Taylor Bryant
With The Launch Of 4U By Tia, Tia Mowry Is Opening Up Conversations About Natural Hair And Celebrity Brands
If you’re not thrilled about another celebrity beauty brand hitting the market, Tia Mowry, a partner with biotechnology company and incubator Amyris on new textured haircare brand 4U by Tia, is open to hashing out why you...
Co-Founder And Cosmetic Chemist Joyce De Lemos Takes Us Inside Dieux’s Product Development Process
While Charlotte Palermino and Marta Mae are the more forward-facing of the trio of founders at Dieux, cosmetic chemist Joyce de Lemos is the one cooking up the products that give the cool-girl skincare brand its credibility. De...
Success Or Sellout?: What Black Beauty Brand Founders Make Of P&G’s Acquisition Of Mielle Organics
On Jan. 11, Procter & Gamble announced it will acquire textured haircare brand Mielle Organics. The deal was met with mixed reactions online. Some people were elated that husband-and-wife founders Monique and Melvin Rodriguez achieved a lucrative...
Thirteen Lune Closes $8M Funding Round
Update: Inclusive beauty e-tailer Thirteen Lune has closed an $8 million seed plus round to bring the total amount of funding it’s raised to $12.5 million. Funds from the latest round, which BrainTrust Founders Studio participated in, will go...
Cece Meadows Started Prados Beauty With Less Than $6,000. Now, It’s Reached $1.5M In Sales.
Cece Meadows has a multilayered commitment to underserved communities. An Indigenous woman with Yoeme and Nʉmʉnʉ ancestry, that commitment is seen in the artwork for products from her brand Prados Beauty, efforts by her nonprofit The Prados Life...
Cosmetic Chemist AJ Addae On 5 Beauty Industry Shifts In Store For This Year
AJ Addae, cosmetic chemist and founder of product formulation company
Actress Julie Bowen And Media Veteran Jill Biren Launch JB Skrub With Skincare And Body Care For “Screenagers”
During 16 years as a director at Condé Nast beauty and fashion publications like W, Vogue and WWD, Jill Biren met with hundreds of founders leading up to their brand launches. Many wanted to address tweens, but they...
