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New World Natural Brands Enters The Growing Men’s Market With The Acquisition Of 18.21 Man Made
New World Natural Brands has gone top shelf for its latest acquisition. Established last year, the burgeoning beauty holding company has added 18.21 Man Made, the grooming brand inspired by the Prohibition that puts its bestselling...
40 Over 40: Indie Beauty Brand Founders Breaking Age Barriers (Pt 2 of 4)
Like the society that spawned it, the beauty industry has a complicated relationship with age. It’s perennially fighting it while grappling with shifting cultural views and nodding toward inclusivity. The simple truth, of course, is everyone ages. If...
New Haircare Brand Ooli Beauty Caters To The Needs Of People With Dreadlocks
Choosing to wear dreadlocks is easier than it used to be. Legislation banning discrimination based on hairstyles, including braids, twists and dreadlocks, has passed in California and New York, and the movement away from chemically-treated hair has led...
40 Over 40: Indie Beauty Brand Founders Breaking Age Barriers (Pt 1 of 4)
Kids aren’t the only people needing role models. The “it girls” of the beauty industry tend to be women not too far removed from being girls. Think millennial founders Emily Weiss of Glossier, Kylie Jenner of Kylie Cosmetics,...
Pink Moon Pops Up In Manhattan’s Upper West Side To Preview A Permanent Clean Beauty Store Expected Next Year
It seems like Manhattan has everything, but it doesn’t—at least not yet. The borough lacks a multi-brand clean beauty and wellness boutique in the Upper West Side, a gap indie beauty consultancy Pink Moon and skincare brand...
The Next Green Frontier: Aether Beauty Enables Customers To Offset Carbon Emissions From E-Commerce Shipping
Aether Beauty’s zero-waste eyeshadow palettes have made it a beauty industry leader in eco-friendly packaging. Now, it’s pushing the needle on environmental action further by allowing customers purchasing on its website to offset the carbon emissions generated...
Retailer Ayla Beauty’s First Standalone Product Is An Ode To California And Potent Natural Ingredients
At her Berkeley, Calif., restaurant Chez Panisse, Alice Waters turned simple, high-quality ingredients cultivated by local farmers into the stars of haute cuisine. Now, 15 miles away across the bay, retailer Ayla Beauty is executing haute beauty...
