
Stride Consumer Partners Takes A Minority Stake In Odele
Stride Consumer Partners has obtained a minority stake in Odele for an undisclosed amount. The private equity firm is betting that the masstige phenomenon underpinning the success of skincare brands like Naturium...

How PLA Made $30 Million In Sales And Managed To Get On Kylie Jenner And Jennifer Lopez’s Nails
After working as a lash artist for 12 years, the arduousness of the job took a toll on Michelle Nguyen. “I was probably one of the first generations of lash artists, so I wasn’t trained properly,” she says....

Cos Bar Set To Open At Shen Beauty’s Former Location To Heighten Its New York Profile
Cos Bar is expanding its presence in New York City. The luxury beauty specialty retailer is opening its second Big Apple location on Thursday in Brooklyn’s Cobble Hill neighborhood at a...

Former Dermstore Buyer Shreya Aggarwal Launches Functional Candle Brand Caftari
In the summer last year, Shreya Aggarwal was dealing with a stubborn bout of insomnia and anxiety. A fragrance obsessive from a young age, when the smells of her mother’s rose hair oil and father’s talcum...

VC-Backed And Derm-Endorsed Brand Symphonic M.D. Focuses On Reducing Irritation From Powerhouse Skincare Ingredients
Dermatologist and Yale School of Medicine professor David Leffell jokes that if he had a nickel for every patient that stops using retinol because they can’t tolerate it, he’d have retired long ago. Interested...