
Kush Queen Leads The Charge To Bring THC To Beauty
Enhanced with 200 milligrams of THC, Kush Queen’s Foto Blur Primer might make more than just skin imperfections hazy. Brand founder and CEO Olivia Alexander is committed to broadening the reach of cannabis—not merely CBD—in the beauty...

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...