Brands
Pioneering CBD Brand Empower BodyCare Enters Nordstrom’s New CBD Beauty Displays
In 2004, long before CBD was mixed into cold brew, Trista Okel concocted a topical remedy out of the cannabinoid, jojoba, lavender, bergamot and various natural oils to help her mother Margaret cope with three forms of arthritis....
Life Elements Battled Numerous Entrepreneurial Elements Before Finding Success With Potent CBD Products
Business life has sure thrown a lot at Life Elements founder Martha Van Inwegen, but she’s overcome to find success with her latest venture in CBD. The former technology executive entered the personal care space 15 years...
Edgy Nail Polish Brand Kester Black Is Launching A Cosmetics Line
Embarking on a new direction in business requires equal parts foresight and courage. Kester Black founder Anna Ross has both in spades. After seven years building a nail polish brand known for edgy colors, eye-catching aesthetics and planet-friendly...
New Skincare Brand La Fervance Combines Luxury Positioning And Clean Formulation
La Fervance combines the penchant for natural ingredients of founder Melissa Obeid’s native Australia with the cultivated luxury of her adopted homeland France. The high-end clean skincare brand is kicking off with a single stockkeeping unit, the...
Target Builds Its Natural Acne Product Assortment With The Addition Of SkinKick
The ruling triumvirate in the over-the-counter acne segment—Proactiv, Clearasil and Neutrogena—is being threatened by a plethora of pimple solution startups offering alternatives to their products, from Instagram-worthy zit-zapping stickers to natural formulas without the ingredients benzoyl peroxide...
There Are More Than 1B People With Disabilities. Kohl Kreatives Makes Sure They’re Not Left Out Of The Beauty Industry.
Led by one woman, Trish Daswaney, Kohl Kreatives is out to change the world. The British startup launched in 2018 with its Flex Collection of five bendy, easy-to-grip makeup brushes for customers affected by motor function issues....
