UK Glossier Grant Recipient And Upscale Body Care Brand Koba Skincare Launches At Moda Operandi and Goop

Body care is a blossoming category, but Koba Skincare founder Thérèse M’Boungoubaya points out it tends to stop at the ankle. The foot care products that did exist disappointed her when she was hunting for products to...

Getting A Deal On “Shark Tank” Isn’t What It Seems

In recent years on “Shark Tank,” the ABC business reality show that started in 2009 and has reached 304 episodes as it progresses into its 15th season, beauty entrepreneurs have been increasingly in the “tank” delivering pitches—and...

With New Brand Chaddy, Model, Actor And Influencer Derek Chadwick Wants His Fans To Get What’s On His Lips

Model, actor and influencer Derek Chadwick is fully aware there isn’t exactly a shortage of beauty products, but he thinks there are a handful that should be improved, the first being lip plumper. He’s not a fan...

New Skincare Brand Sepia Is Founded By And Assessed To Be Clinically Effective For People Of Color

Despite having over 15 years of experience with clinical studies in the healthcare field, co-founder Anna Bueno was disappointed by the number of hoops she had to jump through to ensure representation of an array of skin tones...

Inside The Mad Dash Of Hispanic Heritage Month With Fast-Growing Latina-Founded Candle Brand Bonita Fierce

Bonita Fierce founder Melissa Gallardo was in overdrive leading up to and during Hispanic Heritage Month, a...

New Brand Multi Wants To Make Science-Forward Wellness Fun And Multifaceted

Multi is updating the standard pimple patch to support the skin microbiome. Decorated with a smiley face, the new brand’s biomimetic, hydrocolloid The Multi Patch 2.0 combines peppermint extract and lactobacillus ferment, a skin-soothing ingredient the brand calls...

The Story Behind CurlDaze’s TikTok-Viral Creamy Curl Styler

Robyn Atwater has lost count of how many times her haircare brand CurlDaze has gone viral. The first time was back in 2021 when she filmed a 13-second TikTok video starring her cousin Neil Bailey showing...