriation Issues
In the past month, against the backdrop of repeated hate crimes targeting Asian Americans, there’s been a reckoning in the beauty industry over Asian cultural appropriation, specifically involving gua sha, a tool used by...
