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Inclusive Beauty Brands Share Their Vision For Thirteen Lune’s Post-Acquisition Future
Thirteen Lune, the retailer launched in 2020 by Nyakio Grieco and Patrick Herning to showcase minority-owned beauty brands, has been acquired by SNR Capital, a financing and fulfillment firm associated with The PCA Companies,...
What Emerging Beauty Brands Need To Know About Jumping On Chinese Social Media App RedNote
After the Supreme Court heard hours of oral arguments against and in support of the TikTok ban on Friday, the mood on the wildly popular social media platform turned fatalist, but content creators didn’t lose their sense of...
Why I Shut Down My Award-Winning Beauty Brand Last Year
Seven years after setting out on my entrepreneurial journey with just $200 in startup capital, I had created something aspirational—a dream realized through sheer grit and ingenuity. By most standards, my beauty brand, The Established, was a success....
As Mora Cosmetics Closes, Its Co-Founders Discuss The Perils Of A Small Brand At A Big Retailer
Minara El-Rahman launched halal-certified Mora Cosmetics in 2020 as a love letter to her Muslim community. Even though the bootstrapped makeup brand announced via email on Monday that its business is ending on Jan. 31, preternaturally optimistic...
Skincare Trends Soaring—And Sinking—In 2025
In the first three quarters of last year, data from market research firm Circana shows skincare registered the slowest growth among prestige beauty categories in American department and beauty specialty stores, up 3% in dollars. In the...
How Brands Are Making Longevity Less Confusing
Longevity deal activity tripled between 2023 and 2024—and it’s not expected to slow. “There has been a huge uptick in consumer interest and also awareness and knowledge in this space,” said Susan Lin, an investor at Felix...
