Walmart Introduces The Body Lab’s Body Care Customization Concept
The Body Lab is enabling Walmart shoppers to concoct body care the way they want. The latest customization brand from the maker of Strands, a science-driven premium direct-to-consumer brand started in 2020...
Skimdo Founder Kimberley Cowans Talks Free Samples And Why She Turned Down Sephora
Kimberley Cowans refers to her 10 year old brand Skimdo as a “personal healing project that snowballed into a business.” She was bullied for having curly, textured hair growing up and her hero product, Original Cream—a leave-in...
How Emerging Beauty Brands Can Mitigate Payment Risks At Retail
Retail is a risky business for emerging beauty brands, but when retailers stretch payment terms or fail to pay bills entirely, it can deal a serious blow to brands’ long-term financial well-being. Past due...
Toyin Odulate Merges Her African Heritage And L’Oréal Learnings To Launch Haircare Brand Olori
Toyin Odulate has lived in a lot of places. Born in Washington, DC., she moved back to Lagos, Nigeria, where her parents were from and her extended family lived, when she was six years old. She returned...
How Beacon Award Winner Sisterwould Hit Six Figures With A Minimal Marketing Budget
When sister-in-laws Rina Gocaj-Bekiri and Floriye Elmazi couldn’t find hair products that catered to pressing condition-based concerns, such as dandruff, psoriasis, alopecia, hair loss and the effects of chemotherapy on hair, they decided to combine their passions for...
