Taylor Bryant
Range Beauty Pushes Through Funding Challenges To Launch At Sephora
Range Beauty, a member of Sephora Accelerate’s 2023 class, is launching online at the beauty specialty retailer on Dec. 30, with hopes of rolling out to stores next year. The clean makeup brand’s products that will be...
Big Wins Indie Beauty Brands Scored This Year—And Ones They Hope To Score Next Year
The indie beauty category has been up and down this year. We thought it might be worthwhile to highlight the good news—and there was plenty of it—as the year closes. For the latest edition of our ongoing series...
Sula Labs Founder And Cosmetic Chemist AJ Addae Identifies 5 Beauty Industry Themes To Watch For Next Year
“In an industry that’s so fast paced, supersaturated and increasingly becoming more costly, we’re all exhausted,” wrote cosmetic chemist AJ Addae in a recent email newsletter from Sula Labs, the research and development lab she founded in...
Founder Tina Chow Rudolf Shutters Strange Bird Amid Retail Challenges And Personal Changes
After five years, Strange Bird, a skincare brand powered by crystals and flower essences, has closed. “As most things go, the natural evolution of life pushes us to grow and change, which I...
New Brand Vacance Levels Up Nail And Hand Care With Asian Ingredients
After years of experimenting with nail art, Josephine Ung’s nails became brittle, and her hands were brutally dry. She reached for jojoba oil and various hand creams to resolve the issues, and they left her with greasy fingers...
Smart Move Or Mistake?: Founder Monique Rodriguez Publicly Accuses Content Creator Of Sparking Mielle Organics’ Hair Loss Controversy
In Mielle Organics’ latest effort to fight back against controversy over hair loss surrounding its hero product, Rosemary Mint Scalp & Hair Strengthening Oil, founder Monique Rodriguez is taking a tried-and-true approach, finding a culprit. After...
Redoux Co-Founder Asia Grant On Her NoLIta Perfume Tours And Scents That Have NYC In A Chokehold
Encouraged by her co-founder, Alejandro Cuevas, at the scent brand Redoux and the obsessive #perfumetok community, Asia Grant uploaded a 15-second video last month introducing Social Scent Club tours of NoLIta fragrance stores, and 150 people...
