Sol de Janeiro’s Heela Yang and Camila Pierotti on leading the way for premium body products Before joining Sephora, Sol de Janeiro's premium body products had another retailer stumped. "They said, 'You know, we don't know what to do with you guys,' recalled Heela Yang, one of the company's three founders and its CEO, on the Glossy Beauty Podcast. The company's butt cream, foot cream and...
Commando founder Kerry O’Brien: Boutiques are set to see a resurgence In fashion, the small businesses have suffered more than the big ones since March. But Commando founder Kerry O'Brien thinks that, for those boutiques that can survive a tortuous shutdown, the other side will be a lot brighter. "I think they're going to have a resurgence if they can make...
‘Skin care isn’t just for the face’: Nécessaire’s Randi Christiansen on growing her body brand in a pandemic Skin care isn't just for the face, according to Nécessaire co-founder Randi Christiansen. Christiansen founded the company with Nécessaire co-founder Nick Axelrod in 2018 and debuted digitally first. Their original lineup of clean products -- a curated assortment of body washes, body lotions and sex gels -- was quite unorthodox...
Designer LaQuan Smith on lockdown challenges and industry tokenism The ongoing demand for LaQuan Smith's bold designs has been both a blessing and a curse, as he put it on the Glossy Podcast. "It was a very humbling experience because I had to find alternative ways to still be able to produce these orders," Smith said. "Thankful they didn't...
Kosas’ Sheena Yaitanes on why clean makeup accelerated during the pandemic The age of ongoing confinement seems tailor-made for the industry's clean beauty sector. "We couldn't be in a more timely position in terms of what we've been pushing for as a brand," Kosas founder Sheena Yaitanes said on this week's episode of the Glossy Beauty Podcast.
Something Navy’s Arielle Charnas and Matt Scanlan on the brand’s delayed (and massive) launch After a pandemic-caused delay, influencer Arielle Charnas' clothing company Something Navy finally relaunched last week as a direct-to-consumer brand, after selling exclusively as a Nordstrom collaboration. For her and interim CEO Matt Scanlan, it was worth the wait: online, Something Navy grossed $1 million in just 30 minutes, according to...
‘We don’t want to be La Mer’: Augustinus Bader’s Charles Rosier on creating the next cult beauty brand Some beauty products trickle down from medical applications to use for everyday consumers. Augustinus Bader's topical application is something of the opposite, according to the company's co-founder Charles Rosier. Rosier first learned about its potential as a "wound gel" in a case study involving a young burn victim. "Basically, using...
‘A great way to get everyone’s attention’: Anifa Mvuemba on the Instagram Live show that turned heads Putting on a digital fashion show isn't especially revolutionary. But Anifa Mvuemba, the founder of Hanifa, gave her Instagram Live show a novel twist: there weren't any models, whether digital or real. "This will be a great way to get everyone's attention," Mvuemba recalled thinking on the Glossy Podcast. Her...
Credo co-founder Annie Jackson on being a good partner to 135 brands Credo is betting that customers stuck at home are as beauty-minded as always, and that more than ever, they now have the time to do their research about the perks of clean beauty. "Health is what anyone is thinking about right now," Credo co-founder Annie Jackson said on the Glossy...