This New Brand Marries Science And Nature To Create Extra-Gentle Skincare Basics

Lena Vasilenko Tsymbal was in branding for the handbag company Kozha Numbers when she detected changes in her skin. Though skincare wasn’t her trade at the time, it quickly became her obsession. “I had acne, and I would...

Growing Skin Clinic Concept Skin Pharm Brings A Stylish Touch—And Lots Of Niacinamide—To Cosmetic Dermatology

Before founding skin clinic concept Skin Pharm in 2017, Maegan Griffin worked in dermatology and plastic surgery. While there’s definitely a correlation between her past and current ventures, direct experience in the field wasn’t the only impetus...

Curated by A Makeup Artist, Subscription Service The Beauty Edit Box Introduces Canadians To Emerging Brands

Agnes Fallen, founder of The Beauty Edit Box, was working in the beauty industry before she could legally order alcohol. At 17 years old, the Toronto-based entrepreneur got a job as a cosmetician at Shoppers Drug Mart....

With Kosa Body Care, A Sustainable Design Expert And Spa Owner Harnesses Ayurveda’s Healing Benefits For Hair And Skin

Kosa Wellness Spa founder Shilpa Sankaran was born in India, but spent her grade-school days in the small American town Middleton, Wis. As a kid attempting to integrate, she says, “I tried to separate myself from my...

Longtime Beauty Brand Strategist Lisa Adams Launches Shield+Heal At Target—And It Sells Out In Hours

For 20 years, retail strategist Lisa Adams has paired brands with prestige stores through her retail distribution and brand strategy business The Beauty Matchmakers, but she’s been building her collection of lipsticks, lip glosses and lip balms...

With New Brand Esas, Two Givaudan Alums Aim To Disrupt Beauty Manufacturing

Seda Bilginer and Amanda Sichon, co-founders of Esas, are self-confessed product junkies, but it’s the production floor that ignited their entrepreneurial spirit. As colleagues at Givaudan, the global fragrance and flavor manufacturer, they bonded over “a lot,...

Inspired By Fifties-Era Milkmen, Naked Frankie Brings A Closed-Loop Beauty Retail Model To Los Angeles

Milkmen aren’t generally the bellwether of beauty trends, but they’re the inspiration behind Naked Frankie. “When we launched, we started out as a delivery service for bath and body essentials,” says Jennifer Zhao, who founded the company...