Jane Carlson
Beauty Independent Reveals 2025 Beacon Awards Winners
Beauty Independent toasted the beauty industry’s brightest at the 2025 Beacon Awards digital ceremony on Wednesday, where winners in 28 categories were announced for entrepreneurs, investors, executives, retailers and brands shaping what’s next in...
Beauty Independent To Launch Tech*AI Summit To Demystify Artificial Intelligence For Beauty Brands
When it comes to artificial intelligence, beauty brands are caught in a paradox. Nearly everyone’s intrigued—talking up predictive analytics, personalized product recommendations or AI-driven formulation—but few have moved beyond pilot projects. The gap...
RoC Skincare’s Fernando Acosta On Empowered Aging And The Brand’s Future In Longevity
When RoC Skincare introduced its Empowered Aging initiative, the 65-year-old brand wasn’t just reframing how it talks about wrinkles—it was making a strategic move into the fast-growing longevity space. Tapping into shifting consumer values around healthspan,...
Beauty Independent Unveils 2025 Beacon Awards Nominees Recognizing Standout Talent, Innovation, and Impact Across Beauty
The 2025 Beacon Awards shine a light on 129 outstanding nominees across 29 beauty, wellness and personal care categories. Now in its sixth year, Beauty Independent’s Beacon Awards
Waldencast Expands Obagi Into Dermal Fillers With Novaestiq Corp. Acquisition
Waldencast, owner of Obagi Medical and Milk Makeup, is taking a major step into medical aesthetics by acquiring Novaestiq Corp. and doubling the size of its addressable market in the process.
Bridge Mentorship Selects Happy Aging, Parëva And Nous For Second 2025 Cohort
Bridge Mentorship, the fundraising readiness and scaling guidance program from True Beauty Ventures and Beauty Independent, has named Happy Aging, Parëva and Nous as members of its second...
Where Industry Insiders See Skincare’s Biggest Business Potential Beyond Buzzy Ingredients
Although the skincare category is experiencing some shakiness—in prestige, it was down 3% in dollars and up 1% in units in the first quarter, according to Circana—it remains a resilient engine of brand...
