Brands
This New Natural Beauty Brand Is Trying To Do As Good For The Earth As It Does For The Skin
In 2017, Eric Kuskey, president of Manhattan Avenue Brands and longtime architect of celebrity brand deals for famous names such as Heidi Klum, Jennifer Lopez, Drew Barrymore and Iman, was having lunch in Manhattan Beach, Calif., when...
Scotch Porter Set To Launch At Target Stores To Help Men Around The Country Tend To Their Beards
Beards have ventured far beyond Brooklyn. Men’s grooming and skincare startup Scotch Porter is taking its beard care across the country to nearly 500 Target locations. Starting Sunday, the brand that’s primarily been available via direct-to-consumer distribution...
Care/of Enters The Beauty Ingestibles Category As It Shoots For Profitability
Care/of’s customers care a lot about their looks. As a result, whether they go by Lauren, Claire, Alex, Sophie, Hannah or Steph, the direct-to-consumer company that customizes vitamin packs down to the names printed on its pouches...
Avoila Strives To Convert Consumers To Clean Beauty With Avocado Oil-Driven Skincare
After working in pharmaceutical marketing, Kristy Hunston and Grace O’Sullivan have shifted their focus to beauty with the creation of avocado oil-driven brand Avoila. Nine years ago, the women bonded on the job over the pressures of...
Renowned Aesthetician Renée Rouleau On Closing Her Spa, Sticking To DTC Distribution And Creating A Strong Company Culture
After Renée Rouleau closes her North Dallas spa today, her namesake company will move on to a new chapter concentrating fully on e-commerce. The closure is characteristic of Rouleau’s continuous reinvention. She’s rebranded her skincare line three...
CBD Comes Out A Winner At BeautyX Summit’s Media Pitch Competition Deskside Domination
CBD remains top of mind for beauty editors. Winged CBD took home two out of three possible editor prizes at Deskside Domination, a media pitch competition that closed out the two-day entrepreneurial...
