PARIS – Healthy food and beauty e-commerce platform Kazidomi has raised 6 million euros in a funding round led by Invest For Jobs and FJ Labs. The Belgian company, co-founded by Alain Etienne and Emna Everard in 2016, sells groceries online. The business is based on a subscription model, with annual members benefiting from preferential […]
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L’Oréal Invests in Social Commerce Platform Replika Software
PARIS – L’Oréal is delving deeper into e-commerce by taking a minority stake in the social selling platform Replika Software Inc. The world’s largest beauty maker made the investment through its corporate venture fund, called BOLD Business Opportunities for L’Oréal Development. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Social commerce involves using social media to […]
Foreo Names New CEO
PARIS — Boris Trupcevic has been named the new chief executive officer of Swedish beauty tech company Foreo. He is to succeed Filip Sedic, Foreo’s founder and principal inventor, at the beginning of January. Trupcevic, a longstanding media executive who most recently served as chief executive officer of 24sata, a Croatian newspaper, and president of […]
Aesthetic Trauma: How Beauty Standards Are Passed Between Generations
I attend a biweekly memoir writing group, my “Woo Woo” meetup, which includes women from all backgrounds. At 32, I am the second-youngest member; the eldest member is in her 70s. In the years that we’ve been gathering to laugh, cry, and sip wine, our writing has often forced us to unpack the trauma of […]
Coty’s Professional Divestiture Expected to Close by Nov. 30
Coty Inc. said the sale of its professional division, including Wella, OPI and Clairol, to KKR, will close by Nov. 30. The $2.5 billion transaction gives KKR 60 percent control over a joint venture. Coty will own the other 40 percent, which chief executive officer Sue Nabi recently said was valued at $1.3 billion. Coty […]
How the appreciation of beauty can foster perceptual learning
“Stopping” and “seeing” are crucial components of many types of meditative practices, including Buddhist Zen meditation. In fact, these practices typically entail ceasing all activities to observe the thoughts, feelings and sensations arising at a given time, as well as sounds or other sensory stimuli in one’s surrounding environment. In Buddhist meditation, “stopping and seeing” […]
12 Best Hand Creams For Dry & Chapped Skin In Australia
From the cooler weather to the constant (and thorough) hand washing – our paws are taking a bit of a beating right now. If you’re experiencing dry, chapped hands here are the best hand creams you can buy in Australia. 1. Soap & Glory Hand Food Soap & Glory’s Hand Food is well deserving of its […]
What Beauty and Wellness Products Sell In a Pandemic?
As the beauty industry contends with the spread of the coronavirus in the U.S., some companies are experiencing unprecedented spikes in sales on certain products. Essential care items and products meant to fill the void left by shuttered salon services are in high demand right now. Here, a look at what still sells in beauty […]
Granado Celebrates Its 150th Birthday
PARIS — Granado, Brazil’s oldest pharmacy brand, is marking its 150th birthday this year in more ways than one. There’s a commemorative book just published by Assouline that is chockablock with history and memorabilia. Find in it an advertisement dating from the 1950 FIFA World Cup featuring Brazil’s soccer team captain using Granado’s Antiseptic Powder […]
Coronavirus Inspires Doomsday-Style Wellness Shopping
Coronavirus panic seems to be good for at least one thing: sales of wellness products. On Manhattan’s Upper West Side this week, CVS, Duane Reade and Bed, Bath and Beyond stores looked ransacked. A visit to a Harmon Face Values store on upper Broadway the night of March 4 revealed bare shelves where Tylenol, Emergin-C […]