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27 Oct

Surviving Breast Cancer– One Beauty Brand Founder Shares Her

Surviving Breast Cancer– One Beauty Brand Founder Shares Her
Shutterstock / Jane Rix. It was a brutally cold day on the south side of Chicago, in January of 2009, when Arnett Faulkner was diagnosed with Breast Cancer. “Typically we discover 80% of individuals’s results are noncancerous and 20% are cancerous,” a radiologist told her. “But you fall within the 20% category.” Following this statement, understandably, every thing became a whole blur for Faulkner. “I feel that I toned her out and have become numb,” she explains. “I remember calling my husband to choose me up. I walked down the hall of the hospital praying that I wouldn’t run into anyone.” The silence continued even through the whole automotive ride home. “I knew, from that time on, my life would perpetually change.”  She...
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17 Aug

TrèStique Parent Company Files Bankruptcy Amid Founder Dispute –

TrèStique Parent Company Files Bankruptcy Amid Founder Dispute –
Tomia Beauty, the corporate behind color cosmetics brand TrèStique, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in a Latest Jersey court amid a dispute between the founders. The sweetness brand was founded by Intercos veterans Jennifer Kapahi and Jack Bensason in 2015 with the slogan “Face in a Case,” and relaunched in 2021 with latest products, updated formulas and zero-waste packaging. But court documents filed as a part of the bankruptcy case revealed infighting over control of TrèStique. In court papers, Tomia, an organization affiliated with Kapahi, alleged that Bensason teamed with an outdoor investor, Asuf Landau, and formed a latest company that also called itself Trestique. The court filings pointed to public records showing that a Delaware corporation, Lucky Color Inc., was formed...
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9 Jul

PETA’s founder wants her skin to be made right

PETA’s founder wants her skin to be made right
To work in fashion journalism is to be ambushed with sensationalist subject lines like “REVEALED: Taylor Swift’s favourite perfume is NOT what you’d expect,” and “Boohoo fashion EXPERTS reveal essentially the most Instagrammable FESTIVALCORE trends.” But perhaps essentially the most disconcerting of those emails arrived this afternoon when animal rights organisation PETA sent out a press blast detailing its founder’s last will and testament. “PETA President Bequeaths Skin to Hermès,” the topic line read, alongside a blood-curdling infographic outlining the several body parts that Ingrid Newkirk would donate to varied brands, individuals, and the house office once she dies.  Here's a non-exhaustive list of the beneficiaries: Hermès will receive a bag (or a belt) crafted out of Newkirk’s cured skin; Salt...
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7 Jul

PETA’s founder wants her skin to be made right

PETA’s founder wants her skin to be made right
To work in fashion journalism is to be ambushed with sensationalist subject lines like “REVEALED: Taylor Swift’s favourite perfume is NOT what you’d expect,” and “Boohoo fashion EXPERTS reveal essentially the most Instagrammable FESTIVALCORE trends.” But perhaps essentially the most disconcerting of those emails arrived this afternoon when animal rights organisation PETA sent out a press blast detailing its founder’s last will and testament. “PETA President Bequeaths Skin to Hermès,” the topic line read, alongside a blood-curdling infographic outlining different body parts that Ingrid Newkirk would donate to numerous brands, individuals, and the house office once she dies.  Here's a non-exhaustive list of the beneficiaries: Hermès will receive a bag (or a belt) crafted out of Newkirk’s cured skin; Salt Bae...
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