Multibrand Company Codex Beauty Launches With Irish Skincare Line Bia

Codex Beauty, a multibrand company established by scientist, investor and entrepreneur Barbara Paldus with a focus on sustainability and clean skincare, is kicking off with an update of seven-year-old Irish line Bia Beauty. Paldus has traveled...

With Makeup Sales Slumping, Cosmetics Companies Are Rushing Into Skincare. Can They Succeed In A New Category?

Emboldened by success with color cosmetics, Kylie Jenner entered the $131 billion global skincare business in May with Kylie Skin. The beauty mogul was quickly taken to task on social media for everything from her brand Kylie...

Lauren Napier Is Sick And Tired Of Her Brand’s Lack Of Instagram Visibility—And She’s Doing Something About It

Over the last month, Lauren Napier’s namesake brand has experienced a dramatic drop in engagement on Instagram—and she’s completely fed up. “Why? We don’t know. Can we fix it? Well there’s no point of communication at Instagram/Facebook...

New Brand Hath Wants To Get CBD Into Everyone’s Hands For Everyday Use

During Kelley Ireland-Kelly’s six years working at Ralph Lauren, first as content director and later as senior direct for wholesale e-commerce, she had two daughters. Faced with the pressures of a demanding job and being a new mom,...

Jaclyn Hill Is Accused Of Selling Lumpy, Hairy Lipsticks. How Could She Have Avoided Mistakes?

The New York Post has labeled the controversy surrounding Jaclyn Cosmetics lumpy-lipstick-gate. Since big-time beauty influencer Jaclyn Hill’s cosmetics brand launched two weeks ago with 20 nude lipsticks, customer complaints have been piling up about them being tarnished...

Is The Wellness Industry Really The Diet Industry In Disguise?

Like so many women, novelist and former magazine editor Jessica Knoll has had a tortured relationship with her body. In an article published in The New York Times’ Sunday Review section, she recounts her devotion to practices...