Rachel Brown
Interest In Cannabis Beauty Is High, But Understanding Is Low, According To A New Report
Consumers are exceedingly interested in cannabis beauty, but don’t understand it, according to a new report. Based on a year-over-year analysis of Google data, the report issued by machine intelligence platform Spate and Landing International, which...
Saint New York Is Out To Be A Personal Care Grail Brand For Streetwear Fans
For streetwear fans, there’s a long list of fashion and footwear grail brands, including Supreme, Palace, Neighbourhood, Nike and Adidas. When it comes to personal care brands, though, the list of grail brands hasn’t been written. “These...
At Clean Beauty Store Citrine, Experience And Expertise Are More Important Than Instagrammability
In an age when anybody with an iPhone can quickly disseminate skincare advice, Melissa Lenberg believes expertise that goes beyond what can be crammed into a 15-second Instagram Story resonates with clean beauty customers. The employees at her...
Emerging Brand Curie Undergoes A Refresh To Realize Its Ambitions Of Becoming A Personal Care Power Player
When indie beauty entrepreneurs launch a business, it’s often with their needs in mind. When they grow that business, it becomes about the needs of others. Curie hit the market in May last year with a natural...
How To Forge A Successful Brand Collaboration
There’s no “I” in team, but, increasingly, there’s indie. As influencer sponsorships lose luster and Instagram algorithm changes make it tougher to break into people’s feeds, entrepreneurs are realizing cooperation is one of the most powerful tools they...
Grace Eleyae Has Sold Over $18M Worth Of Hair Protection Headwear—And It’s Due To Sell A Lot More With A Launch At Ulta Beauty
There’s nothing like a hair catastrophe to spring a woman into action. During a vacation to Kenya in January 2013, the straightened, chemically-treated hair on the back Grace Eleyae’s head broke off after it had been rubbing a...
Sephora Acknowledges Women Don’t Keel Over At 40 By Launching Haircare Brand Better Not Younger
Four days before a meeting with Sephora on March 11, Better Not Younger founder Sonsoles Gonzalez decided to scrap the pitch she’d been preparing for over five weeks. She was going to present a straightforward synopsis of...
