Clean Spa Concept Milk + Honey Surpasses $19M In Revenue And Readies For National Expansion

Spas don’t have be fancy-schmancy to be big business. Milk + Honey surpassed $19 million in revenue last year based on a simple premise: healthy spa services provided in a healthy work environment. Now, backed by Keller...

Wig Sales Are Growing And So Is Girl+Hair, A Haircare Brand For Women Who Wear Them That’s Entering Target

Wigs are excellent concealers of the imperfect hair underneath them, but Girl+Hair doesn’t believe women should settle for the imperfect, even if it’s unseen. The emerging brand’s products are designed to maintain the health of natural hair...

Glam+Go Is On The Go: The Blowout Concept Has Ambitious Plans To Multiply Locations

For many American women, Drybar is synonymous with blowout. Glam+Go is looking to change that with services that are affordable, quick, consistent and, increasingly, expanding. While the budding blowout contender isn’t yet running 100-plus locations like Drybar,...

Startup SwearBy Pinky Swears Its Product Reviews Are Real

As a former marketing head for several women’s brands, including NYDJ and Juicy Couture, Kate Foster Lengyel has witnessed the pros and cons of influencer marketing firsthand. She’s seen how easy it is for companies to fabricate positive...

What’s Behind Once-Promising Retailer Beauty Brands’ Struggles?

In early 2014, news broke that Lyn Kirby, former president and CEO of Ulta Beauty, had joined forces with a private equity firm later revealed as TSG Consumer Partners to buy Beauty Brands from advertising magnate Bob...

IBMG And Douglas Partner To Bring Indie Beauty Brands To Europe’s Largest Beauty Retailer 

Douglas, a giant of European beauty retail, is taking a serious interest in the little guys. The omnichannel company is partnering with Indie Beauty Media Group, producer of Indie Beauty Expo, on a multifaceted program to...