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A Behind-The-Scenes Look At Sundaily’s Sale To Grove Collaborative
In December, an unsolicited retailer asked Sundaily if it would consider being acquired. Chris Tolles, co-founder of the then less than 2-year-old ingestible beauty brand, hadn’t planned to pursue a deal so soon, but the inbound inquiry...
Green Beau Makes Sure Men Are Included In Clean Beauty
Like many men with no clue about clean beauty, William Powell was introduced to it through his wife. In Powell’s case, his wife, Citrine Natural Beauty Bar owner Melissa Lenberg, was pretty familiar with the subject. “At...
Serial Entrepreneur Keenan Beasley Gets Active With New Athleisure Haircare Brand Sunday II Sunday
Sunday II Sunday consumers shouldn’t be afraid to break a sweat. The new athleisure haircare brand from entrepreneur Keenan Beasley’s incubator Supply Factory Brands is beginning with four products—Soothe Me Daily Scalp Serum, Root Refresh Micellar...
Plastic Surgeon Lara Devgan Is Changing The Face Of Doctor-Led Skincare
Three years ago, New York plastic surgeon Lara Devgan introduced skincare products for patients at her Upper East Side office. Now, shoppers everywhere can buy them on Sephora’s website, which has launched five bestsellers priced from $50...
What The New Retail Reality Means For Indie Beauty Brands
Under normal circumstances, it’s improbable for a beauty brand to break even at a big retail chain until it has been selling in the chain for three to four years. In the new normal, the profit horizon is...
Diva By Cindy Launches At Sally Beauty And Creates First Natural Haircare Vending Machine
Sometimes teacher knows best. As a 16-year-old student at Achimota School, Cindy Tawiah, a native of Ghana who emigrated to the United States in 1993, was struggling through chemistry class, to put it mildly. Her teacher thought she’d...
Men’s Makeup Brand War Paint Secures More Than $1M To Propel Expansion
War Paint is on a path to major expansion. Armed with an investment of 1 million pounds or $1.27 million, the London-based men’s makeup brand has set its sights on spreading beyond the United Kingdom to become...
