Nicotine Replacement Therapy Brand Jones Gets Underway With $1.1M From Warby Parker Founders’ VC Firm And Others

Fueled by $1.1 million in pre-seed funding, Jones has launched to ease people off of vaping, a challenge its creators know full well.  Striving to put a contemporary spin on the nicotine replacement...

Citruslabs And Sula Labs Partner To Close The Inclusivity Gap In Clinical Studies

Citruslabs and Sula Labs have joined forces to put representation front and center in clinical studies as they’re becoming table stakes for beauty brands. Historically, clinical studies of all sorts have excluded people of color,...

Cosmetica Teams Up With Celebrity Makeup Artist Katie Jane Hughes To Showcase Its Innovations

As beauty contract manufacturers increasingly step out of the shadows, Cosmetica Laboratories Inc. has partnered with celebrity makeup artist and content creator Katie Jane Hughes to spotlight trend-forward products it can produce for brands....

How A PCOS Diagnosis Led Cherice Williams To Build Multimillion-Dollar Haircare Brand Blaq Luxury

When Blaq Luxury founder Cherice Williams immigrated to the United States from Jamaica in 2016, she dreamt of completing an accounting degree and getting a job in the financial sector. Two years later, she discovered she had...

Cool-Kid DTC Brand Dieux Skin Ventures Into Retail At Sephora

Dieux Skin, the direct-to-consumer skincare brand that’s ridden star products to a star turn on social media, is breaking into brick-and-mortar retail at Sephora. The brand launches today on the beauty specialty retailer’s website before rolling out...

Sephora Expands Body Care Offering With Soft Services Launch

Responding to consumer demand, Sephora is amplifying its body care presence by bringing on Soft Services. The brand launches online today and will roll out to 300 doors on Feb. 16. Its bestselling $28 Buffing Bar, $30...