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Using Her 3D Printing Expertise, Chemical Engineer Julie Cushen Developed A Plant-Based Gel Manicure
A fresh gel manicure looks amazing, but it takes coating nails with often stinky petrochemical compounds to get one. That’s probably not a problem to most people—and perhaps it shouldn’t be. Many beauty insiders argue that
How Playful Haircare Brand Triviso Baked TikTok Into Its Business
Similar to most beauty brands, haircare brand Triviso is aimed at particular consumer demographics—in its case, gen Zers and millennials—but it’s also aimed at consumers who identify with particular TikTok aesthetics. Officially debuting Thursday, it’s second product,...
Can Beauty Brands Encourage Less Consumption While Selling Stuff?
In a recent New York Times article, fashion writer Vanessa Friedman described “sustainable fashion” as an oxymoron because sustainable “implies ‘able to continue over a period of time,’ according to the
“Sweatworking” Events Program Beauty + Bikes Is Back With A Few Changes To Make It Relevant Today
After an almost three-year hiatus, Beauty + Bikes is peddling again. Orchestrated by Sutton Capital Partners senior advisor Corey Weiss, former VP of business development and marketing partnerships at Ipsy, the events program designed to create...
How To Measure And Improve Customer Loyalty
New isn’t always better, especially when it comes to customers. In a beauty industry deluged with trends, products and brands, companies that hold onto customers over time stand out in a crowd of Teflon operations. “If you want...
Diving Into The Off-Price Beauty Business With David Klar, CEO Of Klar&Co. And Co-Founder Of Yes To
One business segment’s lemons are often another’s lemonade. That’s certainly true in the retail industry. While high inflation and broader economic uncertainty aren’t welcome signs to most in the sector, off-price retailers are pretty sanguine about them. In...
With The Stock Market And VC Down This Year, What’s The Deal Environment Like For Emerging Beauty And Wellness Brands?
When beauty and wellness companies examine economic indictors, they can easily see many of them don’t look all that beautiful or well. For the stock market, 2022 has been a punishing year—and prognosticators don’t forecast its fortunes...
