Rachel Brown
Olika Flies Into Retailers On The Wings Of Its Bird-Shaped Hand Sanitizers
Olika may be a bit of an odd bird for beauty, but it’s making inroads in the segment nonetheless. The Scandinavian-inspired high-design personal-care company behind the Birdie and Minnie hand sanitizers with ornithological sensibilities has launched online...
Athleisure Beauty Brand Sweat Cosmetics Raises Nearly $260K In Equity Crowdfunding Campaign
When venture capitalists and angel investors gave Sweat Cosmetics the cold shoulder, the beauty brand opted for the equity crowdfunding route – and that decision has paid off. It’s secured nearly $260,000 from a campaign through
Could Herbivore Become America’s Biggest Natural Beauty Indie Export?
There may be no better example of the strength of the natural beauty segment than Herbivore. Seven years after launching modestly on Etsy, the brand is on pace for its revenues to jump 100% this...
After Just A Few Clicks, CrēmBar Whips Up Customized Facial Creams
Haven’t run across a facial cream on the skincare market that you’re crazy about? CrēmBar has a solution: Create one for yourself. The new bespoke beauty concept from the founders of direct-to-consumer pharmacy delivery service CaryRX allows...
Vegan, Cruelty-Free And Halal-Certified New Brand Muskaan Takes Its Seals Seriously And Lipsticks With A Smile
You don’t have to trust Muskaan that its ingredients pass muster. The new beauty brand has the certifications to prove it. Muskaan is verified Halal, vegan, cruelty- and gluten-free out of the gate, and in the process...
Ceramiracle Heads To Hong Kong With A Launch At Mi Ming Mart And Mainland China Via WeChat, Pop-Ups
Chinese consumers are about to get a lot more familiar with Southern California brand Ceramiracle. The purveyor of topical and ingestible products has launched at Mi Ming Mart, a nine-unit beauty retailer based in Hong Kong....
Holistic Aesthetician Cindy O’Brien’s New Brand Liv + Grace Is The Result Of Extensive Back-Bar Experimentation
At her holistic aesthetics practice in Napa, Calif., Cindy O’Brien is akin to an enologist at the back bar. She oversees skincare formulas, considers the constituents carefully, experiments with her compositions and tests out the goods on her...
