Beauty Brand Founders And Parents On Juggling Work And School Schedules During The Pandemic

In this edition of Beauty Independent’s ongoing series posing questions to beauty entrepreneurs, we ask 12 founders and executives: With school getting underway, what’s your plan to operate your business while handling the coronavirus-era education arrangements?

What’s Behind Successful CEO-Founder Relationships

Successful pairings of creative and business minds have been pivotal to some of the most significant brands of our time. Think Christopher Bailey and Angela Ahrendts at Burberry, Marc Jacobs and Robert Duffy at Marc Jacobs...

Five Breakthrough Skinfluencers To Follow On TikTok Right Now

If YouTube spawned powerful makeup influencers, TikTok is turning creators into skincare superstars. The rise of skincare content on the gen Z-dominated social media network—there are exploding pimples, amazing glow-ups, cool new brands, forgettable and unforgettable trends, and...

From Activism To Advertising, Five Social Media Developments From This Week

Social media is a mess. As 2020 continues to deliver curveballs to humanity, it’s become quite clear that change needs to happen and happen fast. The platforms we rely on to connect with others and conduct our...

Mail Flawed: How USPS Changes Have Affected Indie Beauty Brands

The United States Postal Service has been embroiled in a controversy over cost-cutting measures pursued by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, who said on Tuesday he’s reversing some of them, including slashing overtime for mail carriers, and halting the...

What’s The Next Carol’s Daughter?

The confluence of COVID-19 and the Black Lives Matter movement has accelerated emerging multicultural haircare brands’ march against multinational conglomerates that have dominated the category for decades. Inspired by entrepreneurs like Madam C. J. Walker, the self-made millionaire...