How Croda Is Helping Brands Build Products For Textured Hair
When Lisa Price made headlines by buying back Carol’s Daughter in early March, it was more than a feel-good founder story. It marked a full-circle moment for a category that’s become one of the most...
Pureskin’s Gen Z Founders’ Vulnerability Drives Early Success In the Tough Skincare Market
Co-founders and brothers Brandon and Bryan Chu’s willingness to be vulnerable about acne, a condition embarrassing for many, allowed them to break into the skincare business and break through with consumers, with their brand Pureskin...
Productivity-Boosting Nicotine Alternative Sett Launches With $3.8M In Funding
Sett, a new entrant in the buzzy nicotine alternative category, has launched with $3.8 million in funding. The brand’s backers are venture capital firms Jazz Venture Partners, where Sett co-founder and CEO Matt...
Highstock Wants Beauty Brands To Stop Being Embarrassed And Start Getting Smarter About Surplus Inventory
When Camille van Horne launched Highstock, a startup connecting beauty brands with excess inventory to buyers globally, a smidge over six months ago, she was chagrined by just how emotional decisions about excess inventory are. “Brands...
Caught In The Crossfire: Where Brands Stand With Thirteen Lune Amid The Inclusive Retailer’s Legal Battle
Beauty journalist and “Gloss Angeles” podcast co-host Kirbie Johnson broke the news last week on her Substack “Ahead of the Kirb” of a lawsuit filed by Thirteen Lune investors Beauty Generations Fund and Relevance...
