How Long It Really Takes Indie Beauty Brands To Become Profitable

In this edition of Beauty Independent’s ongoing series posing questions to beauty entrepreneurs, we ask 16 founders and executives: How long did it take you to reach profitability?

On Social Media This Week, People Confront Dangerous Climates Online And Offline

No, that wasn’t a new Instagram filter flooding your feeds this week. The striking visuals of orange haze that blanketed the Bay Area sky are byproducts of climate change unfiltered. As parts of California, Oregon and Washington...

How Retailers Can Help Better Beauty Industry Ethics

In this edition of Beauty Independent’s ongoing series posing questions to beauty entrepreneurs, we ask 18 retailer and brand founders and executives: How should retailers be going further to ensure the beauty industry is ethical?

What It Takes To Get On Grocery Store Shelves

Business of Fashion recently heralded grocery aisles as the next beauty destination. In the trade publication, Rachel Strugatz writes, “Imagine a world where shoppers can pick up high-end moisturiser and vegan almond flour tortillas in one place.”...

Five Things Indie Beauty Brands Need To Know Before Expanding To Africa

A Nigerian-American entrepreneur with experience in the beauty industry as a formulation expert, Dunni Odumosu leverages relationships in the American and African beauty industries to promote a two-way exchange of commerce and visibility. Below, she shares five...

This Week In Social Media: How Different Platforms Are Impacted By Political Machinations

This election cycle, the line between social media and politics has become blurred, if not completely obliterated. Whether you’re using social media for personal use, business use, or both, there’s no escaping politics. Pre-social media, you could...