Taylor Bryant
This New Brand Wants To Do For Teens What The Honest Co. Has Done For Babies
Welbe started as many entrepreneurial pursuits do in beauty: Founder Steph Weibring was searching for products and couldn’t find them. Specifically, she was hunting for clean skincare products for her then 10-year-old daughter and the lack of...
Minneapolis Beauty Entrepreneurs On Running A Business During A Year Of Police Brutality, Social Uprising And Resilience
It’s been a heavy year for Minneapolis. George Floyd’s death in the Powderhorn Park neighborhood of the city on May 25 last year sparked outrage and worldwide protests as people demanded justice for his killing and systemic change...
With $3M In Seed Funding, Glossier Alumnae Start The Brand Soft Services With Targeted Body Care
When Rebecca Zhou asked Annie Kreighbaum for a product recommendation to treat body acne, and Kreighbaum couldn’t come up with anything other than a “gross and slimy” sulfur soap bar she’d picked up from Amazon, the pair sensed...
Glossier Grant Recipient And Sephora Accelerate Participant Eadem Launches With A Dark Spot Serum
The idea for Eadem evolved from a friendship. Co-founders Marie Kouadio Amouzame and Alice Lin Glover met seven years ago while working at Google’s marketing department, where they bonded over their same-but-different backgrounds. Lin Glover’s family is...
Beauty And Personal Care M&A’s High-Price, High-Growth Dynamics
In the debate over growth versus profitability, the market is clearly in favor of growth in the household and personal care sector. “If you hit both growth and profitability, people still value growth more in the last six...
Powered By $1M In Funding, Senegalese-Inspired Clean Beauty Brand Ami Colé Celebrates Melanin-Rich Skin
Diarrha N’Diaye-Mbaye has been surrounded by beauty pretty much her entire life. Growing up, she spent time in her mom’s Harlem braiding shop, Aminata African Hair Braiding, listening to customers talk about hair and the products they use....
Okoko Cosmétiques Launches On Goop And Opens A Branded Concept Store
Oyéta Kokoroko started her brand Okoko Cosmétiques in 2016 with $30,000 and help from a business mentor. Today, the brand generates seven figures in annual revenues, has a workforce of 10 people, operates a concept store and...
