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Ritual’s Lindsay Dahl Navigates Deep Political Divides To Find Common Ground On Product Safety
Consumer safety advocate Lindsay Dahl, chief impact officer at Ritual and former head of mission at Beautycounter, starts her new book, “Cleaning House: The Fight to Rid Our Homes of Toxic Chemicals,” with a Target run...
Ex-Cosmetic Solutions CEO Launches Manufacturer Next Beauty Labs For Fast-Growing Emerging Brands
Beauty contract manufacturing is Warren Becker’s legacy—and he’s continuing to build that legacy. The former CEO of Cosmetic Solutions, the copacker his father Mervyn started in 1991 after his uncle Hilton began formulating skincare for doctors’...
KKT Labs’ Answer To Beauty’s Innovation Drought
While the beauty industry launches tens of thousands of new products each year, very few are revolutionary, and genuine breakthroughs have become increasingly rare. The problem is exacerbated by large beauty conglomerates’ pressing operational challenges, the small...
After Raising Funding And Nearing $40M In Sales, Snif Talks New Subbrand, Fragrances As Toys And The Category’s Future
Amid the ongoing fragrance boom, an open question in the beauty industry is: Which indie brands will achieve enough scale and renown to be category leaders and sustain success even when the boom ends?
The Strategies Behind The Lip Bar’s 40% Growth Despite 30% Drop In Target Sales
Although Target’s sales have slipped this year, The Lip Bar, the largest Black-owned makeup brand the big-box chain carries, is seeing its business head in the opposite direction. This year, it expects sales to be up...
RealSelf’s First Female CEO On The Aesthetics Platform’s Major Makeover And Booking Launch
From eyelid lifts to liposuction, people can explore practically anything done to nip, tuck and needle the body and face on RealSelf, the online aesthetics platform founded in 2006. With more...
