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Amid Fretting About A Down Market, Byredo Inks A $1B Deal With Puig. Is It Just A Blip?
With the United States roiled by economic volatility, many beauty investors, investment bankers, executives and entrepreneurs have been predicting deal flow and valuations will ebb—and their predictions could absolutely come true. However, recent beauty news has thrown...
Should The Spa Industry Fight For The Legalization Of Sex Work?
In March 2021, a white man killed eight people—primarily Asian women—in shootings at three Atlanta area spas. The man, 23-year-old Robert Aaron Long, is serving a life sentence after pleading guilty and could face the death penalty....
Vietnamese American TikToker Vi Luong Is Speaking Out About How Brands Treat Minority Content Creators
Vi Luong seems like she’s having a ton of fun on TikTok. From showing herself in hot rollers (“I don’t look like George Washington”) to pretending to audition for “Euphoria” because “there are no Asian baddies” on...
Bridge Mentorship Participants Share Knowledge They Gained From The Program; Applications Open For Second Round
Brands can’t expect to receive funding if they don’t have a tight grip on their financial models and distribution strategies. That was a big lesson impressed upon the first cohort of Bridge Mentorship, a professional...
“Stay With What We Know”: Founder Dan Hodgdon Shares Lessons From The Early Days Of Building Vegamour
While working with marula oil producer Southern Botanica, Dan Hodgdon realized active ingredients could be combined to effectively address common hair issues. He thought, “What if we tried to put these things all together into a singular...
Beauty Brands Discuss Choosing The Right Retail Partners
In this edition of Beauty Independent’s ongoing series posing questions relevant to indie beauty, we asked 15 beauty brand founders and executives: How did you decide on the right partnerships for your brand?
