Fundamental Brands Invites The Public To Invest As It Acquires And Reenergizes Beauty Assets
Beauty’s newest holding company player, Fundamental Brands, has begun rolling up small beauty assets, starting with skincare label Amala and Black haircare brand and manufacturer Lucky Heart, and is now raising capital to fuel...
AS Beauty Co-Founder Joey Shamah On Beauty M&A, Shuttering Mally Beauty And Cover FX And What Comes Next
Around for more than a quarter century, Laura Geller Beauty has had four owners and countless pivots, but one core demographic: gen X and baby boomer women. After AS Beauty acquired assets from...
New Ayurvedic Brand Vira Blends Body Care And Sexual Wellness
While sexual wellness brands continue to struggle at prestige beauty retail, body care is booming. Vira is melding the two to succeed. Launched last week, the Ayurvedic brand that describes its focus as “sensual wellness” is starting...
Surf-Inspired Haircare Brand Ebb Ocean Club Rides Into Sephora
Sephora is looking past the winter sports rush and toward summer with the arrival of surf-inspired haircare brand Ebb Ocean Club. It landed online at the beauty specialty chain Tuesday and will roll out to 50 select...
Sephora EVP Carolyn Bojanowski On Bold Makeup’s Return, Value-Driven Shopping And Beauty’s Holistic Evolution
This past holiday season, Sephora saw demand rise for makeup brands like Makeup by Mario, One/Size, Charlotte Tilbury, Hourglass and Sephora Collection, setting the stage for what the beauty specialty retailer expects will be a return to bold...
