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...

The Lip Bar Launches Grant Program Bawse Ventures

The Lip Bar is launching grant program Bawse Ventures to support the next generation of BIPOC entrepreneurs. BIPOC founders with brands across consumer packaged goods categories can apply to receive grants of up to $25,000 in funding...

Where Beauty Brand Founders Think DEI Initiatives Stand Today In The Wake Of The Lawsuit Against Fearless Fund

Fearless Fund, the Black women-owned venture capital firm backing early-stage businesses owned by women of...