Is A 700% Retail Markup Too Much For A Beauty Product?

During an episode of the ABC television show “Shark Tank” that aired Friday, Fur co-founders Laura Schubert and Lillian Tung reveal the brand’s signature oil costs $5.34 to make and retails for $46, leading to a markup of more than...

What Cannabis Beauty And Wellness Entrepreneurs Think About Sephora’s New CBD Standard

In this edition of Beauty Independent’s ongoing series posing questions to beauty entrepreneurs, we ask 27 brand founders and executives: What’s your reaction to Sephora’s new requirements that cannabis beauty brands use CBD from hemp grown in the...

Playing Hardball: How Indie Beauty Brands Negotiate Wholesale Contracts On Their Terms

In this edition of Beauty Independent’s ongoing series posing questions to beauty entrepreneurs, we ask 14 founders and executives: What’s an aspect of a wholesale contract you negotiated hard on, and how did it go?

How Indie Beauty Brands Are Celebrating Black History Month

In this edition of Beauty Independent’s ongoing series posing questions to beauty entrepreneurs, we ask 10 founders and executives: How is your brand participating in Black History Month?

Indie Beauty Brand Founders Share How They’ve Overcome Ingredient Issues

In this edition of Beauty Independent’s ongoing series posing questions to beauty entrepreneurs, we asked 14 brand founders and executives: What issues have you encountered with the ingredients you use, and how did you resolve them?

How Off Are Indie Beauty Brands’ Sales Forecasts?

In this edition of Beauty Independent’s ongoing series posing questions to beauty entrepreneurs, we ask brand 15 founders and executives: How accurate was your first-year forecast?