Glissant’s Luxe Lube Merges CBD And Traditional Chinese Medicine

Urologist Karyn Eilber’s menopausal and perimenopausal patients often asked her for lubricant recommendations. To provide answers, she shared available options, even though she wasn’t jazzed about their ingredients. Eilber says, “A lot are full of chemicals, and women...

“More Than One Token Latina”: Vive Cosmetics Is All About Real Latinx Representation

There are few cosmetic companies bold enough to emblazon the word “chingona” on a liquid lipstick. For Vive Cosmetics, though, the Spanish slang for “bad-ass woman” makes perfect sense. Founded by Latinas Leslie Valdivia and Joanna Rosario,...

What’s Behind Successful CEO-Founder Relationships

Successful pairings of creative and business minds have been pivotal to some of the most significant brands of our time. Think Christopher Bailey and Angela Ahrendts at Burberry, Marc Jacobs and Robert Duffy at Marc Jacobs...

Five Breakthrough Skinfluencers To Follow On TikTok Right Now

If YouTube spawned powerful makeup influencers, TikTok is turning creators into skincare superstars. The rise of skincare content on the gen Z-dominated social media network—there are exploding pimples, amazing glow-ups, cool new brands, forgettable and unforgettable trends, and...

How German E-Tailer Niche Beauty Became A Leading Launchpad For Indie Beauty Brands

Niche Beauty isn’t the niche operation it used to be. Founded in 2011 to bring brands distributor Atout Cosmetics was expanding in German-speaking countries online, Douglas, the biggest beauty retailer in Europe with about 2,400...