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5 May

Pharrell on his range Humanrace, hot baths, and expanding

The musician, artist, and designer talks skincare rituals and changing the wellness matrix along with his sustainable, vegan skincare range Humanrace, which launches a latest range of bodycare products Last 12 months – after seemingly defying age for the past 20 years – Pharrell Williams launched his own skincare range, Humanrace. Revealing the secrets to his glowing complexion, the musician, designer, and artist teamed up along with his long-time dermatologist, Dr Elena Jones MD, to release a cleanser, enzyme exfoliator, and humidifying cream. With vegan formulas and sustainable designs, the road was intended to simplify skin-care right into a manageable “three-minute facial” ritual.  Now, Pharrell has...
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15 Dec

After Collecting Data on Melanin Wealthy Skin, 4.5.6. Skin

London-based direct-to-consumer skincare line 4.5.6 Skin has rebranded and is now eyeing a retail expansion due to a recent seed financing round and data collection drive. Founder Noelly Michoux launched the brand in 2020 as a beauty tech start-up dedicated to offering premium and customised skin take care of melanin-rich skin after failing to seek out the precise products for her skin. “The rationale why I began 4.5.6 is that as a dark-skinned woman who grew up in France, it was at all times super difficult to seek out products that were made for my skin, for my hair, for my beauty,” said Michoux, who began R&D via incubation with LVMH research centers through the Cosmet’up program. “I lived in Paris, but to...
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20 Oct

The Lip Bar Is Expanding Their Flagship Store In

In 2012, Melissa Butler began her lipstick brand, The Lip Bar, as a response to the industry’s tendency to treat darker skin tones as an afterthought. Unimpressed with what was available on the market, she began creating products from scratch at home. Since then, she’s launched every little thing from liquid matte lipsticks to tinted moisturizers.  “I used to think we could only make lip products due to the name,” Butler tells ESSENCE. “I used to be limiting myself. Meanwhile, I had customers practically begging me to expand.” Now, the products will be present in over 1,000 stores across the US. And speaking of growth, The Lip Bar, as of today, is opening their newly expanded flagship location in Butler’s hometown,...
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23 May

Expanding The Webster, Luxury Retailer Adding Three Recent Stores

The Webster is reaching out — adding three more stores in malls owned by Simon Property Group.  The primary will open outside of Recent York City at The Shops at Riverside in Hackensack, Recent Jersey, in October, followed by doors in Atlanta’s Lenox Square in summer 2024 and The Domain in Austin, Texas, in early fall 2024.  That marks a serious expansion for The Webster, which is led by founder and chief executive officer Laure Hériard Dubreuil.  “Once I opened The Webster 15 years ago, I never imagined a day where I can be saying we now have 12 stores,” Dubreuil said in a press release. “What began as a vision to bring a highly curated luxury retail experience to Miami to expanding...
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