Beauty Businesses

Leadership

Huda Kattan Takes Back Full Ownership of Huda Beauty

With Huda Kattan now at the helm as the sole owner, and her husband, Christopher Goncalo, serving alongside her as Co-CEO, and her sister, Alya Kattan leading their Social Strategy, the company looks forward to an exciting future of bold product launches, deeper community engagement, and continued industry disruption.

Women Entrepreneur®

From Beauty to Business: The Rise of Self-Made Beauty Entrepreneur Ashley Aquilina

Ashley Aquilina, founder of Ashley Aquilina Academy, on how an unshakeable belief in her craft became the foundation of a remarkable business journey.

Starting a Business

She Spent $1,000 to Start a Business in Her Apartment. Now Revenue Spikes Each Spring — On Track for Over $50 Million This Year.

Courtney Claghorn was a recent college grad when she noticed a gap she wanted to fill.

Technology

The Beauty Sector's Next Big Bang

Why beauty tech collaboration holds the key to a US$590 billion future.

Growth Strategies

Nailed It: Gina Farran's Love Letter to Resilient Entrepreneurship

Gina Farran's journey with Glaize is a testament to building a business fueled by love, resilience, and a commitment to sustainability.

Starting a Business

Best Friends' 'Scrappy' Side Hustle Led to a Product on Track for $1 Million Annual Sales: 'Rare to Find Somebody With This Same Passion'

Alissa Sullivan and Leslie Hendin, co-founders of Liis, immediately bonded over their fragrance obsession when they met at a wedding in 2009.

Lifestyle

The Executive Selection: RMS Beauty

Offering something for everyone, whatever your taste and style, these products are set to become your go-to for embracing the chic, glowing, and effortlessly polished look that defines Autumn/Winter 2024!

Starting a Business

Glamour Genius: Nidhi Sharma, Founder, NOUR

By incorporating editorial content and educational tools into her UAE-based online retail platform Nour, Sharma is on a mission to reimagine the beauty purchasing journey.

Growing a Business

Want to Get Pampered at a Top Local Spa? Here Are 15 of America's Favorite Beauty Destinations

Support the small, independent spa, beauty, tattoo and other personal service businesses in your community.

Women Entrepreneur®

Overcoming Setbacks: How Plantmade Founder Ama Omo-Agyei Turned Her Personal Challenges Into Creating A Multi-Million-Pound Brand

Ama Omo-Agyei's journey in becoming the founder of Plantmade, a UK based company on a mission to get to the root causes of hair and beard woes, started simply from trying solving her own hair issues– today her venture is a multi-million pound beauty brand that was built from scratch.

Side Hustle

'The Work Just Fills My Soul': She Turned Her Creative Side Hustle Into a 6-Figure 'Dream' Business

Kayla Valerio, owner of vivid hair salon Haus of Color, transformed her passion into a lucrative venture.

Starting a Business

L'Oréal TechQuest Winners From The UAE And KSA Now Eye Singapore Finale Of The L'Oréal Big Bang Beauty Tech Innovation Program

The four startups won the TechQuest challenge by L'Oréal Middle East and Astrolabs, which was the Middle East's regional semi-finals of the wider L'Oréal Big Bang Beauty Tech Innovation Program.

Starting a Business

This Mother and Daughter Were 'Kind of Fringe Weirdos' When They Started an Uncommon Business in Their Garage. Now They're in Major Retailers — and Victoria Beckham Is a Fan.

Jenefer and Melissa Palmer's slow-and-steady approach to growth helped their skincare and body care brand OSEA thrive over decades — but lately they've been taking things up a notch.

Entrepreneurs

The Dynamic Duo: Vineeta Singh and Kaushik Mukherjee

The Remakers of Beauty Industry