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Melissa Troupe Raises Spirits With Her Second Beauty Business, Mocha Whip, After Painfully Closing Her First
Five years ago, Melissa Troupe made the agonizing decision to shut down her beauty company, Sundara Extensions. It couldn’t withstand poor profit margins, unpredictable quality issues, Google algorithm changes impacting exposure and a fraudulent order that amounted to...
Aisling Organic Cosmetics Gives Millennials Instagram-Worthy Clean Beauty Products
Krysta Lewis, the 23-year-old founder and CEO of Aisling Organic Cosmetics, regularly encounters doubters who jump to conclusions about her business based on her age, but she wins them over with entrepreneurial acumen and an intense drive...
New Store Vosenna Is Dedicated To Indie Beauty Brands
Elizabeth Devos is fostering the indie spirit in university town Ann Arbor, Mich. The former college professor has opened Vosenna, a 1,300-square-foot beauty store dedicated to cruelty-free brands made in the U.S. that aren’t owned by conglomerates....
Sara Happ Inc. Revs Up Digital Know-How With The Hire Of A New President
Sara Happ Inc. has appointed Peggy Fry as president to advance the pout specialist’s sales and technological capabilities while its namesake founder concentrates on product innovation, marketing and promotion. The hire of Fry, who was an advisor...
It’s Teatime At Ulta Beauty: Teami Blends Generates Buzz At The Retailer With Matcha Skincare
Teami Blends gives tea the beauty treatment – and Ulta Beauty is drinking it up. Last year, the brand stretched from detox beverages to face products to make it relevant to beauty stores, spas and salons, and...
Driven By A Single SKU, 8 Faces’ Retail Distribution Multiplies
The brand 8 Faces’ name may be octet-oriented, but it sailed out of the gate with a singular focus: Getting its first and only product into prestige distribution. In less than a year, that product, Boundless Solid...
Jennifer Rose Goldman Goes Beyond The Superficial With Her Growing Brand Essential Rose Life
On a superficial level, Essential Rose Life may be categorized as a beauty brand, but founder Jennifer Rose Goldman thinks well beyond the superficial when developing its products. The 27-year-old, who was diagnosed with clinical depression at...
