Brands
Women-Led Wednesday Joins A Crowded Stretch Of Shopping Holidays To Spotlight Female Entrepreneurs
Mark your calendars to celebrate Women-Led Wednesday tomorrow. Haven’t heard of the shopping holiday? It may not be a female-centric counterpoint to Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday and Giving Tuesday yet, but the concept is...
N8 Beauty Seeks To Bring Balance To Skin With Gentle Solutions
Nikkia Jackson was one of those lucky teenagers who didn’t struggle with pimples. In her 20s, though, Jackson’s luck reversed, and she confronted hyperpigmentation and severe acne that wasn’t helped by prescriptions and topicals recommended by dermatologists. Dismayed...
May Lindstrom Is A Badass—Here’s Why
Don’t let her angelic face, cherubic offspring or precious pet pig fool you: May Lindstrom is not to be messed with. Her big-city beauty boss status wasn’t exactly preordained, though. “I grew up in Minnesota, an hour...
A Pure Cup Of Tea, Important Cause And Cool Factor: Direct-To-Consumer Brand Bon Temps Launches With Starbucks In Its Sights
Starbucks tried to develop a major tea brand with Teavana and failed. Now, new tea company Bon Temps wants to pick up where Teavana left off and right its wrongs. “I’m looking at us as a future...
Forget Argan Oil: Carter+Jane Wants To Start A Prickly Pear Seed Oil Revolution
Susan Carter and Sara Jane promised each other that, if they ever found a Holy Grail skincare ingredient, one that was clean and effective, they’d quit their day jobs and create a company. In August, a decade after...
As California Confronts Deadly Wildfires, Affected Indie Brands Assess The Devastation And Support Their Communities
Wildfires stoked by dry and windy conditions have ripped through Northern and Southern California over the last six days, scorching over 220,000 acres, killing at least 44 people, claiming some 7,400 structures and forcing more than a quarter...
