Jane Carlson
Bridge Mentorship Selects DAMDAM Tokyo, Viktor Michael And Salwa Petersen For Second Cohort Of 2023
DAMDAM Tokyo, Viktor Michael and Salwa Petersen have been selected for the second 2023 cohort of Bridge Mentorship,...
Serial Entrepreneur Charlotte Knight On Growing 3 Brands At Once And The Challenges Of Targeting Gen Z
Editorial nail technician-turned-beauty entrepreneur Charlotte Knight knows a thing or two about building brands. She’s the mastermind behind three rapidly growing ones: Ciaté London, Skin Proud and Lottie London. The...
What Beauty M&A Looks Like Now That The Era Of Rapidly Growing DTC Brands Is Largely Over
In the 2010s and the outset of the 2020s, the beauty industry saw several brands scale quickly and sell at strong multiples. A prime example is Drunk Elephant, which Shiseido purchased for $845 million, a valuation of 8.5X...
Custom Essence’s Matt Soto On Growing Fragrance Trends And The Fragrance House’s Support Of Entrepreneurial Brands
Following fragrance and flavor powerhouse Givaudan’s 2021 acquisition of Custom Essence, the fragrance house has been expanding its capabilities while keeping its boutique mindset intact. In fact, Matt Soto, head of Custom...
Nominations Process For Beauty Independent’s Fourth Annual Beacon Awards Program Begins
The nominations process for Beauty Independent’s Beacon Awards program, which shines a light on the best and brightest in the emerging beauty market, is open for its fourth annual award season. Beauty enthusiasts and insiders will...
Biosil Unveils A New Look, Merchandise And Ad Campaign To Fortify Its Position In The Beauty Supplement Space
Biosil, which reports it’s among the top three brands in the beauty supplement market, is getting back to basics. The 28-year-old ingestible beauty brand owned by Belgian pharmaceuticals company Bio Minerals NV has...
Alchemy 43 Opens New Southern California Location, Aspires To Open Hundreds In The US
As part of its strategy to multiply units in geographic hubs, Alchemy 43 has planted a location in Corona del Mar, an upscale enclave of Newport Beach, its fourth location in Southern California and tenth...
