Linda Wells Weighs In On Sustainable Beauty, The Future Of Magazines And Flesh At BeautyX Summit

Linda Wells believes sustainability is the next frontier in beauty. Compared to major movements preceding it in the industry, Revlon’s chief creative officer and former editor in chief of Allure said during the BeautyX Media & Influencer Summit...

Beauty Brand Founders Share Their Thoughts On When Girls And Boys Should Be Allowed To Wear Makeup

In this edition of Beauty Independent’s ongoing series posing questions to beauty entrepreneurs, we ask 10 brand founders and executives: At what age would you let your children experiment with makeup?

Big, Better, BeautyX: IBMG Co-Founder Nader Naeymi-Rad On Spreading More Knowledge In 2019

By the third, and last, educational event in 2018 held by the Indie Beauty Media Group—the BeautyX Capital Summit in New York in late August—attendance had more than doubled from the debut event in January. With...

An Inside Look At Indie Beauty Brands’ Experiences Working With Influencers

In this edition of Beauty Independent’s ongoing series posing questions to beauty entrepreneurs, we ask 13 founders and executives: What’s an experience you’ve had working with influencers?

Lacquerbar Nail Salon Founder Heli Rodriguez Prilliman Is Taking Steps To Rectify The Broken Beauty School System

When Heli Rodriguez Prilliman enrolled at the now defunct San Francisco School of Cosmetology in January 2017 to become a licensed nail technician in anticipation of launching her overtly feminist nail salon concept Lacquerbar, she was shocked...

Promising For Sustainability, Refillable Beauty Packaging Is A Tough Sell For Consumers And Retailers

Most beauty brands create products to respond to what people want or capitalize on trends. Elate Cosmetics takes a different approach. “We look at what type of package a product will have to go in and how...