Karma Bliss Is In Its Element At Nordstrom’s New Wellness Outposts

The wellness wave has carried Karma Bliss into Nordstrom. The brand founded by media personality Devi Brown and centered on healing crystals has entered a beauty selection at the retailer that’s widened to include pillowcases, diffusers, supplements, matcha...

Trend-Averse Spot Spa Spotted The Green Beauty Trend Long Before It Was One

Seventeen years ago, Nell Rueckl plunked holistic wellness destination Spot Spa down in Minneapolis as natural offerings were only beginning to bubble to the surface of the beauty industry. Much has changed since that time, but Rueckl hasn’t. She...

10 Standout Trends From Indie Beauty Expo’s 2018 Los Angeles Edition

If the existence of Beauty Independent wasn’t sufficient to confirm indie beauty isn’t merely a trend, the strength of Indie Beauty Expo’s third visit to Los Angeles provides excess proof. The number of brands at...

Jeanne Tamayo Takes Us Inside The Mind Of A Retail Buyer

Disruption in the beauty industry hasn’t dethroned retail buyers. They remain powerful gatekeepers that brands must please to achieve distribution objectives. Buyers cultivate captivating assortments, help move products off the shelves and amplify their employers’ businesses. Jeanne Tamayo...

Map Of The Heart Builds Its Fragrance Business With Heart

Map Of The Heart is literally and figuratively a brand full of heart. After working in the film industry, co-founders Sarah Blair and Jeffrey Darling followed their passion to bring the concept centered upon bottles shaped like human...