Six New Brands Spanning Cosmetics, Skincare, Haircare And Sexual Health

This brand roundup is a testament to the dizzying pace at which yesterday’s innovations become today’s table stakes. When Kegelbell: The Vagina Gym debuted at Indie Beauty Expo in 2019, a trade show put on...

This Brand Generated $2.6M In Sales Last Year While Sticking To Small-Batch Manufacturing

When Terran Lewis was a student at Georgia State University, she saw a flier advertising a farming internship at Atlanta’s Urban Sprout Farms that would ultimately put her on the path to founding Herb’n Eden, a rapidly...

Scotch Porter’s Sales Rose 70% Last Year—And It Secured Funding To Boost Them More This Year

Calvin Quallis’s men’s grooming and skincare brand Scotch Porter thrived during the pandemic. “There are a lot of businesses that suffered and no longer exist due to the pandemic, but we’ve had the opposite effect, and we’ve...

Bubble’s Gen Z Skincare Rolls Out To Walmart Doors Nationwide

When Beauty Independent spoke to Shai Eisenman in November last year about the launch of her teen skincare brand Bubble, she predicted it would be in every mass...

Rëzo Haircare Springs Onto QVC With Products For Curly Hair

Due to the pandemic, Rëzo founder Nubia Rëzo was forced to shutter her salon last year only two weeks after it opened. Terrible as it was, the shuttering gave her the opportunity to focus on her brand’s...

“Mediterranean Diet For My Face”: Former WWD Digital Director Sophia Chabbott Launches Testament Beauty At Saks Fifth Avenue

Sophia Chabbott’s nearly 15 years of experience as an editor at Women’s Wear Daily, Glamour and Saks Fifth Avenue allowed her to spend plenty of time in beauty closets, which she happily walked away from with bags’ worth...