Wall Street analysts said they were not surprised by the CEO appointment.

Makeup is making a rebound, the latest numbers from NPD show.

“We’re trying to appeal to a customer that doesn’t want the same products their parents used, that seem out of date and out of touch.”

The firm, an investor in Maude, Aquis and other up-and-coming brands, raised capital from many beauty executives and entrepreneurs.

Current CEO David Taylor will become executive chairman.

Ketish, a sexual wellness company, is being launched by former Huda Beauty product developer, Emaan Abbass.

Makeup brand Fashion Fair will relaunch this fall under Desirée Rogers and Cheryl Mayberry McKissack.

Beauty M&A deals from Estée Lauder, Shiseido, L’Oréal and more.

“Men’s has historically been an underserved market.”

With the latest $80 million round, the business will bring back retail, which had closed down during the coronavirus pandemic.

“You see it in skin care all the time — everybody wants clean ingredients, they want no nasty ingredients, but they also want the clinically proven active ingredients.” 

“It’s 100 percent compostable in the garden, worm food,” said founder Tina Hedges.

“So many investors were just pushing performance marketing and Facebook ads so hard, but to me it’s super important to go about it in a more genuine way.”

“We believe in taking an integrated and holistic approach — not a compartmentalized view of sex.”

“Making SPF is not for the faint of heart.”