Brands
Why Samara Walker Doesn’t Want Her Brand Àuda.B Limited To Black-Owned Sections At Retailers
Samara Walker’s vegan nail polish brand Àuda.B landed on many lists of Black-owned brands in 2020, and she inked wholesale partnerships with Nordstrom and Francesca’s shortly after. But Walker was wary of retailers’ sudden interest in Black-owned...
Influencer Sommer Ray’s Imaraïs Beauty Enters J.C. Penney As The First Ingestible Brand In Its New Beauty Assortment
After scoring partnerships with Nordstrom, Saks Fifth Avenue and Holt Renfrew in the six months since its launch, influencer Sommer Ray’s brand Imaraïs Beauty will enter J.C. Penney locations with recently revamped beauty...
World Of Chris Collins Becomes The First Black-Owned Fragrance Brand At Sephora
Data from The NPD Group shows that super-premium niche fragrance brands doubled their sales last year as the wider prestige fragrance market registered 49% growth. As consumers venture back into the world, they want to smell good...
Merigold Creates Monthly Face Masks To Address The Ways Skin Changes Throughout The Year
Hillary Tijerina had the same face mask tub sitting in her bathroom for three years. During some points of the year in Denver, where she lives and spent about a decade as a pediatric nurse at Children’s Hospital...
Davlyn Mosley Worked With Her Dermatologist Mother To Create Namesake Skincare For Melanin-Rich Skin
When both of your parents are doctors, you may feel pressure to go into medicine. While Davlyn Mosley was profoundly influenced by her dermatologist mother, Dr. Lynn McKinley-Grant, she went the product rather than physician route...
After Diving Into Customer Data, Rthvi Founder Meerika Khanna Pivoted Her Brand To Scalp Care And Specific Ayurvedic Ingredients
A few months before the pandemic, Meerika Khanna launched the brand Earthy Skin Essentials with five Ayurveda-inspired skincare products and a single haircare product, Revitalize, a growth serum with rosemary, bhringraj, amla, nettle and peppermint. After the pandemic...
