Lindsey Unterberger
Sumbody’s Deborah Burnes On Why She’s Making A Play For Retail After 20 Years In The Beauty Business
When Deborah Burnes launched her clean skincare and body-care brand Sumbody in 1999, it was one of only a handful in both the natural and indie space. “When we started, there was no such thing as an indie...
The Anti-Waxer: Joey Healy Is Spreading The Gospel Of Great Brow Grooming
A decade ago, Joey Healy embarked on a mission to rescue the people of New York City from brow waxing. “In 2008, that was the only eyebrow maintenance that anyone was offering,” he says. “Waxing seemed so clearly...
Able Cosmetics Expands Beyond Eyeliner, Into Anthropologie And J.Crew
Able Cosmetics founder Dana Rae Ashburn has a knack for creating why-didn’t-I-think-of-that products. She launched her company with Cat Eye 101, a liquid eyeliner topped by rubber cap that doubles as a stencil for perfecting symmetrical wings....
Forget Argan Oil: Carter+Jane Wants To Start A Prickly Pear Seed Oil Revolution
Susan Carter and Sara Jane promised each other that, if they ever found a Holy Grail skincare ingredient, one that was clean and effective, they’d quit their day jobs and create a company. In August, a decade after...
How Juno & Co.’s $6 Makeup Sponge Went Viral
Juno & Co. sold 250,000 Velvet Microfiber Sponges within 30 days of the product’s launch. “It’s crazy how it just grew,” says Mira Torres, the brand’s co-founder. At first blush, the pale blue sponge appears to be...
Can New Supplement Store Concepts Succeed Where The Vitamin Shoppe And GNC Have Struggled?
As consumer enthusiasm for all things wellness swells, the $35.9 billion U.S. dietary supplement industry grows along with it and is projected to skyrocket to $56.7 billion in sales by 2024. With supplements soaring, longtime vitamin juggernauts...
The Beauty Industry Is Overlooking People With Disabilities. How Can It Better Address The Huge Consumer Group?
Veronica Lorenz was working as a makeup artist on the set of “The Hunger Games” when doctors discovered a benign tumor on her spinal cord. A series of surgeries to remove it and treat subsequent infections caused her...
