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New E-Commerce Destination Candour Beauty Is By And For Black Women
For IT consultant Jacqueline Kusamotu, beauty shopping hasn’t been an ideal experience. “I’ve always loved Space NK because they have fantastic service in their physical stores. All of their staff is very knowledgeable, and they are familiar with...
How German E-Tailer Niche Beauty Became A Leading Launchpad For Indie Beauty Brands
Niche Beauty isn’t the niche operation it used to be. Founded in 2011 to bring brands distributor Atout Cosmetics was expanding in German-speaking countries online, Douglas, the biggest beauty retailer in Europe with about 2,400...
True Beauty Ventures Backs Aquis, A Brand Known For Hair Towels That’s Taking A Turn Into Treatments
For its first investment, True Beauty Ventures has ventured into haircare by backing Aquis, which is expanding beyond the moisture-wicking towels and turbans that put it on the beauty industry map. The young fund from Rich Gersten...
The Detox Market Acquires Clementine Fields To Bolster Its E-Commerce Operations
The Detox Market has acquired online natural beauty store Clementine Fields for an undisclosed amount. The move bolsters the clean beauty retailer’s digital and geographic reach in Canada, where Toronto-based Clementine Fields has strength in Western...
When The Pandemic Hit, I Had To Transform My Salon Distribution Business. Here’s How I Did It.
On Saturday, salons reopened in the United Kingdom for close-contact services after being in limbo due to stop-start measures by the British government following their closure in late March. The impact of the reopening can’t be understated. The...
Ellis Faas, A Dutch Makeup Artist And Brand Founder Who Celebrated Freedom Of Expression, Dies At 58
Ellis Faas, a groundbreaking makeup artist who popularized cruelty-free and inclusive cosmetics, died last week from cancer. She was 58. “The world says goodbye to an immensely talented, creative, visionary artist, and to a proud, strong yet vulnerable,...
How Rooshy Roy Connected With Her Indian Culture And Recreated The Brand Aavrani To Celebrate It
It’s tough to lead an Indian-inspired beauty brand if you’re not at ease with your Indian identity—but that’s what Rooshy Roy, the child of Indian immigrants, was doing when she launched Aavrani two years ago. Growing up...
