Curlsmith Raises Series A Funding To Fuel Its Ambition To Become A Global Haircare Leader

Curlsmith, already the top textured haircare brand at Ulta Beauty, aims to be the top textured haircare brand globally. It’s received a major boost in its effort to get there from a series A funding round led...

Sustainable Deodorant Brand PAPR Secures Funding From L’Occitane’s Venture Arm And Cristina Carlino

Just over three years since Procter & Gamble scooped up Native and Unilever purchased Schmidt’s Naturals, PAPR is emerging as a deodorant player to watch. The direct-to-consumer brand owned by Los Angeles company Paper Cosmetics and focused...

New Zero-Waste Brand Everist Is Determined To Make Sustainable Haircare Mainstream

A good hair day shouldn’t be bad for the planet. That’s the premise of Everist, a new zero-waste brand from the minds of beauty industry veterans Jessica Stevenson, former general manager at Nude by Nature and senior...

From Bold Unibrows To Colorful Braids, New Brand TooD Is A Catalyst For Self-Expression And Self-Acceptance

Almost four years ago, Shari Siadat made a change that would alter the trajectory of her life. After 24 years of plucking her unibrow in embarrassment, the first-generation Iranian American decided to grow it out. The decision was...

“Hermes Of The Skincare Industry:” Maison/Made Receives Biodynamic Certification For Its Sustainable Ingredient Cultivation

“In the last five years, we’ve seen the uptick in natural brands and how saturated the space was becoming,” says Adrien de Botin, who founded Maison/Made with his wife Carolina Prioglio. “We knew that, if we wanted...