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Myavana raises 5.9 million US dollars to drive hair innovation

US-based Myavana, a pioneer in Black-led AI-driven personalised haircare technology, has closed a 5.9 million US dollar funding round led by Prisma Ventures, Ulta Beauty's innovation fund. Other backers in the round included H/L Ventures, New Age Capital, BrainTrust, Duo Partners, REFASHIOND Ventures, Resilient Ventures, Amazon, Reform Ventures,...

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People|Beauty

T3 names new CEO as it celebrates 20th anniversary

Hair tool brand T3 has appointed former Colgate-Palmolive executive Anish Agarwal as its new chief executive. Described as a brand strategist, innovator and commercial leader, Agarwal has a proven track record developing global brands and recently played a pivotal role in Colgate-Palmolive entering the prestige skincare space. He then served as...

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Business|Beauty

Hair brand Vegamour launches in the UK

Hair wellness brand Vegamour, which offers a holistic, 360º approach to promoting fuller, thicker, longer-looking hair, has launched in the UK following investment from actress Nicole Kidman in May. Vegamour is committed to the idea that great hair need not come at the expense of animals and utilises the latest advances in clean, bimolecular...

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Fashion

Drest launches partnership with Josh Wood

Luxury mobile fashion game Drest has announced an exclusive beauty collaboration with global hair colour expert Josh Wood to lead all hair colour direction within the styling app. As part of the partnership, Wood will be Drest’s permanent hair colour expert, working with the game’s in-house avatar team to bring “a new level of fashion...

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Fashion |Beauty

L’Oréal looking to reinvent hair colouring with new beauty tech innovations

Beauty giant L’Oréal has unveiled tech innovations to transform the hair colouration experience both at home for consumers and in hair salons for professionals at the consumer technology conference CES. To improve the at-home hair colouring experience, L’Oréal is launching Colorsonic, a lightweight, handheld device that uses an innovative,...