U Beauty’s Tina Craig Once Had A 20-Step Skincare Routine. Now, She’s A Big Believer In Skinimalism.

When Tina Craig first launched U Beauty in 2019 with a pared-down skincare philosophy and packaging, many people turned their noses up at the brand. “People were so used to Hermès, Chanel and the luxury Bag Snob,”...

Sexual Wellness Brand Maude Closes $5.8M Series A Round

Stylish intimacy brand Maude has closed a $5.8 million series A round led by early-stage beauty and wellness fund True Beauty Ventures. Along with True Beauty Ventures, participants in the round include Aesop and The...

A Cosmic Guide To July 2021: Horoscopes For Beauty Entrepreneurs

The eclipses during Gemini season and recent Mercury retrograde put us in quite a transformational vortex. If your brand experienced glitches, hacks or system malfunctions, know that you are not alone and let these mishaps better...

Japanese-Inspired Brand OEM Is Out To Upgrade Drugstore Remedies

OEM founders Shun Kinoshita and Ceilidh MacLeod are interested in taking the dread out of drugstore shopping. “You typically go to a drugstore when you’re sick, you’re under the weather or you have your period. You’re already...

Unilever Veteran Joins Hand In Hand As CEO, Looks To Lift Brand Awareness

Hand in Hand has a new leader at the helm to direct its path forward. Piyush Jain, a 23-year veteran of Unilever who was most recently global brand VP of haircare for the United States at the...