Brands

During the racial reckoning that occurred last year, hundreds of companies across industries scrambled to make pledges, offer grants and create opportunities for BIPOC employees. In the beauty industry, Glossier launched a $500,000 grant program to assist Black-owned...

Xuyoni founder Juyeon Pae was a violinist in a past life. She received a doctoral degree in musical arts from Yonsei University in her native South Korea, played in the Seoul Chamber Orchestra while teaching music majors...

The critique of clean beauty vocalized by an outspoken group of cosmetic chemists, influencers and beauty brands often pits clean beauty against science. In a descriptor of its “Everything is Chemicals” campaign, for example, The Ordinary owner Deciem...

When Robin Shobin reentered the dating world at 40 years old following her divorce, the serial entrepreneur, who had married at 24, tried dating apps for the first time and once again navigated the condom aisle....

Homebody founder Rebecca Grammer-Ybarra’s life was a lot different a mere three years ago. She and her sister Christy Grammer closed their food business of 12 years, Suite 106 Cupcakery, which encompassed three bakeries, an award-winning food...

Based on Julie Rice’s resume, it seems almost inevitable that she’d pursue a beauty brand of her own. After graduating from the Fashion Institute of Technology with a degree in cosmetics and fragrance marketing in 2003, Rice had...