Rachel Brown
Codex Labs To Become A Telehealth Company
Founded in 2018 as a science-driven skincare brand, Codex Labs is transforming into a telehealth company. It’s slated to launch virtual dermatology platform SGBNet next year connecting people to medical practitioners, including...
Supernova Is Determined To Be The Next Big Hair Tools Brand
Attachments are great in personal relationships, but not so great in hair tools. New from The Conscious Beauty Group’s brand Supernova, SupernovaPRO describes itself as the world’s only attachment-free hair tool combining a...
How An Impromptu TikTok Video Altered Fragrance Brand Ascention’s Trajectory
In July, Ascention Parfums founder Greta Fitz got hit on at her gym by a man at the front desk who complimented her scent. Instead of letting it pass, she decided to quickly shoot a...
Men’s Skincare Brand Disco Liquidates, Founder Admits Its Positioning “Never Resonated With Men At Scale”
Disco, a men’s skincare brand that raised over $8 million in funding, has liquidated its business. The brand filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on Nov. 16 after Settle Inc., the consumer packaged goods financial resource that was...
Manufacturer IPG Broadens Product Capabilities As Consumers View “Beauty In A Much More Holistic Way”
After working at companies like Bristol Myers Squibb and Bath & Body Works, where they met, Bob Goehrke and Tish Poling decided they wanted a change of scenery, literally and figuratively. They moved out of corporate jobs and...
Beauty And Retail Insiders Offer The Body Shop’s New Owner Suggestions For How To Revive The Storied Chain
Last week, Natura & Co announced it’s selling The Body Shop to Aurelius Group in a deal valued at around $280 million. Founded in 1976 by Anita Roddick with a store in the English city Brighton, The...
How Indie Beauty Brands Believe MoCRA Will Impact Their Business
In December last year, President Joe Biden signed the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act (MoCRA), the most significant expansion of the United States Food and Drug Administration’s oversight of cosmetics in over 80 years, into law. It gives...
