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In A First For The Mass Market, Billion Dollar Beauty Is Launching A Customizable Makeup Palette At Target
Almost exactly a month after Target launched customizable haircare brand Function of Beauty, the retailer is bringing customization to mass-market makeup aisles for the first time with a magnetic palette called Billion Dollar Box from the new...
Lubricant Brand Pulse Enters Nordstrom As The Department Store Expands Into Sexual Wellness
Department stores are getting less stuffy and more sexy. Personal lubricant pioneer Pulse has launched at Nordstrom as part of initiatives by the retailer embracing sexual and vaginal wellness. From Friday to March 14, Nordstrom’s limited-run
Olika Co-Founder Jessica Postiglione Is Out To Make Fiber Supplements Elegant And Eco-Friendly With New Brand Bonny
As co-founder and former CEO of Olika, Jessica Postiglione played a role in reimagining hand sanitizers for modern shoppers. Now, she’s back on the consumer packaged goods startup scene attempting to do the same for fiber supplements....
Journ Addresses The Biggest Skin Concerns Of Women Of Color With Products Bridging Cosmetics And Skincare
As an attorney in New York, Sara Shah was constantly trying to cover up her cystic acne for big client meetings and court appearances with layers of makeup and skincare. She wasn’t impressed by the results. “Even with...
Curlsmith Raises Series A Funding To Fuel Its Ambition To Become A Global Haircare Leader
Curlsmith, already the top textured haircare brand at Ulta Beauty, aims to be the top textured haircare brand globally. It’s received a major boost in its effort to get there from a series A funding round led...
Sustainable Deodorant Brand PAPR Secures Funding From L’Occitane’s Venture Arm And Cristina Carlino
Just over three years since Procter & Gamble scooped up Native and Unilever purchased Schmidt’s Naturals, PAPR is emerging as a deodorant player to watch. The direct-to-consumer brand owned by Los Angeles company Paper Cosmetics and focused...
New Zero-Waste Brand Everist Is Determined To Make Sustainable Haircare Mainstream
A good hair day shouldn’t be bad for the planet. That’s the premise of Everist, a new zero-waste brand from the minds of beauty industry veterans Jessica Stevenson, former general manager at Nude by Nature and senior...
