San Diego Store En Concordia Knows How To Throw A Clean Beauty Party

Merchant Theresa Renfro was a longtime skeptic of the power of store events. It took throwing her own to change Renfro’s mind. “I just didn’t think they were important. I thought events were for event spaces,” says the...

At New E-tailer Arrive Well, Conscious Consumption Is TSA-Approved

In the post-9/11 world, travel has become a real drag. Launched six months ago by Erin Lindquist and Renee Pindus, two road warriors weary of airplane travails, Arrive Well is out to ease the process by taking the...

Holt Renfrew Is The Latest Department Store Retailer To Expand Into Clean Beauty

Holt Renfrew has gone clean. The Toronto-based luxury retailer is experimenting with an organic, non-toxic, vegan and cruelty-free beauty selection that includes Ilia, Grown Alchemist, Juice Beauty, OSEA Malibu, Kosås, Tata Harper, Lilah B. and Rahua in seven...

Ebb & Flow Brings A Chill, Boho Vibe To The Bright And Instagrammable Riley Rose

To those dubious about the power of crystals, Ebb & Flow’s success might make you reconsider your view. “My attraction to it was completely involuntary. I was at an art festival, and we went into the crystals...

Organic To Green’s Rianna Loving Returns To The Brick-And-Mortar Business In Santa Monica With New Spa

Rianna Loving, creator of Organic To Green, is getting physical again. Three years after closing the conscious beauty shop Beauty Cirque on Montana Avenue in Santa Monica, Calif., she’s opened Sauna Bungalow & Spa on nearby Main...

Beauty Emporium Ricky’s NYC Is 35,000 SKUs Strong And Still Growing

Since 1989, Ricky’s NYC has been the go-to destination for New Yorkers looking to dye their hair pink, buy a Green Lantern costume or find the brightest shade of blue nail polish. What started as a single...