Rachel Brown
Cannabis Company Neptune And Fragrance Ingredient Supplier IFF Join Forces On Mass-Market Brand Forest Remedies
In an example of a company outside of the cannabis industry pushing into it, International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. has joined forces with Neptune Wellness Solutions Inc. on the mass-market consumer product goods brand Forest Remedies. “It’s...
Farm-To-Face Skincare Brand Cultivate Apothecary Brings A New Level Of Luxury To Clean Beauty
In the late mornings during harvest season, Jill Rowe and Matthew Benson inspect herbs such as calendula, lemon balm, helichrysum and chamomile they grow organically at the 19th century estate Stonegate Farm in New York’s Hudson Valley...
40 Over 40: Indie Beauty Brand Founders Breaking Age Barriers (Pt 4 of 4)
I first met Girlactik founder Galit Strugano-Widgor more than a decade ago at Urth Caffé on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles, where I was happy to get my caffeine fix and check out her brand’s latest cosmetics....
Barneys New York Was Known As A Brand Builder. With Its Liquidation, What Retailers Will Assume The Brand-Building Role?
In this edition of Beauty Independent’s ongoing series posing questions pertinent to beauty entrepreneurs, we ask 12 beauty industry experts: Barneys New York, which has been taken over out of bankruptcy by Authentic Brands Group, was known as a...
Pacifica Makes Tough Decisions To Ready Its Surging Business For The Next Phase Of Growth
After nearly a quarter century in business, Pacifica is strengthening its infrastructure to stick around for another quarter century—and more. President and founder Brook Harvey-Taylor describes one of her primary responsibilities as “future-proofing” her clean beauty brand,...
40 Over 40: Indie Beauty Brand Founders Breaking Age Barriers (Pt 3 of 4)
One of the biggest mysteries of the beauty industry is why it neglects affluent beauty consumers by often excluding gen X and baby boomers from advertising and product development. The value of baby boomers’ economic activity tops $7.6...
Why Cannabis Intimacy And Wellness Products Brand Foria Turned Away Wannabe Acquirers
Foria was a real cannabis segment rarity when it launched six years ago because it wasn’t getting people high. The brand started with a THC lubricant called Pleasure, which quickly went viral as the press caught wind of...
