Happy Galentine’s Day: The Empowering Holiday Powers Beauty Purchases

Three years ago, Boxfox assembled Galentine’s Day offerings without much expectation for how they’d do. COO and co-founder Sabena Suri figured the unofficial holiday gave the personalized gift box company a chance to applaud women...

Laura’s Natural Life’s Laura Ehlers Educates As She Influences

Laura Ehlers is head of a unique class of instructor-influencers. Not only does she review products and share her routines, the blogger behind Laura’s Natural Life educates the clean beauty curious on greenwashing and being a conscious consumer. Ehlers...

The Bonds Of Blood And Beauty: Indie Brand Founders Dish On Working With Family Members

In this edition of Beauty Independent’s ongoing series posing questions to beauty entrepreneurs, we ask 11 founders and executives: What are the pros and cons of working with family members?

Jeanne Tamayo Takes Us Inside The Mind Of A Retail Buyer

Disruption in the beauty industry hasn’t dethroned retail buyers. They remain powerful gatekeepers that brands must please to achieve distribution objectives. Buyers cultivate captivating assortments, help move products off the shelves and amplify their employers’ businesses. Jeanne Tamayo...

Lifestyle Influencer Janny Organically Drops Truth Bombs And Builds Trust

Janny Organically, a rising influencer who describes herself as an ambassador for healthy habits and organic living, isn’t afraid of tough diplomacy. She’s called out natural beauty brands for greenwashing ingredients, tackled complicated parenting issues like co-sleeping and...

Indie Beauty Brand Founders On The Challenges Of Going It Alone

In this edition of Beauty Independent’s ongoing series posing questions to beauty entrepreneurs, we ask 13 brand founders and executives: How do you stay motivated as a solo entrepreneur?