From C-Suite To VC: Can Beauty’s Star Executives Succeed As Investors?

The beauty executive-to-investor pipeline is bursting. A week ago, Jane Lauder, the former president of Clinique who spent three decades at Estée Lauder, the company founded by her grandmother, announced she’s starting

La Roche-Posay Is Making The Biggest Media Impact As Science-Backed Brands Build Buzz

Science-backed beauty brands, including La Roche-Posay and CeraVe, have generated the fastest growing media impact value (MIV) in beauty this year, according to a new report by software and data insights firm Launchmetrics

Sephora’s Holiday Ad Backlash Tests Customer Trust During Key Sales Event

Sephora was undoubtedly delighted when Mariah Carey, whose 31-year-old song “All I Want for Christmas is You” has become the harbinger of the holiday season, agreed to star in its holiday advertisement, but the...

What Everyone’s Missing About Ami Colé Founder Diarrha N’Diaye’s Skims Move

ICYMI, Diarrha Ndiaye, the founder behind the now-shuttered Ami Colé, has just been appointed as the new EVP of beauty and fragrance at Skims (beauty is something Kim Kardashian has been teasing since...

Nootropic Brand Graymatter Labs Raises $1.3M Seed Round After 2000% Year-Over-Year Growth

Cognitive wellness brand Graymatter Labs has raised a $1.3 million seed round as consumer investors continue to bet on wellness.  The round was led by Charlotte Tilbury...