More Indie Beauty Brands Than Ever Participate In Amazon Prime Day

Starting today, Amazon will put on what’s anticipated to be the largest ever Prime Day, a two-day shopping event Coresight Research forecasts will generate $5.8 billion in sales, up from roughly $4 billion over one day last...

How To Prepare For And Secure Salon Distribution

There’s no better ambassador for your brand than a trusted hairdresser, but breaking into salons isn’t as straightforward as booking an appointment for a trim. If you want to sell your goods at salons, you almost always have...

What Smaller Brands And Retailers Can Learn From Sephora’s Diversity Training

In April, the pop singer SZA tweeted that a Sephora employee called security on her while she was shopping at a store in Calabasas, Calif. Following the incident, Sephora closed its locations for an hour-long diversity...

How Indie Beauty Brands Identify The Right Contract Manufacturers For Them

In this edition of Beauty Independent’s ongoing series posing questions to beauty entrepreneurs, we ask 15 brand founders and executives: How did you choose your contract manufacturer?

Neptune Appoints Schmidt’s Naturals Co-Founder Michael Cammarata CEO As CPG Executive And Investor Interest In The Cannabis Segment Swells

Michael Cammarata, co-founder and former CEO of Schmidt’s Naturals, believes the cannabis consumer products segment isn’t too different from the aluminum-free deodorant segment when he jumped into it five years ago. There’s a sea of small brands—and new...

A Prescription For Skincare Sales Results In Physicians’ Offices

Beauty brand founders may want to consider making appointments with their doctors. Skincare sales in the physicians’ channel surged 6% to $900 million in 2016, the latest year for which data is available, according to Kline. While...