How The Pandemic’s Recessionary Pressures Shape Beauty Consumers

COVID-19 has ushered us into an incredibly uncertain time without an existing model to follow. The pandemic has caused fear, isolation, government lockdowns, unemployment, and extreme changes in consumer behavior resulting in demand surges for merchandise...

Afterpay, QuadPay, Sezzle Or Something Else? Brand Founders Share The Payment Installment Platforms They Use.

In this edition of Beauty Independent’s ongoing series posing questions to beauty entrepreneurs, we ask 15 brand and e-tailer founders and executives: Do you use Afterpay, QuadPay or other payment installment platforms on your e-commerce website?

The Five Best Social Media Resources We Spotted This Week

We might have to give up on the idea of a static new normal. For businesses, there’s a rapidly shifting reality as the pandemic’s impacts evolve, and it’s unlikely to pause soon to allow for much reflection. To...

A Veteran Buyer On How Indie Beauty Brands Can Win Over Retailers Challenged By The Pandemic

Challenging for indie beauty brands prior to the pandemic, the retail environment is getting exceedingly tougher due to it. Melissa D’Aquila, who spent 11 years as a buyer at Lord & Taylor, the last two dedicated to...

The Primped Pandemic Guy: Men’s Brands See Online Sales Increases

Before the pandemic, beauty entrepreneur Andrew Glass, co-founder of hair removal brand Wakse and founder of skincare brand Non Gender Specific, was more into personal maintenance than your typical guy. During the pandemic, he’s taken it...

Beauty Brand Founders’ Top Time Management And Task Delegation Tips

In this edition of Beauty Independent’s ongoing series posing questions to beauty entrepreneurs, we ask 19 brand founders and executives: What tools help you with time management and task delegation?