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5 Things To Know Before Embarking On A Friends And Family Fundraise
Britta Chatterjee, co-founder of haircare brand Odele, compares fundraising to “walking down my street naked.” She says, “It’s a very vulnerable process to put yourself out there, at least it was for me.” Asking family and...
With Traditional PR Tough, What Awareness Strategies Are Indie Beauty Brands Pursuing?
The idea for the latest edition of our ongoing series posing questions relevant to indie beauty comes from Margarita Arriagada, founder of the luxury beauty brand Valdé and former chief merchant at Sephora. As she’s...
Will Beauty And Wellness Increasingly Put Community At The Center?
During organization CEW’s State of the Beauty Industry event last month, Sarah Jindal, senior director of beauty and personal care at market research firm Mintel, spoke about the concept of “self-care” evolving to “community care”...
The Most Important Beauty Deals Of The Past Decade
In late 2012, L’Oréal’s purchase of Urban Decay for an estimated $340 million kicked off a frantic decade of beauty acquisitions that have upended the beauty market. Before the French conglomerate snapped up the groundbreaking cosmetics brand, huge...
Cosmetic Chemist Ramón Pagán On His Beauty Of Joseon Collaboration And The Evolving Influencer Space
On social media, Ramón Pagán, better known as Glow by Ramón, is a sunscreen savant. To evaluate chemical sunscreens, the London-based American beauty content creator uses what he calls a six F testing rubric covering feel, finish,...
Facing Higher Costs, Some Brands Are Making Changes To Shipping Charges
Feather & Bone’s shipping costs have surged 20% to 40% over last two years. While the skincare brand known for Face Gems cleansers priced from $8.99 to $30 has kept a relatively low threshold of $20 for free shipping on its...
