Rachel Brown

Boost Lab And TBH Skincare Merge To Form Holding Company York St Brands
Boost Lab and TBH Skincare have merged to form York St Brands, a Sydney-based holding company that could buy and incubate more brands in the future. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. It was supported by...

While Affordable Skincare Brands The Inkey List And The Ordinary Raise Prices, Good Molecules Commits To Keeping Them The Same
During two Ulta Beauty quarterly earnings conference calls last year, Good Molecules got a shoutout from CEO Dave Kimbell for sparking customer engagement and notching “nice growth.” Almost all the other skincare brands that scored mentions—Tula, Sun...

With eSalon, Francisco Gimenez Customized At-Home Hair Color. Now, He’s Customizing And Automating Salon Hair Color With Yuv.
As the earth knows full well, humans have a waste problem. That waste problem isn’t simply bad for the environment, it can also be bad for business in settings like salons where wasted products eat into profits. Francisco...

As The Injectables Market Soars, New Luxury Brand Viktor Michael Is Slashing Downtime In Style
At each of Nadya Kozlova and Shay Sim’s three Kucumber Skin Lounge med-spa locations in the Seattle area, an average of 15 to 20 clients arrive daily to receive injectable services, including Botox, Juvéderm, Radiesse...

Product-Market Fit Is An Oft-Uttered Business Term. How Does A Beauty Brand Actually Accomplish It?
Brand founders are being impressed upon to establish product-market fit during an economically precarious period in which business fundamentals are a focus. Exactly what constitutes product-market fit, however, is difficult to pin down. On Twitter, Sarah Moret, founder...

Goodwill Brands And Branded IP Acquire Natural Skincare And Body Care Brand Plant Apothecary
Goodwill Brands and Branded IP have acquired Plant Apothecary from Rare Beauty Brands. As part of the transaction, Thirteen Lune co-founder Nyakio Grieco has invested in the natural skincare and body care brand. Terms of...

Ex-L’Oréal Senior Brand Manager Frida Ålgars’ New Supplement Brand The Tenth Supports The Body And Mind
Trying to balance 16-hour days working as a marketing manager at supplement company Swisse Wellness and two young kids, Frida Ålgars was battered by stress and completely exhausted. To make matters worse, the stress and exhaustion were doing...