Rachel Brown

Rahua’s Fabian Lliguin Won’t Quit Until The Amazon Rainforest Is Saved, And Everyone Uses Natural Ingredients On Their Noggins
A decade into his prestige haircare brand Rahua, co-founder Fabian Lliguin isn’t any less passionate than he was at its start about his mission to protect the rainforest while transforming tresses. If anything, he’s more fired up about...

Hawaiian Brand Kuleana Launches Sunscreen Against The Backdrop Of Its Home State’s Oxybenzone and Octinoxate Ban
Kuleana addresses environmentalism from several angles with its expansion into sun care. An offshoot of renewable energy company Pacific Biodiesel, the year-old skincare brand’s sunscreen is launching shortly after its home state, Hawaii, leapt into the forefront...

This New Brand Provides Tweens And Teens Makeup That’s On Par With Urban Decay And MAC
Samantha Cutler believes kids shouldn’t be stuck with cheap beauty products made from cheap ingredients and components. Her new brand, Petite ‘n Pretty, gives them cosmetics with the quality expected from the likes of Stila, Smashbox and...

The Detox Market Goes Big In The Big Apple
The Detox Market has opened its biggest location yet to mark its New York debut. The green beauty retailer’s two-story, 2,100-square-foot flagship on Houston and Elizabeth streets is roughly double the size of its next largest U.S....

At New E-Commerce Site Ode To Self, Mental Health And Beauty Are Inextricably Linked
Five years ago, Kimberlee Keitt was lying in bed and contemplating her circumstances as a 19-year-old studying aesthetics at the Aveda Institute in Charlotte, N.C., worrying about finances and figuring out life as an adult away from Orangeburg,...

Honey Belle Joins The Bath Products Assortment At Ulta Beauty With Colorful Loofah Soap
Ulta Beauty’s new honey, Honey Belle, isn’t an expensive date. The brand developed to suit founder Iris Cherng’s meager college budget has stepped into bath accessories sections at the specialty beauty retailer’s stores across the country with...

How Melissa Scanlon Went From Hollywood Assistant To Founder Of Essential Oils-Centered Brand Fleur 333
When Melissa Scanlon was a personal assistant for actor Kevin Connelly, she’d typically wind up at Erewhon three times a week picking up provisions for the “Entourage” star. As she perused the kombucha and organic bone broth...