How Indie Beauty Brands Handle Public Relations

In this edition of Beauty Independent’s ongoing series posing questions to beauty entrepreneurs, we ask 18 founders and executives: Do you use an outside firm to manage public relations or take care of it in-house?

How Indie Beauty Brands Hire Employees

In this edition of Beauty Independent’s ongoing series posing questions to beauty entrepreneurs, we ask 12 founders and executives: How do you add people to your team?

The True Spoon’s Celeste Wilson On Botox, Indie Beauty, Effective Natural Skincare Products And Being An Influencer

Like many millennials, Celeste Wilson combines an interest in holistic health with a willingness to experiment with cutting-edge scientific advancements in skincare. A former aesthetics nurse, she created wellness lifestyle blog The True Spoon to share tasty...

Department Stores Are Turning To Indie Beauty Brands, But Should Indie Beauty Brands Turn To Them?

In the late nineties and early aughts as department store beauty sections grappled with declining store traffic and competition from Sephora’s open-sell concept, retailers such as Bloomingdale’s and Macy’s squeezed in then indie brands Smashbox, Urban Decay and...

Weaving Your Web: Indie Beauty Brand Founders Reveal How They Developed Their Sites

In this edition of Beauty Independent’s ongoing series posing questions to beauty entrepreneurs, we ask 16 founders and executives: What was it like to build your website, and what might you have done differently?

Influencer And Designer Chelli Johnson Exudes Good Cheer On Social Media And Off

In a social media universe so often phony, influencer and designer Chelli Johnson’s passion is unfiltered. She pops onto Instagram to sing her favorite tunes, give props to icons, document her everyday adventures, provide inspiration, and present...