Skin Care

Glossier is a direct to consumer beauty products company based in New York City, with showrooms in New York and Los Angeles. This heavily-backed modern luxury brand creates popular products in skincare, make up, body wash, fragrances, and more.

Curology is a direct to consumer skincare brand that enables consumers to get dermatologist care (and prescription skin care products) through an online service. After uploading “selfie” photos of your skin, you’re matched with a dermatology provider online, and a custom-made formula is made and shipped directly to you! Make sure to check whether Curology...

Public Goods is a direct to consumer healthy products brand with an innovative business model: membership-based, no-markup pricing for healthy products. The Public Goods Kickstarter campaign raised a staggering $400,000+ and they’ve been off to the races since then. With a growing range of everyday products from shampoos to linens to paper towels, Public Goods...

Hush is a direct to consumer cosmetic company with makeup for everyone! Hush was born from the need to inspire women to express themselves and let out their fun side, without breaking the bank. This No Middleman favorite has a huge selection of makeup priced at an unbeatable, low price point. Their products include eyeshadow,...

Sakara is a direct to consumer organic meal delivery service. Their meal plans are based on a whole-food, plant-rich diet with fresh, nutrient-dense and delicious ingredients. They follow their 9 very important pillars of nutrition when piecing together the meals that will be delivered to your door! Sakara’s meal programs are designed to put the...

Hers birth control is an innovative direct to consumer product and service for women, and one of three total offerings from the brand Hers (which also sells prescription skin creams and a pill to help boost libido in women). Bypassing the offline obstacles to obtaining these prescription products, Hers offers online consultations and prescriptions, and...

Context Skin is a direct to consumer beauty and skin care brand that sells clean, healthy beauty products for men and women. The brand currently offers products for skin, hair, lips, and nails, as well as selling candles.

Victoria’s Secret is a direct to consumer lingerie, womenswear, and beauty products brand. Founded in 1977, they’ve proven to be be a long-standing leader in their category, and they’ve grown into more than one thousand company-owned stores worldwide. The popular brand has a staggering 61 million followers on Instagram, which is the most we’ve seen...

Colourpop is a direct to consumer makeup and skin care brand with luxury-level formulas for $5 – $8. Based in Los Angeles, the brand is committed to low prices and no animal testing, enabling their slogan “wallet friendly and bunny approved.” This company is part of the Seed family of brands.

boohoo—whose brand name is intentionally not capitalized—is a direct to consumer young adult fashion brand. They’re the flagship company in a family of value-focused clothing & accessory brands targeting teenagers and young adults aged 13-30. The popular brand began in Manchester, England in 2006, and has grown internationally, with over five million customers (according to their...

Fashion Nova is a wildly popular direct to consumer brand with a wide range of trendy, low-priced clothing for women and men. There are currently five Fashion Nova stores in Los Angeles, as of the time of our review. This No Middleman favorite offers free shipping on orders over $75. Clothes can be returned via...

Dollar Shave Club razors are a direct to consumer shaving club with razors and shaving products delivered monthly to subscribers. Based in the Los Angeles area, the brand now operates as a subsidiary of Unilever, and has extended into hair and skin care products, oral care, and more.

The direct to consumer brand hims (intentionally not capitalized!) is an all-encompassing wellness brand, focused on building a community around men’s personal care that emphasizes education, top-notch medical expertise and preventative solutions. With hims (also referred to as “for hims”), men have easier and more affordable access to FDA-approved, medical-grade products across an array of categories, including...

Scentbird fragrances are top designer fragrances for women and men, delivered in smaller sizes directly to consumers. By enabling subscribers to sample an assortment of fragrances (choosing from 450+ available), their $14.95/month service helps you “date luxury perfumes before marrying them,” the brand writes. Scentbird has recently expanded beyond fragrances, with a fresh line of...

Billie razors are very popular direct to consumer women’s razors, delivered monthly for as low as $9, with free shipping. They send five razor blades (sharp and made in America), encased in aloe soap for a smooth glide, and a unique rounded cartridge design. Billie also sends out a cool magnetic holder, so you won’t need...

Bump Boxes is a direct to consumer women’s pregnancy subscription box service. They carefully craft together the perfect mommy-to-be box of goodies for any stage of your pregnancy (and even after your little bundle of joy arrives too!) Bump Boxes offer a variety of different boxes tailored to your delivery date, with top-tier products free of...

FaceTory is a direct to consumer sheet mask subscription service that delivers 4-7 hand-picked sheet masks per month, starting under $10/month, as of the date of our review. Also commonly searched as face mask sheets or face masks, these skin-enriching sheets come in a wide variety of styles and functions. FaceTory’s central theme is their...

Cairn is a direct to consumer outdoor subscription box that delivers a variety of camping, hiking, and outdoor gear on a monthly or quarterly basis. This No Middleman favorite helps outdoorsy consumers discover new products at a discount from retail prices. As of the day of our review, the monthly box with $50+ of goods...

Angel Shave Club is a direct to consumer subscription shaving club for women. Their mission is to “provide a luxurious shaving experience for women everywhere, at delightfully low prices” according to their 2016 press release announcing their launch on Indiegogo, where many great DTC brands get their start. The Angel Shave Club subscription options are...

Headhunter Suncare offers performance sun protection products directly to consumers through its website. The brand began when founders Doug & Drew Littlemore set out to develop a product that would be effective and lasting for surfers. The proprietary “Heavy Water Technology” of Headhunter sunscreen enables the product to stay on until it is intentionally washed off. Their technology...