Beauty Companies Breathe A Sigh Of Relief As UPS Strike Is Averted

The supply chain has largely evened out following challenging pandemic-related disruptions, but the threat of a major carrier strike nearly dealt it another big blow. More than 330,000 United Parcel Service workers were set...

Inspired By His Vitiligo, Veritao Founder Amish Taploo Aims To Rewrite The Narrative That Skin Should Be “Fixed”

At 5 years old, Amish Taploo was diagnosed with vitiligo, an autoimmune skin disorder affecting an estimated 70 million people globally. Characterized by blotches that can occur anywhere on the body, vitiligo causes the skin to lose...

After Co-Founder Kristen Speller’s Cancer Diagnosis, Clean Beauty Brand Doubledown Cosmetics Shutters

Doubledown Cosmetics has closed up shop. Co-founders and married couple Marvin and Kristen Speller announced the news Monday last week through the clean makeup and skincare brand’s social media accounts, newsletter and website. Customers are no longer...

TikTok-Favorite Small-Batch Perfume Brand Ffern Has A Limited Client Ledger—And 20,000 People Waiting To Get On It

Timed with the summer and winter solstices and spring and fall equinoxes, Ffern sends seasonal perfumes to a limited group of clients on what it calls its ledger. The number of people on the ledger is a...

Bridge Mentorship Selects DAMDAM Tokyo, Viktor Michael And Salwa Petersen For Second Cohort Of 2023

DAMDAM Tokyo, Viktor Michael and Salwa Petersen have been selected for the second 2023 cohort of Bridge Mentorship,...

Cardon Created A Leading Men’s Sunscreen On Amazon. Now, It’s Looking To Build Its Brick-And-Mortar Business.

After scoring a $100,000 business grant by winning the Macy’s Workshop pitch competition, Cardon is looking to expand its retail reach. The men’s skincare brand is in talks to launch at Macy’s, which would represent its major...