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In The Post-iOS 14 Update Era, What Acquisition Strategies Work For Brands Just Getting Off The Ground?
Last year, Cristina Bagozzi, formerly VP and head of the owned brand business at clean beauty retailer Follain, launched fragrance brand Emmotiv with $25,000 from her personal savings. In its first couple of months, outreach to her...
What Should Emerging Brands Draw From L’Oréal’s $2.5B Deal For Aesop?
The big news in the beauty industry this week didn’t happen in New York. Instead, it was the announcement that French beauty conglomerate L’Oréal has agreed to buy Australian-born Aesop from Brazilian company Natura & Co for...
Active Partners’ Jason Mahendran On Why Expertise, Masstige Skincare And Metrics Showing Brand Love Are Critical Today
Partner Jason Mahendran has been integral in pointing London-based consumer-focused investment firm Active Partners’ capital compass toward the beauty industry. In 2021, it backed skincare brand Facetheory to the tune of 10 million pounds. Last year, it ventured...
At New Brand Lixr, Bite Beauty Founder Susanne Langmuir Sets Out To Solve Foundation Customization
“I am out to do for complexion what I did for lips,” says Susanne Langmuir, a serial beauty entrepreneur whose latest venture is Lixr, a business striving to match people with tinted foundation serums tailored...
The Conscious Beauty Group Launches Eco-Conscious Baby Line Mini Humans At Target
Like up to a quarter of all babies, Yolanda Cooper’s 1-year-old daughter Yazmin was born with eczema-prone sensitive skin. Unlike most babies, Yazmin’s mother is the founder and CEO of The Conscious Beauty Group, parent company of...
Design Download: The Process And Price Of Getting Brands To Look Great
Sabrina Yavil, former executive director of global marketing at Clinique and director of strategy and planning at Bumble and bumble, is starting work on creating a new brand. As she kicks off the process, she’s thinking through...
Luxury Skincare Disruptor True Botanicals Nabs Series B Investment From NextWorld Evergreen
True Botanicals, the clean beauty brand shaking up luxury skincare, has received a series B investment from NextWorld Evergreen. The investment caps off an eventful two years for True Botanicals that’s seen...
