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Sassy Candle Brand Evil Queen Extends Its Reign To Riley Rose
The Evil Queen rules at a retailer near you. The Los Angeles-based maker of candles with attitude has entered Riley Rose in its latest distribution coup. Outside of the Forever 21-owned beauty concept, Evil Queen has expanded...

Love Goodly Is Dedicated To Doing Good With Its Beauty Boxes
In the indie beauty segment, more and more companies are making the case that beauty doesn’t have to be superficial. Subscription box specialist Love Goodly is certainly among those companies. It’s committed to introducing women to cruelty-free,...

Adsorb Beauty Is Poised To Ride The J-Beauty Wave Into Luxury Retail
Sometimes beauty and beauty products are found in the strangest places. Adsorb Beauty, for example, originates in ostrich eggs, which Japanese scientists plumb to retrieve antibodies powerful enough to fight free...

Pearl Butter And CAP Beauty Collide Over Coconut Butters As Concerns About Copying Grow In The Indie Segment
Pearl Butter, a brand that’s made a splash with colorful adaptogenic spreads, asserts retailer CAP Beauty is causing confusion in the marketplace by producing and selling coconut butters resembling the brand’s offerings. Repudiated by CAP Beauty,...

Sana Jardin Tests The Business Impact Of Being Driven By A Social Mission
Can providing economic opportunity persuade consumers to purchase perfume? That’s the question Sana Jardin is attempting to answer. The fragrance brand that launched at Harrods Salon De Parfums last August and is slated to enter the new...

U.K. Brand Contour Cosmetics Makes A Play To Sculpt American Faces
Contour Cosmetics, the brand that popularized the sculpting makeup technique tied to Kim Kardashian in the United Kingdom, has arrived in the United States. This month, 500,000 Contour Cosmetics units are being deposited in the hands of...

Velvet Report Is Out To Prove Vegan Beauty Is Far More Exciting Than Tasteless Tempeh
Lindsey Arnold believes that vegan beauty shouldn’t be what vegan food is often accused of being: bland and a poor replacement for sumptuous stuff filled with animal-derived ingredients. Wondering if other women shared her view, the former psychotherapist...