Taylor Bryant

Rosen Skincare founder Jamika Martin has started Flora Studios to offer behind-the-scenes services for BIPOC beauty entrepreneurs, including formulation and manufacturing. For manufacturing, the Austin-based boutique product developer and production company’s minimum order quantity is 500...

As more consumers choose the “fraghead” life, new players are entering the fragrance field to meet the demand of those who don’t want to smell like everyone else—and are willing to spend significant money not to. ...

Mexico City-based sustainable makeup brand Aora has raised $1.4 million, increasing its total pre-seed funding to $2.9 million and setting it up for expansion in the United States, where it’s entered via e-commerce in advance of launching...

When Ourside’s bestselling fragrance Dusk was challenged on trademark grounds last year, instead of fighting a legal battle that could cost thousands of dollars, founder Keta Burke-Williams turned the setback into a community-building exercise by asking...

Target is expanding its synthetic hair offering with Slayyy Hair, the first Black-owned braiding hair brand available at the big-box chain. Its itch-free pre-stretched braiding hair in the varieties 1 Black Stallion, 27 Pecan, Merlot, 30 Spice,...

Sun care brands born in Australia, a country with among the highest rates of skin cancer in the world and a robust sunscreen manufacturing sector, are charging into the United States, the largest market for sunscreen globally.