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Renowned Aesthetician Renée Rouleau On Closing Her Spa, Sticking To DTC Distribution And Creating A Strong Company Culture
After Renée Rouleau closes her North Dallas spa today, her namesake company will move on to a new chapter concentrating fully on e-commerce. The closure is characteristic of Rouleau’s continuous reinvention. She’s rebranded her skincare line three...
The Detox Market Joins The Climate Movement In A Big Way With Its Sustainability Starts Now Initiative
The Detox Market isn’t just talking about sustainability. It’s taking action to become more sustainable as a business and help protect the environment beyond its doors. When Romain Gaillard, founder and CEO of the retailer, saw a...
A Trailblazer Of Socially-Conscious Beauty, LXMI Founder And CEO Leila Janah Passes Away At 37
Leila Janah, founder and CEO of skincare brand LXMI, passed away last Thursday due to complications from Epithelioid sarcoma, a rare soft tissue cancer. She was 37. Janah’s beauty business arose from her dedication to improving society....
Self-Funded, Latina-Owned Haircare Brand Rizos Curls Hits Target Shelves
“Every time I went to Target with my family, I would make them go to the section with curly hair products, and I would always say, ‘I’m going to be there some day,’” recounts Julissa Prado, founder and...
Tower 28 Has Had A Hot Start. Here’s The Multipronged Marketing Approach That Helped It Take Off.
There were no fancy analytics or agencies when Tower 28, a clean beauty brand focused on consumers with sensitive skin, started its marketing push before launching in April last year. Founder Amy Liu and an intern scrolled...
CBD Is Trendy, But New Beauty Brand Floramye Is Intent On Making It Timeless, Too
If you want to know where the market’s heading, keeping tabs on Allison Tryk would be a good place to start. Before S’wll and Bkr transformed water bottles into accessories in the hands of every cool girl, the...
Ben Bennett’s New Incubator And Investment Firm The Center Aims To Prime Emerging Beauty Brands For Lucrative Exits
If you’re hunting for future Drunk Elephants, Ben Bennett’s someone to watch. The product developer and beauty trend soothsayer has started incubator and investment firm The Center to create and nurture brands he hopes will end up in...
