Taylor Bryant
Why Mid-Market Beauty Brands Struggle To Secure Funding
The beauty ecosystem has a funding gap problem. Often referred to as the “missing middle,” the gap describes the stretch between early-stage venture capital and late-stage private equity, when brands are still...
Dermatologist-Founded Scalp Care Brand Rhute Sells Out Three Times In Two Months
Dermatologist Aamna Adel’s new brand Rhute underscores scalp care’s staying power. The London-based brand’s only product, $75 Density and Repair Scalp Serum, has sold out three times since its September debut, with the first drop selling out...
Aditya Madiraju On Brand Deal Red Flags, AI Content Creators And Influence That Endures
Content creator Aditya Madiraju’s love of makeup dates back to when he was 6 years old admiring his mother’s red lipstick, but it wasn’t until he moved from India to the United States in 2010 to study business...
The Internet Thinks Shay Mitchell’s Toddler Skincare Brand Rini Is A Bad Idea. Does The Beauty Industry Agree?
Actress Shay Mitchell, alongside her boyfriend Matte Babel and close friend Esther Song, launched Rini, a skincare brand directed at children 4 to 12 years old, but designed for them starting as young as 2 years...
Following The Acquisitions Of Medik8 And Wild, These British Brands Could Be Next
With British companies like Wild, Space NK, Medik8 and Byoma being snapped up, mergers and acquisitions in the beauty industry are looking increasingly English, and there are many brimming brands in the United...
Plantmade Changes Ownership After The British Haircare Brand Racks Up Over $2M In Debt
Crown Holdings, a company attached to investor and entrepreneur Toni Fola-Alade, has acquired Plantmade for under $40,000 after the British haircare brand fell into administration in June grappling with roughly $2.3 million in debt. According to...
Fragrance’s New Modern Voice: Who Is Elijah Extends Global Reach With US Entrance Through Revolve
Who Is Elijah traces its roots to Coachella, where founder Raquel Bouris first fell in love with a fragrance oil that sparked her idea for the brand. It feels fitting, then, that seven years later, the Australian...
