Claire McCormack
Post-Acquisition RMS Beauty Has Billion-Dollar Ambitions
A lot has changed for RMS Beauty since Beauty Independent’s Full Disclosure on founder Rose-Marie Swift in January 2019. Last August, investment firm Highlander Partners acquired the clean beauty brand, and Highlander managing director David...
The Honey Pot Company’s Reformulation Of Intimate Washes Sparks A Social Media Backlash
An unannounced formulation change has led to a sticky situation for The Honey Pot Company. Upset to discover the brand inserted preservatives into its range of foaming intimate area washes, customers took...
Womaness Becomes Ulta Beauty’s First Menopause Brand
Ulta Beauty may be gen Z’s favorite beauty retailer, but the specialty chain wants to make sure their moms are taken care of, too. Today, Womaness is entering Ulta...
The Dental Dam Gets Competition As Lorals’ Latex “Undies” Receive FDA Clearance As An Oral Sex Barrier
Finally some good news in the realm of women’s sexual wellness equality: Lorals’ Lorals for Protection latex “undies” have secured clearance from the United States Food and Drug Administration as a barrier to protect against...
Prestige Haircare Is As Frothy As Ever, But Frédéric Fekkai Doesn’t Plan To Sell (Again)
In his three decades in the beauty industry, entrepreneur and celebrity hairstylist Frédéric Fekkai has been both acquirer and acquiree. In 1989, he opened his first namesake salon in New York City luxury...
Meet The New Nootropic CBD Wellness Brand Noon
For entrepreneurs, the work-from-anywhere movement can mean launch from anywhere. Distance didn’t preclude longtime friends Cherie Lui, Christine Wong and Jane Wong, who are based in Hong Kong, Canada and the United States, respectively,...
As Funding Flows Into The Wig Category, Marketplace Upgrade Closes $1M Seed Extension Round
Wig and extension marketplace Upgrade has closed a $1 million seed extension following its $1.7 million seed round in May last year. The new round was led by The Artemis Fund and Mercury Fund, Logitech...
