Are Subscription Box Services Worth The Investment For Indie Beauty Brands?

In this edition of Beauty Independent’s ongoing series posing questions to beauty entrepreneurs, we ask eight founders and executives: Have you participated in a subscription box service and, if so, was your participation worthwhile?

The Backside Is Moving Front And Center In Beauty

Beauty is going bottoms up as butts become the next big to-do in the industry. The move to the rear follows an onslaught of wipes, serums, washes, mists and oils from brands such as The Honey Pot...

Want To Know The Latest On Clean Beauty, Travel And Social Media? Blogger Libby Vilner Has You Covered

Libby Vilner, the Israeli-born blogger behind Life With Libby, is the quintessential maven described in Malcolm Gladwell’s “The Tipping Point.” She’s the first to know about cool goods like Abeego beeswax wraps, try beauty brands like

How Hawaii’s Ban On Oxybenzone And Octinoxate Could Change The Sun-Protection Segment

While the clean beauty movement may be winning over retailers, the green beauty movement is striking policy gains. In an explosive act for the sun-protection segment, Hawaii Governor David Ige signed a bill last Tuesday, the day before...

Opu Labs Aims To Connect Skincare Consumers Around The World One Facial Scan At A Time

The world may be flattening, but no single tool has yet gathered data on the skin of consumers and the products they apply from all corners of it. Opu Labs wants to provide that tool in the...

The Pitfall Of Popularity: Inside The Vamp Stamp’s Uphill Battle Against Counterfeiters

A mere three weeks after The Vamp Stamp made its debut in March 2017, founder Veronica Lorenz spotted rip-offs of the brand’s patented winged liner tool on eBay. “There were hundreds of them. I was extremely emotional...