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Why Swiftarc Ventures Is Betting On Beauty Startups
Swiftarc Ventures is getting serious about the beauty industry as venture capital’s profile in it heightens. Established in 2019 by Zohar Ziv, former COO of Ugg owner Decker Outdoor Corp., Frank Krasovec, co-founder of Domino’s Pizza’s...
What Happened When Peter Thomas Roth’s Eye Product Went Viral On TikTok
“I just wanted to share this secret with you,” says a newbie 54-year-old TikTokker going by the handle @trinidad1967 in a video posted six days ago showing dramatic smoothing effects that occurred in less than three minutes...
Running A Brand While Parenting Is Hard. The Pandemic Made It Harder. Here’s How Beauty Entrepreneurs With Kids Are Handling It All Now.
In this edition of Beauty Independent’s ongoing series posing questions relevant to indie beauty, we asked 27 beauty entrepreneurs and executives who are also parents: As another school year starts that’s impacted by the pandemic, how are you...
P&G Acquires Bodewell, A Personal Care Brand Incubated Through Its Partnership With M13
When venture capital firm M13 and Procter & Gamble’s venture arm P&G Ventures announced their partnership in 2019, the stated goal of it was to incubate businesses that could be folded into P&G. Now, that goal...
Synth Labs Intl.’s ’80s Aesthetics And Science-Powered Solutions Couldn’t Be More Timely
When married couple Dani and Sasha Andreev launched Synth Labs Intl. in 2019, they couldn’t have imagined it would be so on-trend two years later. Steeped in 1980s neon-inflected aesthetics and the era’s exuberance for the potential...
This Colorful Gen Z Skincare Brand’s Face Mask Sold Out Within 48 Hours At Urban Outfitters
“I always wanted to start my own thing,” says Maes Face founder Maddie Fantle, former senior producer of content and marketing at agency Direct Agents and digital marketer at online marketplace FitBoomBah. “The pandemic pushed people to...
“Literally Like Green Juice”: New Brand Joos Cosmetics Takes Superfood Skincare To The Next Level
Green juice has been a sidewalk staple of celebrities like Jessica Alba, Michelle Williams, Emma Stone and Reese Witherspoon. Now, it can be their bathroom sink staple, too. From Shayan Sadrolashrafi and Andrew Glass, co-founders of hair...
