Brands
No Day At The Beach: Playa Founder Shelby Wild On Coping With The Pandemic While Pregnant And Running A Growing Brand
Navigating the challenging new reality created by COVID-19 is incredibly hard as an entrepreneur. It’s even harder for an entrepreneur who’s pregnant amid the pandemic. That’s the position that Shelby Wild, founder of Playa, finds...
Makeup Artist And Hairstylist Rob Harmon Shifts Gears Amid The Pandemic To Launch His Brand’s Face Wash For Free
Broadway went dark over five weeks ago. Bustling film and television sets in New York City have been dormant, too. The shutdowns have left countless actors and crew members, including hair and makeup artist Rob Harmon, who...
Suja And Kopari Backer’s Brand Liveli Relaunches As A CBD Specialist
Less than two years after launching, supplement brand Liveli has shifted away from the popular nootropics category to the even more popular CBD wellness category. With the rebrand, Liveli, part of the Enlightened Brand Ventures portfolio...
“A Huge Step For Representation”: Botanika Beauty Breaks Into The Haircare Assortment At Walmart And Target
Ada Rojas demands that the beauty industry include Afro-Latinas like her—and she isn’t one to sit on the sidelines if it doesn’t. In 2009, about a year before Instagram started, Rojas, a first-generation Dominican-American, entered the beauty blogosphere...
This Vibrant New Natural Deodorant Brand Is Confident About Taking On Antiperspirant
Mel Lewis is always pushing further. After not being able to find a natural deodorant that held up to her grueling training for a 100-kilometer endurance event, she released the brand Kiriwai in 2018. Then, after natural...
YouTuber Christen Dominique’s Brand Enters Nordstrom And Launches Glow Enhancer Skin Gloss
Beauty influencer Christen Dominique isn’t afraid to reveal skin issues in her makeup tutorials. “I always like to start with a fresh face to show the thorough steps and tips to a beauty routine. I have hereditary...
