Brand Report
Pantry Products Proves That Clean Beauty Isn’t Only For The 1%
After Bikram yoga classes, Michelle Czarka’s yoga mat was dirty, but she couldn’t find a product that cleaned off the grime without giving her a face full of chemicals while she rested in Child’s Pose. Frustrated, she took...
QVC Founder Joe Segel Believes CBD Is Haircare’s Next Big Thing
Joe Segel has founded over 20 companies, notably QVC and, more recently, HairRx, a customized haircare system launched in 2017. Rather than sit back and chill, Segel has taken up the difficult task of competing in the...
What Happens To Brands After Launch: 14 Founders Discuss Hurdles They Face In Their Second And Third Years Of Business
At two years old, Beauty Independent has transitioned from crawling and wobbly walking to running and jumping. Although its mission of reporting on pioneering beauty entrepreneurs hasn’t wavered since it premiered on Aug. 18, 2017, the business that...
Small-Batch Beauty Brand Cult Of Treehouse Puts Good Vibrations In Its Bottles
There’s nostalgia brewing for the 1960s and 1970s before natural skincare brands flooded huge chains and became coveted by investors seeking big returns. Harkening back to the hippie heyday, Kari Molvar writes in T The New York...
All Three Competing Brands Nab Prizes At BeautyX Capital’s Deal Appeal Competition
Everyone was a winner at Deal Appeal, the live pitch competition that served as the finale of Indie Beauty Media Group’s BeautyX Capital Summit last Tuesday. Stylish and sustainable oral care...
Kasey Collier and Kelly Evick-Parker Have Turned Soap Maker Biggs & Featherbelle Into A Successful Sister Act
If a beauty brand was a comforting family home-cooked meal, it would be Biggs & Featherbelle, a skincare and body care range owned by tight-knit sisters Kasey Collier and Kelly Evick-Parker. “Our mission is to be able...
