Claire McCormack

Two Years After Grande Cosmetics’ HSN Debut, The Brand Unveils Its Hero Product On The Network
You can finally catch GrandeLASH on the small screen. Following two years of Grande Cosmetics appearances on HSN, the brand’s premier product has landed at the home shopping network. It may seem counterintuitive to delay the launch...

The Phluid Project Brings Non-Binary Beauty Shopping To NYC
The future is not female, at least according to The Phluid Project. The new gender-free retail concept senses the future is fluid. Opened officially this month in the NoHo neighborhood of...

Josh Rosebrook Is The Spirit Guide The Beauty Industry Needs Now
Time — and, let’s face it, probably the entire universe — is on Josh Rosebrook’s side. Although he’d been creating plant-based personal care since his teens, the celebrity hairdresser turned product formulator...

Thoughtfully Magazine’s Brandie Gilliam On Inspiration, Inclusiveness And What’s In Store For Her Publication
Brandie Gilliam’s grueling go-to-market plan for a new wellness-focused print publication was quickly scrapped when Whole Foods came calling. After four whirlwind months, Thoughtfully Magazine was on the grocer’s magazine racks nationwide in January 2015. Three years later,...

Beauty Emporium Ricky’s NYC Is 35,000 SKUs Strong And Still Growing
Since 1989, Ricky’s NYC has been the go-to destination for New Yorkers looking to dye their hair pink, buy a Green Lantern costume or find the brightest shade of blue nail polish. What started as a single...

ShopTheExpo Drew Indie Beauty Brands, Influencers And Shoppers To Neiman Marcus Fashion Island
Neiman Marcus and Indie Beauty Media Group held the second ShopTheExpo event on Friday and Saturday, which brought 18 independent beauty and wellness brands and their founders to the luxury retailer’s Fashion Island store...

The Buyers Have Spoken: Here Are Their Favorites From IBE LA 2018
If the results of Indie Beauty Media Group’s IBE LA 2018 buyer survey are any indication, ingestibles will continue to swallow beauty shelf space for the foreseeable future. At the third Los Angeles edition...