Beauty Looks To Have A Strong Holiday Shopping Season This Year And Hot M&A Market Next Year

With rising inflation and persistent labor shortages affecting the supply chain, brands are feeling the pinch. The good and bad news is the conditions aren’t likely to be static, according to Christina Adams, a...

Chris-Tia Donaldson, Founder And CEO Of Haircare Brand Thank God It’s Natural, Dies At 42

Thank God It’s Natural founder and CEO Chris-Tia Donaldson, who championed natural hair and haircare, died on Saturday at 42. The cause of death was complications from a long battle with breast cancer. Donaldson’s death was announced...

Unpacking The Future Of The Subscription Beauty Box Business

The beauty subscription box business boomed last year after the pandemic spread worldwide. With stores closed and people hunkered down in quarantine, home delivery of beauty products became a crucial vehicle for sampling. FabFitFun’s 2020 revenues soared...

Waldencast Acquires Obagi And Milk Makeup To Form Unicorn Beauty Brand Holding Company

Special purpose acquisition company Waldencast Acquisition Corp. has acquired the brands Obagi and Milk Makeup to form a multibrand beauty and wellness platform valued at $1.2 billion.  Jaime Castle and Tim Coolican, CEOs of...

Dame Becomes First Female-Founded Pleasure Brand To Advertise On NYC Subways After Settling MTA Dispute

As a result of settling the lawsuit it launched against The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority for rejecting its sex toy advertising, Dame will become the first female-founded pleasure product brand to run New York City...