Adit Retailer Spotlight: Bluemercury’s Pandemic Evolution

Bluemercury is entering a new era. On Monday, Maly Bernstein, former VP of e-commerce at CVS, took over the CEO reigns from Marla Beck, who, with her husband Barry, started the beauty specialty chain with a single...

As Students Return To School, Gen Z Brand Higher Education Skincare Has A Vibrant New Look To Entice Them

Higher Education Skincare has a new look to wow the co-eds returning to college campuses. Launched in 2018 before gen Z beauty caused a big to-do in the beauty industry, the brand aimed at 18- to 29-year-old...

Femtech Startup Lady Technologies, Maker Of The Kegg Fertility Monitor, Closes $1.5M Seed Round

Lady Technologies, maker of the smart fertility monitor and pelvic floor tool Kegg, has closed a second $1.5 million seed round, bringing its total investment to over $3 million. The funding comes...

“Nothing Short Of Extraordinary”: A Look At Beauty’s Performance In The Second Quarter

“I am ready to share some exhilarating numbers with you,” said Larissa Jensen, VP and beauty advisor at market research firm The NPD Group, to kick off Beauty Independent’s quarterly snapshot In Conversation webinar...

Interest In Sustainability Is Changing The Clean Beauty Conversation On Social Media

On retail shelves and in e-commerce, clean beauty isn’t a distinguishing factor for brands any more. The same is becoming true for influencer marketing. The effects of the maturation of and crowding in clean beauty are cascading across...