Taylor Bryant
Haircare Emerges As K-Beauty’s Next Big Category
As K-Beauty enjoys a resurgence fueled by virality, affordability, retail expansion and buzzy skincare products and ingredients, a category it’s not famous for yet—haircare—is gaining prominence. Sarah Chung Park, CEO of Landing International, a distributor that has...
Are AI Influencers Like Slate Brands’ Iris Lane The Future Of Social Media?
People are befriending artificial intelligence bots, but being influenced by them on social media? That appears to be a bridge too far for many. On Tuesday last week, Slate Brands, the incubator behind men’s skincare...
Tween Period Care Brand Scarlet To Enter Ulta Beauty After Rebrand
Tween period care brand Scarlet by RedDrop has undergone a rebrand as it gears up to launch at Ulta Beauty, its debut retail partner, next month. Co-founders Dana Roberts, a former teacher, and Monica Williams, a physician, tapped...
These Brands Show That Beauty’s Scientific Revolution Has Come To Black Haircare
In a TikTok video posted on June 24 that’s drawn 1.7 million views, TikTok content creator Tyla Does Beauty asserted her followers don’t want haircare products with butters and oils aimed at Black consumers. She said, “The...
Indie Haircare Brand Bounce Curl Has Spent Over $500K Fighting 130,000 Copycats Of Its Viral Brush
Founder Merian Odesho isn’t timid about protecting Bounce Curl’s intellectual property. Since it released the viral Define EdgeLift Brush in 2023, she’s fought to have links to more than 130,000 copycats removed and brought thousands of companies...
Swimwear Brand Elise x Elisia Pivots To Chic Body Care Addressing Common Skin Concerns
Janel Livingstone, founder of swimwear brand Elise x Elisia, is turning her attention to body care with the launch of a new brand by the same name. Having personally dealt with acne and hyperpigmentation, she’s put a...
Inclusive Brands Are Challenging Self-Tanning Stereotypes To Broaden The Market
A new generation of self-tanning brands is challenging the notion that sun-kissed skin is only for the fair. They’re carving space in the category that’s long overlooked darker complexions as self-tanning product usage among Black consumers...
