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TikTok-Favorite Fazit Moves To The Next Phase Of Its Distribution Strategy With Urban Outfitters Launch
Fazit, the skincare patch brand addressing numerous phases of people’s skin, is executing the next phase of its distribution plan. After premiering in September 2022 on its own website and Amazon, Fazit has...
Facial And Waxing Studio Cheeks + Co Increases LA Presence As It Sets The Stage For Further Growth
After over four years in Pasadena, Cheeks + Co is broadening its reach in the Los Angeles area by planting its second location in West Adams. The expansion presages larger growth plans for...
Why D.S. & Durga Co-Founder David Seth Moltz Doesn’t Feel Pressure To Create The Next Byredo
After its $1 billion sale of Byredo to Puig in 2022, Manzanita Capital has made its next bet on fragrance by buying a majority stake in D.S. & Durga. The deal, which succeeds...
These Investors Are Sticking With The Consumer Sector As Others Leave It
Some venture capital firms have been pivoting away from the consumer sector. In light of that pivot, for the latest edition of our ongoing series posing questions relevant to indie beauty, we asked 15 investors...
Unilever Ventures Re-ups Investment In Perelel As The Supplement Brand Closes $6M Series A Round
Perelel’s customers are sticking with it—and so are its investors. The supplement brand designed for women’s different hormonal stages has completed a $6 million series A funding round led by Unilever Ventures, Willow...
Ulta Beauty is Using Myavana’s AI-Powered Analysis To Direct Shoppers To The Best Products For Their Hair
Beauty technology company Myavana has raised $1.5 million from BrainTrust Fund and Prisma Ventures, the digital innovation fund from Ulta Beauty. In addition to providing capital to the company, the beauty...
New VC-Backed Brand Minu Is Out To Show Mineral Sunscreen Doesn’t Have To Involve Compromises
The sun care space is confusing. Adam Guggenheim and Christine Koppinger are on a mission to diminish that confusion with Minu, their new brand centered on premium mineral sunscreen designed to be part of consumers’...
