
DTC Body Care Brand Maëlys Secures Minority Investment From Madison Reed Backer Norwest
Maëlys, the direct-to-consumer body-sculping product specialist known for its B-Tight Lift & Firm Booty Mask, now has more junk in its trunk. The Tel Aviv-based brand has received a minority investment...

Pai’s Sarah Brown On Funding A Growing Brand, Renaming Products And Why Organic Skincare’s Moment Is Due
Pai Skincare is proof there’s no set-in-stone way to finance and grow a beauty brand. While venture capital has poured into the beauty industry, the London-based skincare brand has interspersed institutional funding with bank debt. Recently,...

How Indie Brands Can Appeal To Harrods And Harvey Nichols Beauty Buyers
Even the most prestige of prestige beauty in the United Kingdom is getting democratized. Harrods, for example, is reaching beyond its illustrious Knightsbridge flagship location to British beauty consumers outside of London with its new concept H...

“The Band-Aid Of Hair Fragrances”: This New Brand Wants To Make A Niche Product Not So Niche
As she considered developing a beauty product, Eat. Sweat. Undress. founder Alexia P. Hammonds asked herself a question that’s been asked by countless beauty entrepreneurs: “Coming out of the gate with a limited budget, how am I...

Violet Grey Prepares To Launch Its Own Products, Hires Former Vogue Beauty Director Sarah Brown For Key Role
One of beauty’s most luxurious retailers is preparing for post-pandemic power moves. As reported by Business of Fashion, Violet Grey has appointed former Vogue beauty director Sarah Brown...