Brand Report

Amid Shifting Gender Politics, Non Gender Specific Changes Name To NGS Beauty As Part Of Rebrand

From Non Gender Specific’s beginning eight years ago, the beauty brand’s concept was widely misunderstood. It was meant to defy the beauty industry’s classically rigid gender divisions and be inclusive of consumers across...
Retail Report

NeueHouse Veteran Opens Luxurious Members-Only Lore Bathing Club, Plans NYC Expansion

Manhattan’s got a stunning new sauna spot in the Lore Bathing Club, a membership-based contrast therapy studio in NoHo with a 15-person infrared sauna, dry Finnish sauna of alder wood and pool room fashioned with a cold...
Full Disclosure

Why Topicals’ Olamide Olowe Risked Her Own Money On A Culturally-Attuned Brand Holding Company

After E.l.f. Beauty’s up to $1 billion purchase of Rhode, headlines broadcast that it’s maneuvering to become the L’Oréal of the future. But it’s not the only one aspiring to be a brand holding company for...
Brand Report

Under Your Skin Partners With RISE On Beauty Product Assessment For Hormone Safety

Under Your Skin, the Stockholm-based scalp and skincare brand, has partnered with the Research Institutes of Sweden on a toxicological hazard assessment to establish that beauty products are free of endocrine disruptors and safe for...
Brand Report

Bubble Bets On Acne Cleanser For Back-To-School Launch As It Explores Strategic Options With Centerview

Bubble is breaking out in more ways than one. Timed with the back-to-school season, the mass-market rocket ship is adding a fourth product to its acne franchise: the $17 cleanser All Clear. The...