The Rise Of Clean Beauty Retail Brands

With last week’s debut of Exa Beauty, Credo’s private-label cosmetics brand offering 43 foundation shades, the clean beauty retail chains Credo, The Detox Market and Follain have all launched their own brands sold online...

How Indie Beauty Brands Manage Cash Flow

In this edition of Beauty Independent’s ongoing series posing questions to beauty entrepreneurs, we ask 25 brand founders and executives: How do you manage cash flow?

This Week In Social Media News: Banning TikTok And An End To The Facebook Advertising Boycott

In 2011, a teacher in Georgia was forced to resign after a parent complained about a Facebook post showing her with alcohol. Almost a decade later, our personal and professional lives are more blended than ever as...

What Indie Beauty Brands Should Know Before Negotiating With Manufacturers

There is no beauty industry without beauty products. To make most beauty products, brands turn to contract manufacturers specializing in the mass production of market-ready skincare, haircare and cosmetics. Across the country, there are 190 skincare contract manufacturers...

From Typos To Misprints, Beauty Brand Founders Lament Label Mistakes

In this edition of Beauty Independent’s ongoing series posing questions to beauty entrepreneurs, we ask 12 brand founders and executives: Have you ever made a mistake on your label?

The Challenging #ChallengeAccepted Challenge And Other Social Media News This Week

Viral challenges seem to be social media staples of our virus-laden times. This week, black-and-white selfies dominated feeds in #ChallengeAccepted posts ostensibly about empowering women. Similar to the #BlackOutTuesday challenge, there’s skepticism about the purpose and impact of...