Taylor Bryant
Model Anastasia MacKay’s New Brand Lobie Is Out To Elevate The Textured Haircare Aisle
A dozen years ago, Dutch-born Anastasia Hing MacKay’s voluminous textured coiffure was integral to her becoming a model in the United States, but the job did a number on it. Whether it was heat styling, coloring or botched...
Dermatologist Naana Boakye Launches Namesake Skincare Brand
After starting body care brand Karité with her sisters and working with celebrity brand incubator A-Frame Brands as chief medical officer, dermatologist Naana Boakye is stepping out on her own. Her new brand, Dr. Naana...
How To Sell A Small Beauty Brand, According To Founders Who’ve Done It
Huge beauty brand transactions like L’Oréal’s $2.5 billion acquisition of Aesop and Kering Beauté’s $3.8 billion purchase of Creed last year make headlines, but there are many small beauty brand transactions that don’t get any press. In...
Alternatives Black-Owned Beauty Brands Are Looking To As VC And Grant Funding Dwindles
As tough as the venture capital contraction is for startups generally, it’s far tougher for Black-founded startups. Data from financial resource Crunchbase shows that VC funding for Black-founded startups in the United States totaled $705 million last...
Binaurale Welcomes Fragrance Consumers Into An Imaginative Y2K-Inspired World
When Binaurale co-founder Arielle Elfassy created briefs for the brand’s inaugural scents, she focused on building worlds inspired by music, emotion and imagery rather than target audiences or key ingredients. “With lifestyle brands, fashion brands, even home...
The Professional Nail Brand Quietly Building An Empire
In 2011, David DiLorenzo launched V Beauty Pure with Nail Dust Collector, a tabletop product he ideated with his hairstylist father that (not surprisingly) collects nail dust and masks the smell of nail polish. After Hurricane Sandy...
Jamaican Mango & Lime Strikes Sports Partnerships As Beauty’s Relationship With Athletes Grows
The latest brand to jump into the athletic partnership game, Jamaican Mango & Lime is sponsoring breakdancing organization USA Breakin’ and WNBA team Chicago Sky. The 32-year-old Universal Beauty Products Inc.-owned textured haircare brand’s deal with
