African Skincare Brand Uncover Raises $1.4M To Help It Go Global
Nairobi-based Uncover, a skincare brand with sunscreen, serum, sheet masks and more for women with melanated skin, has raised $1.4 million in an oversubscribed funding round to heighten its presence in existing markets and expand beyond them....
Can Masstige Beauty Keep Its Mojo?
Like the middle child, masstige beauty has historically been overlooked. It doesn’t have the status or margin cushion of prestige nor the volume or value proposition of mass. In recent months and years, though, the mid-tier segment has...
11 Years In The Making, Luxury Skincare Brand Abé & Mason Is Rooted In Japanese Rituals And Ingredients
In 2010, Shino Abé was working as an auditor at a Los Angeles accounting firm when her eczema, a condition she’d struggled with as a child, flared up. She tried treating it with over-the-counter solutions and products from...
Why Content Creator Jen Luv Thinks Beauty Brands Shouldn’t Dismiss The Power Of YouTube
Even in the age of TikTok, Jen Garancheski, better known as beauty influencer Jen Luv, thinks YouTube shouldn’t be written off. After all, for many people, YouTube has basically become television. Some 2.5 billion people...
Co-Founder Andrew Glass Plots Wakse’s Big Retail Push And BeachDays’ Big Launch
Fifteen years ago, Andrew Glass’s beauty industry career started in a kiosk at Eastview Mall near Rochester, N.Y., hawking Proactiv to teenagers crowding the halls. From there, it would wind through distribution (EC Scott Group) and brands (Astral Brands,...
