
From Poop Drops To Pet Products, DedCool Founder Carina Chaz Is Dead Set On Pushing The Boundaries Of Fragrance
Carina Chaz’s first scent memory is of a Clinique fragrance she wasn’t allowed to use. Her mom Sabina, who co-founded the skincare brand LaNatura in 1987, had gotten the fragrance while previously working at Estée Lauder, but...

How Founder Chantel Powell Kept Play Pits Afloat After A Fire Destroyed Its Inventory And Equipment
On Sept. 13, Chantel Powell, founder and CEO of Play Pits, got a call at 2:30 a.m. informing her that her deodorant brand’s warehouse was on fire. Powell’s husband Keeyon Powell overheard the call and didn’t have...

Haircare Deal Flow Continues With Dae Hair’s $8M Series A Round
Dae Hair, the 2-year-old haircare brand founded by hairstylist and influencer Amber Fillerup Clark, has closed a $8 million series A round. The round was led by Verity Venture Partners, an...

Ancora Holdings Shutters Vapour Beauty And Taos AER
Vapour Beauty is the latest brand to call it quits. The groundbreaking clean cosmetics and skincare brand announced it will end operations via email and social media. A poetic social media message posted three days ago...

Clio Founder And CEO Jamie Leventhal Steps Down As CEO Of Beacon Wellness Brands
Jamie Leventhal has stepped down as CEO of Beacon Wellness Brands, the parent company of Clio, which he started in 2001 and placed sex toys on the shelves of mass-market retailers the likes...