Bridge Mentorship Participants Share Knowledge They Gained From The Program; Applications Open For Second Round
Brands can’t expect to receive funding if they don’t have a tight grip on their financial models and distribution strategies. That was a big lesson impressed upon the first cohort of Bridge Mentorship, a professional...
From Boob Jobs To Breast Wellness: A New Generation Of Brands Is Evolving The Beauty Industry’s Relationship With Breasts
The beauty industry has long preyed on insecurities about breasts with products and procedures designed to have them fit a narrow societal ideal. To this day, most of the beauty offerings for breasts...
“Stay With What We Know”: Founder Dan Hodgdon Shares Lessons From The Early Days Of Building Vegamour
While working with marula oil producer Southern Botanica, Dan Hodgdon realized active ingredients could be combined to effectively address common hair issues. He thought, “What if we tried to put these things all together into a singular...
Glass Lizzard Offers A Pared-Down Alternative To K-Beauty’s 10-Step Skincare Routines
Prior to launching Glass Lizzard almost a year and a half ago, founder Jason Choi worked at Quik Bowl, his family’s restaurant in Buena Park, Calif. In what proved to be impeccable timing, the restaurant was sold...
Using Her 3D Printing Expertise, Chemical Engineer Julie Cushen Developed A Plant-Based Gel Manicure
A fresh gel manicure looks amazing, but it takes coating nails with often stinky petrochemical compounds to get one. That’s probably not a problem to most people—and perhaps it shouldn’t be. Many beauty insiders argue that
