Rachel Brown
Fast-Growing DTC Brand HelloBody Offers A Very Different Take On G-Beauty
For the first six months HelloBody was on the market, it was focused on a coffee scrub that wasn’t exactly a dud, but it wasn’t a smash hit either. “In the very beginning, with that one product,...
Proven Walks Away From “Shark Tank” Without A Deal, But Remains On Course To Become A Personalized CPG Powerhouse
Prior to Proven’s appearance on ABC’s “Shark Tank” last Wednesday, there hadn’t been a skincare brand on the television program for five years. If its experience is any indication, skincare brands might have to wait another five...
Equilibria, The CBD Startup Offering Dosing Guidance, Gets A Dose Of Nearly $2M In Funding
Equilibria, which aims to make CBD a regular part of women’s lives, has received $1.97 million to help it do so. The Chicago startup closed a seed funding round led by Salveo Capital and Hyde Park Angels...
Why Mother’s Day Could Be Particularly Big For Beauty This Year
On Sunday, Beryl Solomon doesn’t simply want a card or cute drawing to mark Mother’s Day. “Hey, partner or kids, if you are online, make some of that online time about me. I don’t want a big gift,...
Artisan Marketplace Novica Acquires Beauty Subscription Box Company Love Goodly
Novica is getting into the beauty business. The online marketplace that hunts around the world for goods crafted by skilled artisans has acquired a company in its Los Angeles area backyard: Love Goodly. Terms of the deal...
Four New Hand Sanitizer Brands Created Virtually Overnight
Hand sanitizer sales shot up 470% at the beginning of March as panicked Americans stockpiled the basic germ fighter to combat coronavirus. Since then, the panic has calmed, and hand sanitizer sales have slowed, in part due to...
Under The Hood Of Waldencast, The Investment Firm Founded By Former L’Oréal Group President Michel Brousset
Waldencast wants to be a backer of brands that has brands’ backs. Started last year by Michel Brousset, former group president of L’Oréal’s North American consumer products division, the investment firm is carving out a principled position—sustainability,...
