The Anti-Influencer: Thingtesting’s Jenny Gyllander Refuses To Take Sponsorships For Her Product Reviews

Jenny Gyllander started Thingtesting last year with one intention in mind: to provide objective reviews of new products. “My main goal is to add transparency and honesty to this new world of brands and shopping today,” she...

How Indie Beauty Brand Founders Hone Their Retail Pitch

In this edition of Beauty Independent’s ongoing series posing questions to beauty entrepreneurs, we ask 19 brand founders and executives: How did you hone your retail pitch?

Brand Founders Share What They’d Put On Clean Beauty Forbidden Ingredient Lists

In this edition of Beauty Independent’s ongoing series posing questions to beauty entrepreneurs, we ask 15 brand founders and executives: What ingredients do you think should be added to the original clean beauty ingredient no-no lists with parabans,...

New At-Home Beauty Devices Bring The Doctor’s Office To Consumers’ Doorsteps

Not too long ago, non-invasive beauty devices were relegated strictly to doctor’s offices and spas. But ever since the Clarisonic facial cleansing brush hit the market in 2004, the at-home beauty gadget segment has exploded with an array...

How Beauty Brands Establish A Strong Foundation From Which To Scale

If people ignored the fetal stage of development, the adult population would be pretty dismal indeed. It’s the same for beauty businesses. Underappreciating the importance of their earliest phase can cause stunted growth. “The decisions made in the...

Uline Is The Beauty Industry’s SoulCycle

With a catalog of more than 36,000 items filling 750-plus pages, distribution centers in seven U.S. cities, 6,000 employees in North America, affordable prices, low minimums and commended customer service, Uline has become a preferred shipping supplies...