Noto Botanics Opens A Store In Los Angeles While Looking To Expand Its Reach Well Beyond The City

Three months after opening its first brick-and-mortar store in Los Angeles, Noto Botanics is ready to see if its line is as “universally sexy” as it intends it to be by introducing a slew of new products, and...

Fur’s Co-Founders On Their “Shark Tank” Appearance, Retail Markups, Rejections And Publicly Discussing Pubic Hair

On Friday evening, BFFs Laura Schubert and Lillian Tung were discussing pubes on the boob tube—and it wasn’t for premium cable content. The co-founders of Fur, a personal care brand dedicated to breaking taboos around pubic hair...

Is A 700% Retail Markup Too Much For A Beauty Product?

During an episode of the ABC television show “Shark Tank” that aired Friday, Fur co-founders Laura Schubert and Lillian Tung reveal the brand’s signature oil costs $5.34 to make and retails for $46, leading to a markup of more than...

L’Oréal Leads Global Beauty In The Latest Quarterly Earnings

Major trade winds were on display in the most recent quarterly reports issued by four of the largest international conglomerates that followed bellwether trends familiar to today’s beauty entrepreneurs. The contrasting results and perspectives presented by...

For Retail Buyers, Wellness Reigned Supreme At IBE LA 2020

The retail buyers in attendance at Indie Beauty Expo Los Angeles 2020 were on the hunt for products to help their customers feel better, not just look better. That’s the takeaway from the...