“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...
Present Life, A New Beauty And Wellness Company Led By Ex-Coty Execs, Launches Loum Beauty Of Calm To Combat The Effects Of Stress
There’s a new brand incubator and acquirer on the beauty and wellness scene. Present Life is revealing its presence today timed with the launch of its second in-house brand, stress effects buster Loum Beauty of Calm....
