
Lemon Laine’s Formula For Growing Its Clean Beauty and Wellness Concept: Community, Customization And Caches Of Testers
When Laura Lemon opened clean beauty shop Lemon Laine in Nashville two years ago, she followed in the footsteps of her great-grandparents who owned a general store in Oklahoma. Raised in Tulsa and married to Alabaman Evan Lenoir,...

CBD E-Tailer Standard Dose Opens A Not-So-Standard Brick-and-Mortar Location In New York City
Online CBD retailer Standard Dose opened its first brick-and-mortar location last week in the NoMad section of Manhattan. To call it a store, however, would be a misnomer. There are no shelves lined with rows and rows...

Native Americans Troubled By The Appropriation And Commoditization Of Smudging
Smudging, the ancient Native American practice of burning dried plants in spiritual ceremonies, has been made common by the non-Native population spreading it to yoga studios, beauty companies and wellness boxes. Google white sage, the primary ingredient in...

New York Shop Consigliere Is On A Mission To Be Men’s Beauty BFF
While they don’t announce it, most beauty stores target women and cater to their preferences. Chad Beightol has opened Consigliere, a New York beauty shop specifically targeting men, to put guys at ease as they keep up...

New Brand Cardon Harnesses K-Beauty Technology To Make Men’s Skincare Better
While classmates at University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School MBA program, Narae Chung tried to convince Jacqueline Oak to join her embryonic men’s skincare brand. Busy building a small business financial planning tool, Oak kindly declined, but agreed to...