Lisa Price, Frédéric Fekkai, Jaime Schmidt And Gregory Bays Brown On What Beauty Brands Should Focus On Right Now

“Right now, it’s really important to keep everything focused on bringing traffic directly to you,” advised Jaime Schmidt, founder of personal care brand Schmidt’s. Schmidt was joined Wednesday by Gregory Bays Brown, the plastic surgeon founder of...

Fast-Growing DTC Brand HelloBody Offers A Very Different Take On G-Beauty

For the first six months HelloBody was on the market, it was focused on a coffee scrub that wasn’t exactly a dud, but it wasn’t a smash hit either. “In the very beginning, with that one product,...

Pangea Organics Founder Joshua Onysko’s Haircare And Body Care Brand Alpine Provisions Reduces Its Environmental Footprint

In the year and a half since Pangea Organics founder Joshua Scott Onysko expanded his beauty operations with the launch of haircare and body care line Alpine Provisions, he’s been digging into replacements for its plastic...

Proven Walks Away From “Shark Tank” Without A Deal, But Remains On Course To Become A Personalized CPG Powerhouse

Prior to Proven’s appearance on ABC’s “Shark Tank” last Wednesday, there hadn’t been a skincare brand on the television program for five years. If its experience is any indication, skincare brands might have to wait another five...

Before Graduating High School, 17-Year-Old Aashna Sharma Created A Makeup Brand Helping To Save Animals

During a typical year, most 17-year-olds would be planning for high school graduation after recently going to senior prom. But this year isn’t typical, and Aashna Sharma isn’t a typical teenager. In October, she launched Shared Planet,...