Analysts And Investors Predict A Healthy Holiday Season For Beauty Despite Economic Turbulence

As the battle against inflation wages on, retailers and beauty brands are likely to be faced with strained shoppers this holiday shopping season.  Their wallets are being squeezed by interest rates that are...

New Owner Combines InStyler With Flower And Harry Josh Hair Tools Brands To Create InStyler Brands

After Hoziane acquired it last year, hair tools staple InStyler has been reorganized along with the brands Flower Hair Tools by Drew Barrymore and Harry Josh Pro Tools into a single entity called InStyler Brands....

Beauty’s Sustainability Conundrum: Can It Break Its Obsession With New Products To Increase The Uptake Of Refills?

In an industry struggling to come to terms with its role in the world’s monumental and complex pollution problem—market research firm Euromonitor International estimated in 2008 that the beauty industry produces more than 120 billion...

From The Bathroom To The Bedroom, No Health Issue Is Too Taboo For My Girl Wellness

For chef and health coach Tayla Burke, who started building My Girl Wellness shortly after the pandemic hit the United States and launched it in 2021 with a trio of gut...

Top Knot Ventures’ Manica Blain On Why Individual Investors Are Particularly Important For Early-Stage Brands Today

After pitching 20 venture capital firms and receiving a term sheet from one, Indu, a forthcoming teenage beauty brand from Feelunique co-founders Aaron Chatterley and Richard Schiessel, ended up securing $4.8 million in funding from...