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REI Backs Dune Suncare, The Clear-Gel Sunscreen Brand Redefining Sun Protection
REI has invested in Dune Suncare, the sunscreen startup known for its skin-tone-inclusive clear-gel formulas and skincare-forward perspective on sun protection, through its venture fund. Established in 2021, the outdoor...
The Indie Beauty Brands Driving The Biggest Search Growth This Year, According To Spate
With Amazon and TikTok Shop reshaping beauty exploration this year, consumers have been chasing indie brands that blend value with trend relevance, lifting both obscure and long-standing companies when a product hits the right price and...
K-Beauty Is Winning On Innovation. Can The U.S. Beauty Industry Catch Up?
According to market research firm NielsenIQ, K-Beauty sales in the United States skyrocketed 37.2% in the 52 weeks ended Aug. 9 to reach $2 billion, driven by innovative ingredients like snail mucin and fermented extracts, affordable luxury...
LVMH Luxury Ventures Steps Into Niche Fragrance With BDK Parfums Minority Stake
LVMH Luxury Ventures, the venture arm of Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy, has bought a minority stake in BDK Parfums, betting that the niche fragrance category’s momentum will persist and the budding house can become a lasting star....
Monogram Capital Acquires Majority Stake In Luckyscent To Scale Scent Bar Retail Footprint
Monogram Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in Luckyscent, the 23-year-old e-commerce pioneer turned specialty retailer that’s earned a devoted following for its vast niche perfume assortment and role as a curatorial authority in the...
Former Ulta Beauty Exec Launches Fragrance-Powered Body Care Brand PurelyYou
Amid the daily hustle and bustle, taking a moment to coat her skin with a body care product has always been a welcome reprieve for Lauren McDonald, a retail consultant and former senior director of store operations...
Is Radical Manufacturing Transparency Feasible Or A Fantasy In Clean Beauty 2.0?
In a framework for clean beauty 2.0 outlined in the publication BeautyMatter last month, Annie Jackson, co-founder and CEO of Credo Beauty, and Matthew Perkins, founder and CEO of Macro Oceans, name radical transparency in...
