How To Crack The Assortment At Fast-Growing Facial Bars

As brands look to sell products beyond their websites and retailers, many of which are pulling back from newness in pursuit of profit, they’re clamoring to get into the fast-growing facial bar sector.  The...

Skincare Brand Reome Marries High Design And Biotechnology

With a little luck and liquidity, Reome, a premium British skincare brand using biotechnology-derived ingredients for stressed skin, should be ready to travel the world soon. Founded in January...

Menstruation Gets An M&A Moment. Will The Flow Continue?

Speaking to Beauty Independent in 2014, The Honey Pot Company founder Beatrice Dixon was candid about her ambition to sell the brand to Unilever for $1 billion. Although that ambition hasn’t been achieved yet, she took...

How Cautious Beauty Investors Are Evaluating Brands Today

Beauty M&A is expected to increase this year, but that doesn’t mean investors and strategic buyers will become less choosy with their targets, according to dealmakers involved in the industry. 

Gayle King’s Makeup Artist And Balaeyon Founder RaeDawn Johnson Wants People To Think Differently About Shea Butter

If Oprah Winfrey’s Instagram feed is an indication, at any given moment, she could be taking in the action on set, posing for pictures at an award show, running on the beach, promoting a book or...