Native American-Owned Cosmetics Brand Ah-Shi Beauty Is Carefully Reopening Its Stores After Pandemic Closures

Last year, only months after founder Ahsaki Báá LaFrance-Chachere opened Ah-Shi Beauty’s studio, showroom, distribution center and gift shop in Gallup, N.M., and days after it opened a store in Navajo Nation capital Window Rock, Ariz., a...

The Six Biggest Sustainable Beauty Trends

Unlike the maximalist beauty product packaging of the past, Oyl + Water founder and CEO Rachel Roberts Mattox declares modern beauty consumers are “prioritizing minimalism.” During a Beauty Independent In Conversation webinar last week sponsored by

U Beauty’s Tina Craig Once Had A 20-Step Skincare Routine. Now, She’s A Big Believer In Skinimalism.

When Tina Craig first launched U Beauty in 2019 with a pared-down skincare philosophy and packaging, many people turned their noses up at the brand. “People were so used to Hermès, Chanel and the luxury Bag Snob,”...

Sexual Wellness Brand Maude Closes $5.8M Series A Round

Stylish intimacy brand Maude has closed a $5.8 million series A round led by early-stage beauty and wellness fund True Beauty Ventures. Along with True Beauty Ventures, participants in the round include Aesop and The...

A Cosmic Guide To July 2021: Horoscopes For Beauty Entrepreneurs

The eclipses during Gemini season and recent Mercury retrograde put us in quite a transformational vortex. If your brand experienced glitches, hacks or system malfunctions, know that you are not alone and let these mishaps better...