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Indie Beauty Expo Dallas 2018: Exclusive Trend Report
Sometimes it pays to get away from New York and L.A. That was the case from May 9 to 10, when Indie Beauty Expo touched down in Dallas for its sophomore trade show in the...

Oral Care Brand Popwhite Pops Onto Television Screens With Its QVC Debut
Popwhite will be proving the power of purple on QVC starting today. The oral hygiene brand is launching on the television shopping channel with a $29 set of two 4-oz. toothpastes. Peroxide-free Popwhite is based around the...

Don’t Mess With Podiatrist Cary Gannon: After A Polish Brand Didn’t Respond To Her, She Launched A Competitor
Cary Gannon is as type A as they come. When the practicing podiatrist became disgruntled with a nail polish line she carried in her office promoting itself as healthy, she figured she could probably create a superior one...

Beauty Retail Expert Kelly St. John’s Top 10 Tips For Winning Over Beauty Buyers
With more than two decades at Neiman Marcus and nine years at Estée Lauder Cos. Inc. under her beauty industry belt, Kelly St. John has a pretty good understanding of what makes beauty buyers tick. Needless to say, when the department...

Scentbird Soars To Where Few Female-Led Companies Go: An $18.6M Round Of Funding
Scentbird has increased its nest egg with the completion of a series A funding round led by Goodwater Capital that totals $18.6 million. As the fragrance segment adjusts to millennial shopping habits, the money places the scent...

Pharmaca’s Prescription For A Thriving Beauty Business Involves An Integrated And Expert Approach
In a drugstore landscape dominated by enormous chains, 29-unit Pharmaca stands out for its longstanding integrative take on wellness. The Porchlight Equity Partners-owned company is dedicated to sustainable and good-for-you brands, and is serious about staffing with...

Mandust Is Out To Naturally Address Sweaty Parts In More Parts Of The World
Mandust isn’t settling. The body powder specialist is expanding across its home country Canada, where it recently entered The Truth Beauty Company, and setting its sights on the U.S. The good news for the talc-free alternative...