Gab Blogs

Musings from Gab's world! Experiences as an entrepreneur, writer, mentor, mom, traveler and everything in between!

  • Young hand with rings pulling a Mad Gab's lip balm out of a purse with an octopus printed on it

    The Rise of Organic Lip Balm: Why Clean Ingredi...

    Gabrielle Melchionda

    Introduction: From Kitchen Experiments to Clean Beauty In 1991, I melted beeswax from my neighbor’s hive in my mom’s kitchen to make my very first lip balm. Back then, I...

    The Rise of Organic Lip Balm: Why Clean Ingredi...

    Gabrielle Melchionda

    Introduction: From Kitchen Experiments to Clean Beauty In 1991, I melted beeswax from my neighbor’s hive in my mom’s kitchen to make my very first lip balm. Back then, I...

  • Gabgirls Galore!

    Gabgirls Galore!

    Gabrielle Melchionda

    I am happy to report there is a lot of hope for the next generation of young entrepreneurs! In May and June there will be 6(!) new companies launching from...

    Gabgirls Galore!

    Gabrielle Melchionda

    I am happy to report there is a lot of hope for the next generation of young entrepreneurs! In May and June there will be 6(!) new companies launching from...

  • Elephant Lube Vintage Reboot!

    Elephant Lube Vintage Reboot!

    Gabrielle Melchionda

    25 Years ago, Mad Gab's was "discovered" when Gab mailed 80 purple envelopes off to beauty editors in NYC... Vogue magazine was the first to leave an (actual) answering machine...

    Elephant Lube Vintage Reboot!

    Gabrielle Melchionda

    25 Years ago, Mad Gab's was "discovered" when Gab mailed 80 purple envelopes off to beauty editors in NYC... Vogue magazine was the first to leave an (actual) answering machine...

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