After Securing Distribution At Military Retail, Grooming Brand Bravo Sierra Marches Into Target

Bravo Sierra is expanding civilian distribution. After debuting in August of 2019 at The Exchange, the retailer serving United States Army, Marine, Navy and Air Force bases, and going live on its website, the grooming brand rolled...

OB-GYN Manuela Maria Vazquez Launches LaMaria With Skincare Designed For Hormonal Changes

While gen Z may be the darling demo for many emerging beauty companies, OB-GYN Manuela Maria Vazquez is targeting the 30-and-over set with her new brand LaMaria. Launching today, the luxury...

“It Wasn’t Iconic Enough”: Everyone Revamps To Stand Out On Big-Box Shelves

Shortly after EO Products’ launch more than a quarter century ago, it entered Whole Foods, then a budding grocer that hadn’t yet hit Manhattan. Along with companies like Dr. Bronner’s, Nature’s Gate, Alba Botanica and Burt’s Bees,...

Danessa Myricks Beauty Brings Inclusive Multiuse Makeup To Sephora

After being laid off from her publishing company job at 30 years old, Danessa Myricks seized the opportunity to follow her dream of becoming a makeup artist. She had no formal training, just makeup books by Kevyn Aucoin...

Kulfi Beauty Celebrates South Asian Culture With Vibrant And Approachable Cosmetics

Growing up in the Indian megacity Delhi, Priyanka Ganjoo, founder of new cosmetics brand Kulfi Beauty, wasn’t allowed to wear makeup. “If you wore makeup, people would think you’re trying to attract male attention or you’re trying...

Influencer Yasmin Maya Went From Being In Immigration Limbo To Building A Lashes Brand That Quickly Sold Out

At 18 years old, Yasmin Maya traveled about 225 miles from her home in Carpinteria, the scenic seaside California city she’d called her home most of her life after being born in the Mexican town Amatepec, to Tijuana,...