Claire McCormack
Former Barneys New York Beauty Buyer Launches Le Cleanse Officiel With Help From Lab To Beauty’s Parent Company
In 2018, Mirella Siciliano, then a senior beauty buyer at Barneys New York, fell in love with the luxury CBD brand Lab to Beauty. Now, she’s joining forces with Katherine and Alison...
Facial Destination Heyday Raises $20M Series B Round To Fuel Franchise Expansion
Stylish skincare service provider-cum-retailer Heyday has raised $20 million in a series B round of funding. The round was led by Level 5 Capital Partners with participation from existing Heyday investors...
Five New Black-Owned Beauty And Wellness Brands To Watch
While the Beauty Independent editorial team saw a lull in the usually steady stream of new brand announcements during the first months of the pandemic, that slowdown didn’t last. Many enterprising would-be entrepreneurs, countless numbers of Black women...
OB-GYN Manuela Maria Vazquez Launches LaMaria With Skincare Designed For Hormonal Changes
While gen Z may be the darling demo for many emerging beauty companies, OB-GYN Manuela Maria Vazquez is targeting the 30-and-over set with her new brand LaMaria. Launching today, the luxury...
Five Sexual Wellness Launches We’re Really Excited About
In 2021, sexual wellness sells. As sexual health and pleasure taboos are further shed, established brands are moving into the huge market, estimated to be worth $100 billion globally, with an ever-expanding...
Dame Products’ Alexandra Fine On Her Brand’s $4M Seed Round, Selling Vibrators In Department Stores And Sex Talk On Social Media
Dame Products has closed a $4 million seed round, marking the sexual wellness brand’s first capital raise since drawing $970,000 through crowdfunding campaigns for the launch of its hands-free couples vibrator Eva in 2014 and...
The Philosopher Queen Of Clean Fragrance: The 7 Virtues Founder Barb Stegemann Talks Inspiration And Expansion
Barb Stegemann’s list of accomplishments is so impressive it borders on intimidating. She’s founder of clean and conscious fragrance brand The 7 Virtues, one of the highest-grossing brands to come out of “
