Stem Cell Scientist Hans Keirstead Battles Crow’s Feet And Vies For A Congressional Seat

Hans Keirstead is campaigning for good looks and good government: the first with new skincare brand Root of Skin and the second with a congressional run. An outgrowth of AiVita Biomedical, the brand is launching after four years...

Beauty Companies Join The Menstrual Realness Movement

The elevation of menstruation is upon us.

When Claire Zhao got her period at age 15, she broke down in tears. “I was very scared. There was a stigma and...

How To Climb The Walls Of Amazon

For an emerging beauty brand, passing through the pearly gates of Amazon could very well be trickier than passing through the pearly gates of heaven. The e-commerce giant has come down hard on Amazon aspirants with...

Joséphine Cosmetics’ Sultry Organic Beauty Products Would Make Their Namesake Proud

It’s a bold move to christen a brand after beloved performer and fearless activist Josephine Baker. Sholayide Otugalu, owner of Joséphine Cosmetics, is confident her two-year-old makeup brand can live up to the name. The Brooklyn-based self-taught makeup artist felt...

Move Over Millennials, Gen X’er Jenny Patinkin Is Making Waves In The Makeup Brush Business

Jenny Patinkin doesn’t waste time on the insecurities of youth. Pushing 40-years-old when she began training as a makeup artist and pushing 50-years-old now, she plows past rejections to propel her namesake cosmetics brush brand...