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This Beauty Brand Founder Thinks Three Products Are All You Need To Complete A Makeup Look
When Cheryl Yannotti Foland told her husband and business partner Steve Foland that she was building a brand encouraging women to pare back their beauty routines, he thought she was crazy. “He said, ‘That’s not a business model, and we...
Beauty Independent’s First Subscriber Stephanie King Is The Most Interesting Hair Removal Professional In The World
Stephanie King is a hair removal rebel. She started sugaring, a natural alternative to waxing, in the Midwest more than a decade ago when she was the only spa professional to practice it within hundreds of miles. Now,...
With A Little Help From Kylie Jenner, Self-Tanning Brand Bondi Sands Has Surpassed $100M In Annual Retail Sales
In the minds of many consumers, self-tanning is synonymous with orange skin and patchy spots. Think President Donald Trump in his most Sunkist state. Blair James didn’t let self-tanning’s reputation get in the way of his entrance into...
How EO Products Became An Organic Body Care Powerhouse Expected To Reach Nearly $70M In Sales This Year
Nearly a quarter century ago, EO Products co-founders, co-CEOs and former married couple Susan Griffin-Black and Brad Black had no clue the essential oil blends they were hand-pouring and hand-labeling in their garage would become an organic...
Digitally Native Hair Brand Insert Name Here Modernizes Old-School Customer Service To Generate Loyalty
When ColourPop launched four years ago, twentysomething friends Jordynn Wynn and Sharon Pak appeared on the digitally native cosmetics brand’s social media feed to talk about eyeshadows, blushes and more in a goofy, affable way. Their banter,...
Vanity Planet’s Alex Dastmalchi Has Gone From Being Smuggled Out Of Iran To Selling Over Two Million Skincare Devices
The status quo in the beauty industry isn’t eternal. At one point, Clarisonic was the king of skincare devices, but upstarts like Vanity Planet have challenged its reign. Powered by influencers such as Bretman Rock, Nikkie de...
