Carson Life Joins A Select Group Of Latina-Founded Startups That Have Surpassed $10M In Funding
Sonia Guzman, founder of Carson Life, has entered a select group of Latina founders who’ve raised in excess of $10 million in funding. Her Miami-based beauty and wellness brand has secured $2 million in bridge funding following...
How Chinese Consumers Fell In Love With Argentum Apothecary
Argentum Apothecary founder Joy Isaacs never expected her brand to become a phenomenon in China, but social media renown has a funny habit of shifting expectations. In 2015, Chinese singer Faye Wong’s 9-year-old...
Brand Founders Get Real About Bootstrapping In An Uncertain And Crowded Beauty Market
Murphy Bishop, co-founder of The Better Skin Co., believes it’s incredibly tough to be a bootstrapped beauty brand today. Not only are bootstrapped brands competing against well-funded players, they’re trying to navigate a beauty industry...
Is The Beauty Industry Suffering From A Product Quality Crisis?
Lorne Lucree, chief innovation officer at contract manufacturer Voyant Beauty and head of its business unit Atelier by Voyant Beauty, believes the beauty industry is suffering from a product quality crisis. He points to mold,...
From Ouai’s Former Product Development Director, Goop-Approved Brand Contemplation Tackles Sustainability From Multiple Angles
At the beginning of the pandemic, Ariane Noji, then director of product development at Ouai, desperately needed a reset. Glued to her computer churning out product releases, she was practically caged in her Los Angeles home...
