Small Businesses Vs. Large Businesses

February 22th, 2023 There is much discussion around the benefits of small versus large business formulation. Yet both are critical aspects of the industry that keep cosmetics and makeup companies updated, afloat and modern. Support small businesses! This is a headline that has taken over the media in recent years. Small businesses and formulation are …

Clean Product Formulation

February 15, 2023 In recent years, there has been so much controversy, debates, and concerns about many ingredients used in the cosmetics, skincare, and hair care industries. Now we see stores label products as “CLEAN”, but what does “CLEAN” actually mean? Products that are labeled as “CLEAN” have a long list of ingredients that are …

Cherry Blossom Inspired Makeup Collections for 2022

April 11th, 2022   Cherry Blossom Inspired Makeup Collections for 2022   One of my favorite things about spring is that it is cherry blossom season! To celebrate, many brands, such as Starbucks in Japan, are notorious for coming out with the cutest yearly sakura inspired collections. Thankfully, makeup brands in the U.S. have stepped …

Sugar Cosmetics Raises 21 Million in Series C Funding Round

To understand the title first, Sugar Cosmetics is an Indian startup that rapidly increased its presence in the offline market. A husband-wife duo maintains this cosmetic startup. Series C funding aims to prepare a company to be acquired, go public on the stock market, or undergo significant expansion. It is usually the last stage of …

Cosmetics and Recession: The Lipstick Effect

Jhanvi Patel April 5, 2020  A recession is a business cycle contraction whereby there is a general decline in economic activity in a country or in the global economic system as a whole. Recessions are trying, difficult to navigate, and typically have far-reaching implications for the functioning of the world economy as a whole, affecting …