Amanda West Reade
Why New Chapter Co-Founders Paul And Barbi Schulick Started Skincare Venture For The Biome At 65 Years Old
Before wellness was an inescapable buzzword, married couple Paul and Barbi Schulick were integral in defining it for consumers. Big believers in the power of herbal ingredients to bolster the body, they began New Chapter more than three...
Inside Peeks At The Makings Of Pai, Vintner’s Daughter And The Honey Pot Company
Today, beauty and wellness brands commonly use the term “plant-based.” Before it was common, trailblazers such as Pai, The Honey Pot Company and Vintner’s Daughter developed plant-driven formulas to contend with—and best—their legacy competitors. Sarah...
How South African Brand Ashaki Is Improving Women’s Livelihoods Through Haircare
If there’s any proof needed that the beauty industry isn’t superficial, Nthabiseng Duff can provide it. Affectionately called Joy, the founder of Pretoria, South Africa-based brand Ashaki is bottling healing African botanicals to support small-scale farmers through...
Clean Grooming Brand Fly Barbershop Ventures Into New Retail Territory At Whole Foods And Urban Outfitters
Ted Hoffman is used to entering new territory. After leaving his native New York for Dallas more than a decade ago, the ex-Wall Streeter converted a 1969 Airstream into a mobile barbershop with his former hairstylist girlfriend. He...
Amid The Pandemic, Unplugged Essentials Offers Brief Escapes For Anxious Consumers
In these tough times, the prospect of simply floating disconnected from the outside world seems like bliss. It’s a bliss Kevin Rose Jr. has experienced—and wants to share with others. When his body and mind were beat up,...
Cheekbone Beauty Is Growing Its Business While Valuing Indigenous Communities Over The Bottom Line
Jennifer Harper, the Anishinaabe founder of Cheekbone Beauty, wasn’t raised in a traditional Indigenous community or on a reserve. “I grew up with my mom who was white, who was displaced,” says Harper. “My culture was more...
Muslim Women Constitute A Trillion-Dollar Market. New Makeup Brand Shade M Is Directed Squarely At It.
Muslim women aren’t a niche. They’re members of the fastest-growing religious group on earth and constitute more than 12% of the world population. Despite their numbers and spending power estimated at around $1 trillion, Nour Khalife and...
