Brands
Indie Beauty Dish: Executive Appointments, Closures, Expansions And More In January 2025
Uoma Beauty’s website and social media are active again after a hiatus of several months following financing and investment firm MacArthur saving it from closure in late 2023. The inclusive makeup brand was launched in...
CEO Sandy Saputo’s $100M Vision For True Botanicals
When a recruiter contacted Sandy Saputo, then CMO of LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton-owned brand incubator Kendo, in 2019 about the CEO position at “cleanical” skincare brand True Botanicals, she wasn’t looking to change jobs. Still, she...
New Skincare Brand Erly Is Giving Sephora Kids An Alternative To Drunk Elephant
Erly is aimed at gen Z consumers, but don’t expect any bubble letter logos or cutesy anthropomorphic mascots. From moms Hallie McDonald, a dermatologist, and Jamie Chandlee, co-founder of online fashion,...
Post-Acquisition, RéVive Charts Expansion In China As The Country’s Beauty Sales Cool
Following its sale to Chinese beauty conglomerate S’Young Group from Tengram Capital Partners in October last year, RéVive is gearing up for significant growth this year by magnifying its presence in China through livestreaming...
Breakthru Beauty’s Allison Slater Ray And Lisa Motzko Hamilton On Why Chasing Trends And Virality Can Hurt Brands
Combined, Allison Slater Ray and Lisa Motzko Hamilton, co-founders of new consultancy Breakthru Beauty, have been in the beauty and retail industries for more than 50 years. They met through IT Cosmetics when Slater Ray was SVP...
Former Le Labo Exec Emilie Mascarell Gives Refillable Hand Soap The Luxury Treatment
With her new eponymous brand, fragrance industry veteran Emilie Mascarell envisions people coming for the experience and staying with refills. Maison Mascarell is launching today with silky, non-drying French-made hand soap smelling of...
