Attitudes Toward Menarche Are Changing—And Emerging Period Care Brands Are Part Of The Change
Growing up, nobody discussed my period with me. When I got it at 13-years-old, I felt I didn’t have anyone to tell. I finally told my therapist, who relayed to me that she’d planted a rose bush to...
Retailer Ayla Beauty’s First Standalone Product Is An Ode To California And Potent Natural Ingredients
At her Berkeley, Calif., restaurant Chez Panisse, Alice Waters turned simple, high-quality ingredients cultivated by local farmers into the stars of haute cuisine. Now, 15 miles away across the bay, retailer Ayla Beauty is executing haute beauty...
New Online-Offline Retail Concept Indie Goods Market Wants To Make Conscious Consumerism Easy
As conscious consumerism rises, boycotts of the likes of SoulCycle, Equinox and Chick-fil-A have erupted with the goal of negatively impacting companies’ bottom lines to compel action. Now, Indie Goods Market is urging people to take a...
Can Nordstrom’s New Manhattan Superstore Convince Beauty Consumers To Reconsider Department Store Shopping?
Counter culture is changing. Nordstrom is the latest department store retailer buffing up its beauty floor in an effort to stave off losing customers to e-commerce players and specialty retailers Ulta Beauty and Sephora. In fact, beauty...
This New Brand Wants To Make Beauty Devices Accessible To All Consumers Dealing With Skin Conditions
Every beauty company owner contends their customers are smart, but Olamide Olowe knows hers are because they study skincare ingredients and products to ensure they work for their stubborn skin issues. Olowe’s new company SkinStatic is set...