Jane Carlson
The Third Way: A New Era Of Beauty Dealmaking Emerges
As traditional mergers and acquisitions pathways lose their luster for many beauty brands, a new playbook is gaining traction among founders and investors. It’s not the tried-and-true strategic acquisition. Nor is it the well-worn...
Revance Emerges From Crown Labs Merger Ready To Take On Aesthetic Medicine Giants
In one of the most consequential aesthetic medicine deals in recent memory, Crown Laboratories merged with Revance Therapeutics in February and in March announced it would operate under a unified new identity, Revance.
Lawless Beauty’s High-Powered Hybrid Forget The Filler Foundation Exceeds Sales Target
Lawless Beauty’s Forget the Filler franchise, which started with the clean cosmetics brand’s hero plumping lip gloss in 2021, has another hit. A test of Lawless’s ability to extend Forget the...
Beauty Independent Launches C-Suite Summit In Las Vegas Next Month
Beauty Independent is introducing C-Suite Summit, a two-day executive retreat designed exclusively for leaders scaling the beauty industry’s most ambitious brands. Taking place April 7 to 8 at the Durango Resort...
Nominations Open For Beauty Independent’s Sixth Annual Beacon Awards Program
Nominations are open for Beauty Independent’s Beacon Awards, the annual program honoring the brightest lights in the emerging beauty space. Now in its sixth year, the Beacon Awards...
Beauty Independent Introduces Beauty ❤️ LA: Summit For Recovery In Response To LA Wildfires
In response to the devastating Los Angeles wildfires, Beauty...
Bridge Mentorship Selects KJH Brand, Sahajan And Educated Mess For First 2025 Cohort
KJH Brand, Sahajan and Educated Mess have been chosen for the first 2025 cohort of Bridge Mentorship, a program from True Beauty Ventures and Beauty Independent to equip emerging beauty brands with...
