Kayali, Odele, Dieux, Danessa Myricks And More CEW Visionary Awards Honorees Reflect On Entrepreneurship
Female founders and entrepreneurs seized the spotlight at CEW’s eighth annual Visionary Awards at The Maybourne hotel in Beverly Hills on May 7. The brands started by this year’s honorees—Sarah Creal Beauty, Odele, Kayali, Danessa Myricks Beauty,...
Beauty’s Gray Area: What’s The Line Between Dupes, Benchmarking And Reverse Engineering?
While dupes have dominated beauty industry conversation recently, two common behind-the-scenes practices—benchmarking and reverse engineering—often raise similar questions around imitation and originality. To understand the distinctions between these practices, for the latest edition of our ongoing series posing...
Milan Laser Hair Removal Built A 400-Location Chain By Rejecting The Traditional Med-Spa Model
Laser hair removal has been one of aesthetics’ most commoditized services: sold in discounted packages, marketed through aggressive promotions and offered almost everywhere from local med-spas to national chains.
TikTok-Favorite 4AM Lands $4M Seed Round And Target Rollout As It Reinvents Facial Wipes
TikTok darling 4AM has secured a $4 million seed round as it makes the jump from clicks to bricks with a rollout at Target. The oversubscribed round was led by CAVU Consumer Partners, the venture...
How Bask & Lather Used TikTok Shop To Power A 9-Figure Business
Bask & Lather has become one of TikTok Shop’s breakout beauty successes. The bootstrapped textured haircare brand ranked No. 8 on e-commerce intelligence platform Charm.io’s list of top beauty brands on the platform during the first...
