Beach House Group Names Former Urban Decay GM Malena Higuera CEO Of Fragrance Brand Noyz

Malena Higuera, former GM of L’Oréal brands Urban Decay and Dermablend, has been appointed CEO of Noyz, the upstart gen Z fragrance brand from incubator Beach House Group exclusive to Ulta Beauty in the United States. In...

“Founder Mode” Vs. “Manager Mode”: Beauty And Wellness Founders On The Best Way To Operate Brands

Earlier this month, the headline on Tim Higgins’ column in The Wall Street Journal declared micromanaging is now cool in Silicon Valley. Micromanaging’s sudden reputation glow-up comes courtesy of an essay by Paul Graham, co-founder of renowned accelerator...

Lorne Lucree Leaves Unilever Prestige To Start Beauty Consultancy Quiet Coyote

Lorne Lucree has had many stops during his 17-year beauty industry career, including at L’Oréal, Estée Lauder, Luxury Brand Partners, Voyant Beauty and Unilever, where he was most recently a strategic innovation advisor for the prestige division and SVP...

From A Vegamour Alum, Pro Surfer And Influencer, Momona Skincare Is Taking Tallow High-End

Momona Skincare is out to be the first direct-to-consumer brand to make tallow a luxury skincare staple. Launching today, it’s the brainchild of husband-and-wife duo professional surfer Slater and influencer Stacie Trout and Tyler Miller, a former...

The Rational State Of Indie Beauty In 2024

The whiplash effect from the pandemic-stoked e-commerce surge and self-care obsession to the ensuing reset marked by a return to traditional retail shopping and expressive beauty threw indie beauty brands for a wild loop last year. This year,...