Doctor Rogers Restore Goes From One SKU To Two With The Launch Of Face Wash At Violet Grey

In a trend-driven industry in which fast beauty is the order of the day, Doctor Rogers Restore takes a slow beauty approach that’s anything but trendy. Three years after introducing its debut product, Healing Balm, the...

At New Lifestyle E-Tailer Confidants, Quality And Affordability Aren’t Opposites

Confidants aims to be Goop for the 99%. The new e-tailer from Lauren Fennema, former head of buying at men’s gear mecca Huckberry, is based on the premise that covetable premium goods don’t have to be bank...

What Role Will Indie Beauty Play At A Publicly-Traded Revolve?

Do the expectations of Wall Street align with indie brand cultivation? The answer to that question may become clearer once Revolve, the Southern California-based e-tailer known for fostering rising vendors with a millennial bent, is publicly-traded on...

The Grommet’s Unusual Form Of Commerce Spotlights Small Guys

The Grommet calls its model citizen commerce and even trademarked the term. Behind the concept are individuals using their hard-earned dollars to support fellow individuals who happen to have created cool products. The products on The Grommet...

The Handmade Soap Co. Stretches To Switzerland As It Slowly Makes Its Way Around The World

Irish brand The Handmade Soap Co. has extended literally and figuratively far beyond the farmers’ markets where it got started. The purveyor of natural beauty and lifestyle products has entered luxury department store Globus and high-street retailer...

Clean Deodorant Brand Type:A Raises $500K And Makes Retail Progress To Fight More Armpit Funk

Type:A’s ambition is to climb to the top of the clean deodorant class – and it’s well on its way. After launching with Credo in June, the five-month-old brand has broken into the selections at Amazon,...