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Olaplex bolsters leadership team with new COO

Science-enabled, technology-driven hair and beauty company Olaplex has strengthened its executive team by appointing Catherine Dunleavy as chief operating officer and chief financial officer. Dunleavy joins Olaplex on August 13 from travel accessories brand Away, where she has served as president and chief financial officer, following tenures at...

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Monday Haircare founder launches new hair brand

New Zealand-based beauty entrepreneur Jaimee Lupton, founder of Monday Haircare and Osāna Naturals, has launched her third haircare brand in the US exclusively with Walmart designed to be her most inclusive to date. Calling ‘Being,’ the brand will be exclusive to US retailer Walmart, as it looks to become the first brand distributed in a mass...

Fashion |Beauty

New haircare brand for kids Niles + Chaz launches

Black-owned haircare brand for kids, Niles + Chaz has launched a range of hair products that celebrate mixed-textured hair and multi-ethnic heritage to promote children's self-confidence and inclusivity. The label is founded by parents, actor Mike Colter and his wife Iva, a former major Hollywood studio senior executive, and named and inspired...

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Rihanna expands beauty empire with Fenty Hair

Popstar turned fashion and beauty entrepreneur Rihanna has added haircare to her beauty empire, which includes skincare, cosmetics and fragrances. ‘Fenty Hair,’ launches with a line-up of nine haircare and styling products designed to offer clinically reparative haircare for all types of hair. Commenting on the launch, Rihanna said in a...

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Neäl & Wølf becomes Leaping Bunny approved

Lancashire-based professional haircare brand Neäl & Wølf has been Leaping Bunny approved by Cruelty Free International, the leading organisation working to end animal testing. Leaping Bunny is the globally recognised gold standard for cruelty-free products and requires brands to go above and beyond laws restricting animal testing. Neäl & Wølf is...

Management |Beauty Featured

PAI Partners acquires haircare platform Beautynova

Beautynova, the professional haircare platform, has been acquired by private equity firm PAI Partners from Bluegem Capital Partners for an undisclosed amount. In a statement, PAI Partners said the acquisition would be through its fund dedicated to mid-market opportunities and that upon competition, PAI would be the majority shareholder owning a...

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Walpole names Brands of Tomorrow for 2024

Walpole, the industry body for the British luxury sector, has named 12 early-stage brands for its year-long ‘Brands of Tomorrow’ programme, including sustainable eyewear brand Monc and bridal destination Gigi & Olive. The ‘Brands of Tomorrow’ mentoring initiative, in association with law firm Mishcon de Reya, will help each of the brands...

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Inside the technology of Beyoncé's new haircare brand Cécred

Grammy-winning singer Beyoncé Knowles-Carter has launched a new haircare brand, which draws inspiration from hair rituals from global cultures and features patent-pending technology and fermentation for visible strength, moisture, and shine for textured hair. Called ‘Cécred,’ the haircare line has been years in the making and aims to deliver “...

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Windsong Global acquires JVN Hair and Pipette

Consumer-focused investment firm Windsong Global has acquired haircare and beauty brands JVN Hair and Pipette for an undisclosed amount. As part of the transaction, Windsong Global has formed Belle Brands LLC, a holding company created to house both JVN and Pipette, under the leadership of newly appointed president Teresa Lo, a beauty veteran...

Fashion |Beauty

L'Oréal unveils hairdryer using infrared light at CES

L’Oréal unveiled a new hairdryer at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, US, that promises to dry hair up to 33 percent faster, make hair smoother and use less power. The futuristic-looking ‘AirLight Pro,’ developed in partnership with hardware start-up Zuvi, is being described by L’Oréal as a “breakthrough” product as it...

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Australian haircare brand Straand secures new funding

Australian scalp care brand Straand, which launched in the UK in November, has secured 4 million Australian dollars in funding to support further international expansion. The funding was led by Unilever Ventures, the venture capital arm of the personal care and cosmetics group, which previously invested in a pre-seed round in 2022. They were...

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M.A.C Cosmetics “biggest” beauty brand in 2023

M.A.C Cosmetics has been named the “biggest” beauty brand in 2023 due to the launch of its dewy skin tint earlier, according to LookFantastic’s annual beauty trends report. The report, which analyses internal LookFantastic data, as well as the most searched-for products on TikTok and Google, reveals the skin, hair and make-up trends, products...