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Unsexy Sells: What Brands Should Make Of TikTok’s Enthusiasm For Beauty’s Homely Workhorses
If every trend has a countertrend, then the TikTok veneration of “unsexy products” like Vanicream Daily Facial Moisturizer, Nizoral Anti-Dandruff Shampoo, Gold Bond Neck & Chest Firming Cream, CeraVe Healing Ointment, Triple Paste Diaper Rash Cream...
Are Beauty Products Better Made Today Than A Decade Ago?
For the latest edition of our ongoing series posing questions relevant to indie beauty, we asked 16 manufacturers the following questions: Are beauty products today made better than they were a decade ago? How can the beauty industry...
Are Certifications Worthwhile?
In a recent Instagram post, Fat and the Moon shared that it’s decided not to become a certified B Corp. The indie brand explained, “While paying to play is a part of business, we’ve...
How Can Youthforia Be Saved?
The makeup brand Youthforia is under fire for twice making major inclusivity missteps. First, as influencer Golloria George brought to attention in a TikTok video last year, the initial 15 shades of the brand’s Date Night Skin...
Beauty Insiders Offer Brand Renovation Tips For Gregg Renfrew’s Beautycounter Rebuild
Gregg Renfrew, who launched Beautycounter in 2013, has bought the clean beauty direct seller out of foreclosure and plans to create a new entity with its name and assets. The Carlyle Group, the private equity firm that...
Consumers Think Beauty Products Are Too Expensive. Are They Right?
Beauty consumers lament that beauty products are too expensive despite the consumer price index for cosmetics rising slower than the overall consumer price index in the United States. The cosmetics CPI...
