Naturally Original Is Restaging Kiss My Face and Yes To—And Hunting For Other Brands That Could Use A Refresh

As the beauty industry moved from natural beauty to clean beauty, some brands in the earlier natural beauty wave drifted off course. That’s the case for Kiss My Face and Yes To, two natural beauty mainstays...

Sexual Wellness Brand Cake Raises $8M In Series A Funding

Cake has closed an $8 million series A round, bringing its total funding to over $16 million. Launched in June 2020, the sexual wellness brand previously raised $1.4 million in...

Why Gender-Inclusive Skincare Brand Good Light’s Ulta Beauty Launch Is So Meaningful To Its Co-Founder David Yi

For David Yi, retail placement is personal. A little over a year after its launch, his gender boundary-crossing skincare brand Good Light has rolled out to 733 of Ulta Beauty’s 1,300-plus stores, with the goal of expanding...

Six Beauty Entrepreneurs Issue An Open Letter Critical Of Brad Pitt And His Pricey New Skincare Brand

In a public display of how much Brad Pitt has struck a nerve with his pricey new skincare brand Le Domaine, six beauty entrepreneurs have come together to rebuke the actor in an open letter. Available...

AI-Powered Custom Beauty Brand 2250 Updates Products Over Time In Response To Results

All too often, Fernando Braun and Nessim Zouaoui have plunked down for skincare products that don’t work for them. Of course, they’re not alone. In consumer research, people told them they purchased frustratingly ineffective products after receiving recommendations...