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New Brand Sole Toscana Brings The Splendor Of The Italian Countryside To Organic Skincare
If you can’t visit Italy, Sole Toscana hopes to transport you there through skincare. The new direct-to-consumer brand from Nu Sebastiani bottles ingredients cultivated in the Italian countryside for American consumers seeking well-crafted merchandise with artisanal origins....
Lip Venom Inventor Cristina Bartolucci Channels Her Quirky Product Genius Into Building Peek With Merchandise That Couldn’t Come From Anyone Else
Cristina Bartolucci is best known for Lip Venom, the plumping product she invented while helming DuWop Cosmetics with former partner Laura LaRocca, but she’s no one-hit product wonder. Previously chief creative officer of NYX Cosmetics, Bartolucci developed a...
Friends Don’t Let Friends Use Lousy Masks: Besties Kayla Bertagna And Lisa Ballstaedt Create Soon Skincare After A Mediocre Masking Experience
During a girls’ trip to Puerto Vallarta in March last year, friends Kayla Bertagna and Lisa Ballstaedt were playing around with Korean sheet masks when they realized the slippery, goopy, serum-soaked sheaths weren’t as easy or awesome as they expected. “We...
Curly Hair Product Pioneer And DevaCurl Co-Founder Lorraine Massey Returns To The Spiral Scene With New Brand CurlyWorld
Lorraine Massey, co-founder of DevaCurl, has entered the curly haircare world again with the brand CurlyWorld. The new brand is starting with four products priced from $30 to $36: hair and scalp cleanser ShamFree, conditioner Terms and...
How Awake Organics Responded To Its Customers Waking Up To Supply Chain Issues
When it comes to supply chain issues, Awake Organics’ customers are woke. After three surveys showed transparency is of utmost importance to its audience, the brand moved to tap local ingredient suppliers and service providers, and communicate about...
The Grommet’s Unusual Form Of Commerce Spotlights Small Guys
The Grommet calls its model citizen commerce and even trademarked the term. Behind the concept are individuals using their hard-earned dollars to support fellow individuals who happen to have created cool products. The products on The Grommet...
Clean Deodorant Brand Type:A Raises $500K And Makes Retail Progress To Fight More Armpit Funk
Type:A’s ambition is to climb to the top of the clean deodorant class – and it’s well on its way. After launching with Credo in June, the five-month-old brand has broken into the selections at Amazon,...
