The Gatekeeper: Christoph Honnefelder On What Makes A Brand Intriguing To Top European Beauty Retailer Douglas

Any brand scoring placement in one or all of European beauty giant Douglas’s 2,400 stores over the last nearly four years had to go through Christoph Honnefelder and his team. After Oct. 31, however, they’ll have to...

Hand Sanitizer Startup Touchland Is Making Killing Germs Cool

To Andrea Lisbona, hand sanitizer should be much more than a cheap commodity. The founder of Touchland is situating its super sleek germ fighters squarely in the beauty segment with hydrating formulas, subtle scents, shelfie-worthy Apple-esque design,...

Nomaterra Founder Aggie Burnett Shares The Steps She Took To Win Over Sephora

Like budding baseball players dream of hitting grand slams to win the World Series, wannabe beauty entrepreneurs aspire to see their brands on display at Sephora. Nomaterra founder Aggie Burnett was definitely shooting for the specialty...

“What Feminist Capitalism Can Look Like”: Dame And Unbound Join Forces To Raise Awareness About Sexism In Advertising

After both fighting contentious battles with New York City’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority over banned advertising, sexual wellness brands Unbound and Dame Products are joining forces to raise awareness about what they contend is selective enforcement of ad guidelines...

Skillful Product Selection And Cool Design Make New Melbourne Clean Beauty Shop Saint Francis Place Stand Out

Grace Lim, a trained architect navigating a new career as co-founder of clean beauty retailer Saint Francis Place, is honing her skills as a globetrotting product detective. “We’re like ghost buyers,” says Lim, an American who grew...