Rachel Brown
Beauty Entrepreneurs Take Stock Of What Trump’s Victory Could Mean For Business
At 5:34 a.m. EST on Wednesday, the Associated Press called Wisconsin and the White House for Donald Trump, capping a historic comeback for the former president and a crushing defeat for his electoral rival, Vice President Kamala Harris....
H Venture Partners’ Microbiome-Focused Studio Prepares To Launch Two CPG Brands Next Year—And More Later
H Venture Partners is looking to tiny organisms to produce the next big consumer packaged goods companies. Started in 2017 by Elizabeth Edwards, formerly an investor at Maywic Select Investments and West Capital, the Cincinnati-based...
Lots Of Beauty Products Are Expensive. Why Did Patrick Ta Beauty’s $42 Eyeshadow Duo Tick Off TikTok?
TikTok has exploded over eyeshadow, specifically Patrick Ta Beauty’s $42 Major Dimension Eye Illusion Eyeshadow Duo. Countless content creators on the platform have questioned its price, especially in comparison to E.l.f. Cosmetics’ $6 Fine As...
McKinsey Declares Price-Fueled Growth Is Over In Beauty. How Should Brands Respond?
In a recent report on the business of beauty, McKinsey & Co. forecast that the global beauty industry will proceed at an annual growth rate of 6% to reach $590 billion by 2028, up from...
Has Fast Beauty Crashed?
Last month, the publication Women’s Wear Daily ran an article on “slow beauty,” putting a spotlight on brands such as Ffern, KraveBeauty, Minori Beauty and Dieux with intentional product drop strategies, sustainable missions...
Manufacturing Platform SV Labs Diversifies Category And Geographic Reach With Sigan Industries Acquisition
SV Labs, the beauty contract manufacturing platform owned by San Francisco Equity Partners, has acquired Sigan Industries Group for an undisclosed price to expand its competencies and geography. SV Labs CEO Graham Orriss, former SVP of operations...
Seaweed Extract Supplier Macro Oceans Raises $7.5M In Seed Funding, Acquires Everything Seaweed For Capacity And Expertise
As the beauty industry looks to reduce its dependence on petrochemicals, Macro Oceans is building its capacity to offer seaweed-powered ingredients as alternatives by completing a $7.5 million seed funding round and acquiring Everything Seaweed, a...
