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Former Follain VP Cristina Bagozzi Launches Mood-Enhancing Clean Fragrance Brand Emmotiv
When Cristina Bagozzi was 11, she moved from Romania to the United States with her parents, who were fleeing their home country’s economic instability four years after the communist regime was toppled in the Romanian Revolution of 1989....

Indie Beauty Brands Share Their Big (And Small) Business Goals For 2023
Since the start of the pandemic, uncertainty has been a business constant. Heading into next year, with the economy and the state of indie beauty rocky, the uncertainty is by no means fading. Amid it, indie beauty...

Inside The Healing Company’s Push To Grow Its Portfolio To 15 Brands In Three Years
The defective healthcare system leaves people searching for solutions to everyday issues. The Healing Company believes it can be a major force in providing those solutions. Founded by Anabel Oelmann, a former model and supplement entrepreneur,...

Insanely Clean Entices Discerning Gen Z Guys To Try Skincare With Easy Products And Edgy Design
Judah Abraham was born into the beauty industry and even he admits his commitment to skincare waffles. “I often don’t moisturize after I wash my face because I’m lazy,” says the 32-year-old CEO and founder of gen Z...

Brand Holding And Investment Company DCB Lab Acquires Clean Deodorant Player Type:A
DCB Lab, a brand holding, investment and advisory company, has acquired clean deodorant player Type:A for an undisclosed price. The deal was first reported by publication BeautyMatter and is among a number of recent transactions...

With Birchbox On The Brink Of Possible Bankruptcy, Are Brands Rethinking Subscription Box Strategies?
At ages 29 and 28, respectively, Katia Beauchamp and Hayley Barna came up with the idea for Birchbox during their last semester at Harvard Business School and launched it in September 2010. By 2019, the updated take...

CTZN Cosmetics’ Sales Are Surging On Retail Growth As Its Parent Company Fundraises And Looks To Buy Brands
At the onset of the pandemic in 2020, CTZN Cosmetics was in a difficult spot. The inclusive prestige makeup brand had been gaining recognition in the nearly a year it had been in business from influencer...