Jane Carlson
RoC Skincare’s Fernando Acosta On Empowered Aging And The Brand’s Future In Longevity
When RoC Skincare introduced its Empowered Aging initiative, the 65-year-old brand wasn’t just reframing how it talks about wrinkles—it was making a strategic move into the fast-growing longevity space. Tapping into shifting consumer values around healthspan,...
Beauty Independent Unveils 2025 Beacon Awards Nominees Recognizing Standout Talent, Innovation, and Impact Across Beauty
The 2025 Beacon Awards shine a light on 129 outstanding nominees across 29 beauty, wellness and personal care categories. Now in its sixth year, Beauty Independent’s Beacon Awards
Waldencast Expands Obagi Into Dermal Fillers With Novaestiq Corp. Acquisition
Waldencast, owner of Obagi Medical and Milk Makeup, is taking a major step into medical aesthetics by acquiring Novaestiq Corp. and doubling the size of its addressable market in the process.
Bridge Mentorship Selects Happy Aging, Parëva And Nous For Second 2025 Cohort
Bridge Mentorship, the fundraising readiness and scaling guidance program from True Beauty Ventures and Beauty Independent, has named Happy Aging, Parëva and Nous as members of its second...
Where Industry Insiders See Skincare’s Biggest Business Potential Beyond Buzzy Ingredients
Although the skincare category is experiencing some shakiness—in prestige, it was down 3% in dollars and up 1% in units in the first quarter, according to Circana—it remains a resilient engine of brand...
The Third Way: A New Era Of Beauty Dealmaking Emerges
As traditional mergers and acquisitions pathways lose their luster for many beauty brands, a new playbook is gaining traction among founders and investors. It’s not the tried-and-true strategic acquisition. Nor is it the well-worn...
Revance Emerges From Crown Labs Merger Ready To Take On Aesthetic Medicine Giants
In one of the most consequential aesthetic medicine deals in recent memory, Crown Laboratories merged with Revance Therapeutics in February and in March announced it would operate under a unified new identity, Revance.
