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10 Apr

Matter of Fact Skin Care Brand Closes $6 Million

by Beautifaire101
Beauty, Featured
Matter of Fact Skin Care Brand Closes Million
Matter of Fact has closed its second round of funding, to the tune of $6 million. The brand, founded by Paul Baek in 2021, closed a round of additional funding with participation from Horizon Ventures and Cowboy Ventures, along with James and Nicky Hilton Rothschild, in addition to Birchbox cofounder Hayley Barna. That brings Matter of Fact’s total funding to $16 million. The corporate raised $10 million in seed funding in 2021. Matter of Fact currently only has two products, and sells directly on its website. The brand launched with a 20 percent vitamin C serum, which boasts two years of shelf stability resulting from a patent-pending delivery system, and likewise sells a moisturizer. The brand’s primary focus has been fueling innovation, including various...
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22 Nov

OP-ED: Was Black Lives Matter A Scam? – Essence

by Beauty Tips
What's The Tea, Featured
OP-ED: Was Black Lives Matter A Scam? – Essence
Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors on an episode of “Good Trouble” | James Clark/Getty The artist formerly often called Kanye West has endured sustained criticism ever since debuting his “White Lives Matter” t-shirt design at his YZY SZN 9 presentation in Paris earlier this month, not only outfitting his models with the garment but posing with the design with noted conservative firebrand Candace Owens. In response to the initial backlash over his sartorial decisions, Ye took to Instagram Stories to deal with the backlash, posting: “Everyone knows that Black Lives Matter was a scam. Now It’s Over. You’re Welcome.” What Ye is referring to is the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation – which, in accordance with its original three founders (Patrisse Cullors, Opal Tometi, and Alicia...
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14 Sep

No Laughing Matter: Pretty Vee Speaks On Being More

by Beautifaire101
Makeup, Featured
No Laughing Matter: Pretty Vee Speaks On Being More
Photo credit: Shot By Sed When Vena Excell answered the phone, she was barely out of breath. “I’m coming from set,” she said in the beginning of our interview. That is the norm now for the social media star, otherwise generally known as Pretty Vee, who’s amassed nearly 7 million followers across her platforms along with her hilarious videos. She is a component of a crop of mega influencers birthed post-Vine, where humor dominated their Instagram pages as an alternative of heavily curated photos. Now, nearly a decade after making her first post, Excell is making her entry into Hollywood. In Issa Rae’s scripted HBO Max dramedy Rap Sh!t, Excell plays an ambitious sex employee, and the reception has been overwhelmingly...
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