Taylor Bryant
Where Are All The Latinx Women-Founded Beauty Brands With VC Funding?
Sandra Velasquez has bootstrapped Nopalera, her bath and body care brand that launched in November 2020, since its inception. To her, bootstrapping doesn’t mean investing millions or even thousands of dollars in the business. “I literally started...
Garance Doré’s New Skincare Brand Leans Into The Allure Of French Beauty
To an outsider steeped in stereotypes rather than real life, French style seems effortless because, among other reasons, it’s simultaneously classic and trendy. And it’s that duality that Garance Doré, the French illustrator, photographer and blogger, embodies. After...
Inside The Fundraising Process That Led To Vegamour’s Big $80M Deal
More than three years after it started, Vegamour crossed $1 million in monthly sales in November 2019. Ultimately, its business surged 800% that year. The sales and growth attracted investors, and General Atlantic poured $80 million into the brand for...
After 30-Plus Years As A Broker For Brands Like Mielle Organics, Germaine Bolds-Leftridge Creates Her Own Line
Germaine Bolds-Leftridge has spent almost half of her life being what she calls a server. It’s a role she’s happily taken on during her three-decade broker career cultivating beauty brands like Mielle Organics, Oyin Handmade, Curls Dynasty, Kenya...
Rosen Skincare Raises $2 Million—And Plots Its Eventual Exit
Rosen Skincare has raised $2 million from New Voices Fund to support its retail partnerships with Target and Ulta Beauty, and accelerate growth. Launched by Jamika Martin in 2017, the acne-focused brand is stocked at...
“Stay With What We Know”: Founder Dan Hodgdon Shares Lessons From The Early Days Of Building Vegamour
While working with marula oil producer Southern Botanica, Dan Hodgdon realized active ingredients could be combined to effectively address common hair issues. He thought, “What if we tried to put these things all together into a singular...
Glass Lizzard Offers A Pared-Down Alternative To K-Beauty’s 10-Step Skincare Routines
Prior to launching Glass Lizzard almost a year and a half ago, founder Jason Choi worked at Quik Bowl, his family’s restaurant in Buena Park, Calif. In what proved to be impeccable timing, the restaurant was sold...
