Trellis Beauty Expands Its Bustling SkinOwl Beauty Steam Bar Concept

This summer should be pretty steamy. Trellis Beauty is taking its SkinOwl Beauty Steam Bar on the road through its hometown of Raleigh over the next few months in an All Around The World series of...

Once-Promising Niche Fragrance Brand Commodity Seems To Have Come To An End

In an astonishing turn of events, once-promising niche fragrance brand Commodity appears to have shuttered. On April 12, employees at the brand’s branches in the United States and United Kingdom, which operated under the corporate entities Commodity Inc....

New Supplement Brand Needed Scores $2.15M To Tackle Nutrient Deficiencies With Proven Science

For Needed, Instagram flash isn’t enough. The new supplement brand has reeled in $2.15 million in seed funding from investors including Sekhmet Ventures, Able Partners and Finn Capital Partners. In a buzzy category, it’s...

New Incubator Haris Wellness Launches High-Powered CBD Brand Safi

Haris Wellness, a new beauty and wellness incubator, is packing a punch with its first brand Safi. Entering the exploding CBD field, Safi distinguishes itself with high concentrations of the cannabis ingredient in isolate form and thorough...

18.21 Man Made Raises The Bar For Men’s Grooming At Ulta Beauty

Sophisticated fellows shopping Ulta Beauty are in for a pleasant surprise. The upscale grooming brand 18.21 Man Made is rolling out to more than 900 of the beauty retailer’s locations. The launch is the culmination of...

New E-Commerce Site Bottlecode Is On A Quest To Get Every Guy On A Regular Skincare Regimen

Bottlecode is decoding skincare for men finding the category mysterious. Developed by Trunk Club alumni Rob McIntosh, Jeff Meyers and Drishay Menon, the new e-commerce concept doesn’t require guys to search through thousands and thousands of products...

Hand In Hand Broadens Distribution With Launches At Bloomingdale’s, Kroger And Whole Foods

Hand in Hand proves a well-positioned brand can cross traditional retail boundaries in the beauty industry. After entering Ulta Beauty last year, it’s launched at Bloomingdale’s, Kroger and Whole Foods as part of a distribution drive expected...