Brand Report
What Happens To Brands After Launch: 14 Founders Discuss Hurdles They Face In Their Second And Third Years Of Business
At two years old, Beauty Independent has transitioned from crawling and wobbly walking to running and jumping. Although its mission of reporting on pioneering beauty entrepreneurs hasn’t wavered since it premiered on Aug. 18, 2017, the business that...
Small-Batch Beauty Brand Cult Of Treehouse Puts Good Vibrations In Its Bottles
There’s nostalgia brewing for the 1960s and 1970s before natural skincare brands flooded huge chains and became coveted by investors seeking big returns. Harkening back to the hippie heyday, Kari Molvar writes in T The New York...
All Three Competing Brands Nab Prizes At BeautyX Capital’s Deal Appeal Competition
Everyone was a winner at Deal Appeal, the live pitch competition that served as the finale of Indie Beauty Media Group’s BeautyX Capital Summit last Tuesday. Stylish and sustainable oral care...
Kasey Collier and Kelly Evick-Parker Have Turned Soap Maker Biggs & Featherbelle Into A Successful Sister Act
If a beauty brand was a comforting family home-cooked meal, it would be Biggs & Featherbelle, a skincare and body care range owned by tight-knit sisters Kasey Collier and Kelly Evick-Parker. “Our mission is to be able...
The Beauty M&A Bubble Is In Full Effect. Will It Burst?
Outfitted in a sleek white jumpsuit, Elena DiGiovanni wasn’t much for shades of gray in her assessment of the state of mergers and acquisitions in the beauty industry at the conference BeautyX Capital Summit on Tuesday in...
Why Clark’s Botanicals Founder Francesco Clark Sold And Bought His Skincare Brand
In 2016, Clark’s Botanicals was struggling to meet soaring consumer demand. The natural skincare brand was increasing its presence at Space NK in the United Kingdom, had expanded to Harvey Nichols in Hong Kong and sold through...
