Sephora Partners With Prima On Product Launch And New CBD Standard

When Sephora chief merchandising officer Artemis Patrick spoke at BeautyX Retail Summit last May, she was positive about CBD’s outlook and its place in beauty. Sharing CBD was performing well at...

A Dozen Indie Beauty Trends Our Editors Spotted At IBE LA 2020

Indie Beauty Expo is truly ground zero for beauty trends. Take CBD. At the trade show’s Los Angeles edition in 2017, a single CBD brand—Code of Harmony, then called Crave Skincare—constituted...

Retail Buyers Reveal Their Favorite Finds From IBE LA 2020

Indie Beauty Media Group’s 2020 expo season kicked off last Wednesday and Thursday with the trade show IBE LA taking over the Magic Box at The Reef in downtown Los Angeles. Nearly 190 beauty, wellness...

CBD Comes Out A Winner At BeautyX Summit’s Media Pitch Competition Deskside Domination

CBD remains top of mind for beauty editors. Winged CBD took home two out of three possible editor prizes at Deskside Domination, a media pitch competition that closed out the two-day entrepreneurial...

Singing Bowls And Kegelbells: Indie Beauty Media Group Reveals 2019 Best In Show Winners

Awards season isn’t just for Hollywood. Today, Indie Beauty Expo operator and Beauty Independent parent company Indie Beauty Media Group reveals the winners of the 2019 Best In...

Beauty Brands Spill The Beans On The B Corp Certification Process

Certified B Corporations are about purpose, not simply profits. To be more specific, the website of B Lab, the B Corp certifying organization, stipulates companies receiving the B Corp designation “meet the highest standards...

Five Intimate Care Brands Coming To IBE LA That Shouldn’t Be Missed

The pleasure gap. Pelvic floor dysfunction. Period pain management. Conversations about these and other private matters have gone from cringey to commonplace in recent years. As consumers have become more comfortable expressing their...