The Nomination Process For Beauty Independent’s Second Annual Beacon Awards Begins

Beauty Independent’s Beacon Awards program, which shines a light on the best and brightest in the indie beauty market, has kicked off by opening the nominating process for its second annual award season.

Why Laura Geller Is Focusing On Women Over 40 In Its Imagery—And Why Other Brands Should, Too

A funny thing happens when you’ve been successful in the beauty industry for a long time. Despite all its magical creams, you age. For some beauty brand founders, dealing with that inevitability can be difficult. Aging seems to...

How Former Sephora Chief Merchant Margarita Arriagada Is Redefining Luxury Beauty With Her Brand Valdé

After the pandemic took hold in the United States in the spring of last year, former Sephora chief merchant Margarita Arriagada was faced with one of the most difficult decisions of her storied beauty industry career. Should she...

SeneGence Founder Joni Rogers-Kante Wants To Set The MLM Record Straight

Some of beauty’s most iconic brands—Avon, Mary Kay and Rodan + Fields, for example—have grown into business empires utilizing multi-level marketing models. As popular as these brands’ products may be, direct-sales or MLM

More Than 200 Asian American- And Asian-Owned Beauty Brands And Retailers To Support Now And Forever

In three shootings at Atlanta-area spas last week, eight people senselessly lost their lives, including six women of Asian descent. In the wake of the horrific tragedy and the rise of anti-Asian hate crimes in the...

New Beauty Brand Fiils Is On A Mission To Make Refills Easy And Fun For Everyone

“I’m a recovering hypocrite really because I’ve worked for big beauty brands and pushed product for so long,” says Anna Priadka, former global artist for Nars in the United Kingdom and regional makeup artist for Dior. “In my...