Jane Carlson
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.
Lawless Beauty’s High-Powered Hybrid Forget The Filler Foundation Exceeds Sales Target
Lawless Beauty’s Forget the Filler franchise, which started with the clean cosmetics brand’s hero plumping lip gloss in 2021, has another hit. A test of Lawless’s ability to extend Forget the...
Beauty Independent Launches C-Suite Summit In Las Vegas Next Month
Beauty Independent is introducing C-Suite Summit, a two-day executive retreat designed exclusively for leaders scaling the beauty industry’s most ambitious brands. Taking place April 7 to 8 at the Durango Resort...
