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Dermatologist-Founded Sun Care Brand Lightsaver Launches At Sephora
Sephora is upping its authority in sun care by introducing Lightsaver, a brand started less than a year ago by dermatologist David Kim. The beauty specialty retailer has launched two Lightsaver sunscreens...
Beauty Brands’ Life Expectancy And The Implications For M&A
According to management consultancy McKinsey & Co., the life expectancy of an S&P 500 company in 1935 was 90 years. In 2010, it was 14 years—and company life expectancy has only shrunk since then. Andrew...
Megalabs Acquires Majority Stake In Hair Growth Brand DS Laboratories To Boost Dermatology Business
Pharmaceutical and supplement company Megalabs has acquired a majority stake in DS Laboratories, a brand specializing in hair growth products, to heighten its presence in dermatologists’ offices. Terms of the deal weren’t...
The Inkey List Builds Acne Product Portfolio With Fast-Acting Pimple Patches
The Inkey List is enlarging its acne product franchise by bringing its affordable, ingredient-driven approach to pimple patches. The brand is launching Hydrocolloid Invisible Pimple Patches on Sephora’s app June 3 and the...
Brand Incubator Squared Circles Closes $40M Series A Funding Round Led By L Catterton
Squared Circles, the venture studio and incubator behind Kelly Slater’s personal care brand Freaks of Nature, has closed a $40 million series A funding round to fuel brand creation. The round was...
The Formulation Process Is Broken If It Takes 40 Tries To Get A Product Right
In an interview last month with Beauty Independent, Oliver Nordlinger, co-founder and partner at Monogram Capital Partners, the private equity owner of manufacturer Prime Matter Labs, pointed out the path from beauty product concept to...
Unsexy Sells: What Brands Should Make Of TikTok’s Enthusiasm For Beauty’s Homely Workhorses
If every trend has a countertrend, then the TikTok veneration of “unsexy products” like Vanicream Daily Facial Moisturizer, Nizoral Anti-Dandruff Shampoo, Gold Bond Neck & Chest Firming Cream, CeraVe Healing Ointment, Triple Paste Diaper Rash Cream...
