About a week ago, Shea Moisture, a company that specializes in organic hair, beauty and body products designed to meet the hair and skincare needs of multicultural consumers across the diaspora who traditionally have been ignored by mass market companies, released an ad on Facebook focused on “Hair Hate,” that immediately caused a firestorm of controversy.… Continue Reading
Vivian Kaye is the founder and CEO of Kinky Curly Yaki. Kinky Curly Yaki is the premier provider of textured hair extensions designed to blend perfectly with kinky, curly and coarse hair textures. Kinky Curly Yaki was one of the first companies to make hair extensions for textured hair and launched at a crucial time… Continue Reading
Ever see someone out at events in your industry and begin to wonder what they do and how they do it? Enter, Camila Crews (@CamilaCrews). Camila is the Senior Communications and Marketing Manager for Strength of Nature, a global hair care company that is home to brands such as Beautiful Textures, African Pride, Soft & Beautiful,… Continue Reading
Over the last few years beauty companies, large and small, have expanded their haircare product offerings to accommodate the needs and styling desires of multicultural consumers. We’ve even seen a shift at the retail level with Target and others either increasing shelf space or designating special areas and/or aisles for “ethnic” (hopefully they’ll change this… Continue Reading
Over the weekend, Lottabody*, a hair care and styling product brand, kicked off its “My Style Matters” (#MyStyleMatters) month celebration on Instagram (@LoveLottabody). “My Style Matters” is a month-long digital party created to celebrate the unique style and beauty of textured hair and highlight the brand’s newest collection of styling products. Each day in November,… Continue Reading
I recently attended a celebration for Briogeo Hair Care at Ricky’s NYC to fete the brand’s one year anniversary and its official placement on Ricky’s NYC shelves. The event was packed from wall-to-wall with natural hair care and beauty enthusiasts, Briogeo fans and beauty insiders such as celebrity hair stylist Chuckie Amos and Texture Media and NaturallyCurly… Continue Reading
No two days are ever the same at House of Success. I have to always be ready for anything from last minute meeting requests (via Skype!) to impromptu media opportunities. While we all know how important it is to always look your best, it’s a lot easier when you have a few beauty essentials within… Continue Reading
As a frequent xoJane reader, where I spent the majority of my time in the beauty section, I thought it was genius when Jane Pratt and Say Media announced that they were launching xoVain, a standalone beauty site. xoVain launched with the tagline “No Beauty Secrets,” and completely lives up to that ethos with content that… Continue Reading
If ever there was a career path that seemed tailor made for someone, it would have to be Felicia Walker Benson and the beauty industry. Felicia may have spent 12 years as a corporate HR exec, but even then she was the office go-to girl on all things beauty and style. Now, she’s the founding editor of… Continue Reading
I am thrilled to announce that House of Success, my lifestyle PR firm, has added Lottabody, a Colomer brand under the Revlon umbrella, to its diverse client roster; adding to a beauty category that also includes Heat Free Hair. For more than 40 years, Lottabody has provided hair care and styling product solutions for both consumers… Continue Reading