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KraveBeauty Is Challenging The Beauty Industry To Take On Hyperconsumerism
Last year, KraveBeauty launched zero products. The lack of releases wasn’t due to pandemic supply chain issues or the beauty equivalent of writer’s block on the part of the skincare brand’s founder Liah Yoo, the YouTuber-turned-entrepreneur....
Biossance Parent Company Amyris Acquires Clean Skincare Brand Terasana To Move Into Cannabis Beauty
In its first consumer brand acquisition, biotechnology firm Amyris Inc. has picked up natural skincare brand Terasana with the goal of pushing it into the cannabis beauty market. Terms of the transaction weren’t disclosed. Amyris’s purchase...
Reckitt Benckiser Group Acquires Bold Feminine Wellness Brand Queen V
In a major development for the millennial-driven crop of startups striving to reinvent feminine hygiene, Reckitt Benckiser Group has acquired Queen V, a brand that’s brought a bold voice to the segment at mass retailers. Terms of...
Dermasuri Launches Products Inspired By Middle Eastern And Japanese Exfoliation Rituals At Target
As retailers in the United States diversify their vendor repertoires, beauty assortments are increasingly stocked with products reflecting global influences brought to the country by immigrants. In the latest example, Target has launched Dermasuri, a brand inspired...
Why Apple Rose Beauty Founder Kristy Alexander Almost Closed Her Brand—And Decided Not To
On Jan. 5, Kristy Alexander sent an emotional email to customers of her skincare brand Apple Rose Beauty sharing that she almost closed it last year. “I was working so hard just to stay in place, not...
InstaNatural Is Acquired In A Deal Involving An Affiliate Of Monogram Capital Partners
InstaNatural, which has sold millions of serums via Amazon, has itself been sold in a deal involving Monogram Capital Partners. A portfolio company of the investment firm acquired the skincare brand, according to Oliver Nordlinger, co-founder...
This Luscious Skincare Brand Wants To Give Consumers A New Appreciation For Latin American Beauty
“You have these brands that are very iconic for representing the place they’re from. From France, there’s Caudalie and, from Italy, there’s Acqua Di Parma. Years ago, you might have gone into a L’Occitane store and felt like...
