Rachel Brown
Celebrate Beauty Brands Wades Into Bath And Body Care With The Acquisition Of Coastal Salt & Soul
The beauty industry veterans behind Red Carpet Manicure are heading to the beach with Celebrate Beauty Brands LLC’s acquisition of Coastal Salt & Soul, a California-inspired bath and body care brand. The purchase marks the...
Ayuna Hires National Business Development Exec To Amplify Its American Presence
Ayuna is accelerating its American distribution push with the hiring of Randi Katz to shepherd national business development. Katz joins fellow Natura Bissé alumnae Begoña Sanjuan, Isabel Ramos and Tathiana Cornejo at the Spanish skincare brand that...
Luna Noel’s Scents Come With Crystals To Give Off Good Vibes
Most fragrance brands focus on notes. Luna Noel brings frequency into the fragrance conversation. The new natural scent brand from close friends and medicinal aromatherapists Finnigan Jones and Lyndsey Johnson incorporates crystals into four so-called Earth Mood fragrances: Clouds,...
Indie Beauty Stalwart In Fiore Succeeds With Steady Growth
In Fiore is one of the original indies. Founder Julie Elliott foresaw a demand for luxury natural beauty products long before it came to fruition. To take advantage of heightened consumer interest today, she’s maneuvered her brand through retailer...
J. Crew Catches The Indie Beauty Bug
What goes better with a J. Crew blazer than a swipe of bright lipstick and perfectly polished nails? The proprietor of preppy is completing women’s outfits by moving into makeup, skincare and nail lacquers, a rite of retail...
Indie Beauty Sales Surge On Black Friday And Cyber Monday Fueled By Heavy Discounting
In the bargain blitz that is Black Friday and Cyber Monday, indie beauty companies duked it out for dollars with steep discounts and gift sets that drove sales, but left brands and retailers curious about the implications of...
Gut Growth: The Beauty Chef Spreads Across Sephora
The Beauty Chef is cooking up some major distribution gains. The Australian ingestible beauty brand is rolling out across the Sephora chain in January after hitting inner beauty endcaps at 26 of the specialty retailer’s doors on Sept....
