How Indie Beauty Brands Foster Workplaces Free Of Sexual Harassment

In light of recent high-profile sexual harassment claims, in this edition of Beauty Independent’s ongoing series posing questions to beauty entrepreneurs, we ask nine founders and executives: How do you foster a healthy...

Ms. Centsible Makes It Easy For Beauty Fans On Any Budget To Try Small Brands

As green beauty edges into the mainstream, it’s under fire for being too pricey for beauty plebeians. Amber Eldridge, better known as Ms. Centsible, demonstrates how consumers can stretch their bucks to pick up better-for-you options. Whether it’s...

Powerella’s Aimee Gill Gives Us The Inside Scoop On The Production Of Inside-Out Beauty Merchandise

Inside-out beauty is on an incredible upward trajectory. Retailers such as Sephora, Credo, The Detox Market, Neiman Marcus, Free People and Nordstrom are plumbing the segment bursting with bars, powders, drinks and capsules. Ingestible specialists...

The Skinny Confidential Has Blogged About Beauty Secrets Every Day For Seven Straight Years

Lauryn Evarts of The Skinny Confidential doesn’t care if you think she’s annoying and high-strung. Plenty of people don’t. In fact, her raunchy sense of humor, positivity and helpful tips and tricks have attracted over 600,000...

Courting The Press: How Indie Beauty Brands Garner Media Exposure

In this edition of Beauty Independent’s ongoing series posing questions to beauty entrepreneurs, we ask 16 founders and executives: How do you court members of the media, influencers and bloggers?  

Indie Beauty Sales Surge On Black Friday And Cyber Monday Fueled By Heavy Discounting

In the bargain blitz that is Black Friday and Cyber Monday, indie beauty companies duked it out for dollars with steep discounts and gift sets that drove sales, but left brands and retailers curious about the implications of...