Beauty’s High-Protein Diet

In an illuminating bit of social media promotion for the return of its old Balm Dotcom lip balm formula last Friday, Glossier employees shared comments customers had written about a vegan reformulation that in 2023...

Orcé Founder Yu-Chen Shih On Challenging Asian Beauty Norms And Developing True-To-Life Foundation Shades

In a world where many beauty brands release a litter of new products each season, Orcé is a welcome anomaly. As it has since its 2019 launch, the brand offers three products: a luxury serum foundation, sheer...

Sustainable Makeup Brand Athr Beauty Readies For Relaunch Under New Ownership

Athr Beauty, the sustainable makeup brand that shuttered last July, is being revived under new ownership. Gostrider, a company led by founder and CEO Audrey Napoleon that describes itself as building...

Formula Masters: 30 Top Beauty Product Developers

At Beauty Independent, we spend a lot of time focusing on founders, the most visible people in the indie beauty ecosystem shepherding brands and products from concept to commerce, but there are numerous people responsible for getting beauty...

Are Beauty Products Better Made Today Than A Decade Ago?

For the latest edition of our ongoing series posing questions relevant to indie beauty, we asked 16 manufacturers the following questions: Are beauty products today made better than they were a decade ago? How can the beauty industry...