The Nature Of Things For The Brand Nature Of Things: Strategic Retailers, International Growth, Distinctive Packaging And Complex Formulations

By the time Jamie Leilani Pelayo co-founded Beacon Award-winning beauty and wellness brand Nature of Things in 2019, she had years of beauty industry and entrepreneurial experience under her belt at the likes of Sephora, Violet...

Pound Cake Does For Red Lipstick What’s Long Been Done For Foundation—Create The Right Match For Consumers’ Skin Tones

How can a woman find the perfect red lipstick if red lipsticks haven’t been made for her in the first place? That’s a question that fueled Camille Bell to start Pound Cake, a new cosmetics brand rejecting...

Menopause-Focused Sexual Wellness Brand Tabu Closes Funding Round, Launches On Goop

Tabu, maker of a personal massager and organic lubricant created for women in peri- to post-menopause, has closed a $500,000 seed round and entered Goop’s selection. The funding round led by Tia and...

American Med Spa Association’s Alex Theirsch On The Business Impacts Of Linda Evangelista Claiming CoolSculpting “Disfigured” Her

The med spa industry has had a rough go of it lately. Last year, it was dealt a blow by coronavirus-related closures. Last month, as med spas battled to recover revenues from the depths of the pandemic,...

September 2021 Beauty Retail News At A Glance

Much of last month’s beauty retail news revolved around big picture issues such as the state of the overall economy, labor shortages, supply chain issues, the impacts of inflation on prices, demand and margins, and whether the...