Wellness Center To Watch: Seyhart Offers Acupuncture To Angelenos And Indie Brands To Everyone Via E-Commerce

While coronavirus vaccines illustrate the power of Western medicine, many Americans are keenly aware of its shortcomings. Taryn Violé is one of them. For the past decade, she’s dealt with rheumatoid arthritis, an autoimmune condition that isn’t easily...

Kinfield Executes Its Biggest Product Launch Yet In Tandem With Madewell And Outdoor Voices Events

Between this month and last, Kinfield founder Nichole Powell has traveled or will travel to Los Angeles, Brooklyn, Austin and Miami for her 2-year-old outdoor essentials brand’s first-ever series of IRL events to...

AbsoluteJOI’s Anne Beal On Glossier’s Grant, Application Processes And The Changes Still Needed To Support Black-Owned Brands

During the racial reckoning that occurred last year, hundreds of companies across industries scrambled to make pledges, offer grants and create opportunities for BIPOC employees. In the beauty industry, Glossier launched a $500,000 grant program to assist Black-owned...

As Sustainability Efforts Increase, Should The Beauty Industry Rethink The Flood Of New Products?

In this edition of our ongoing series posing questions relevant to indie beauty, we ask 36 beauty entrepreneurs and executives the following questions: Do you believe the beauty industry should rethink the barrage of beauty product launches to...

This New Natural K-Beauty Brand Brings High-Concept Design To Everyday Skincare Products

Xuyoni founder Juyeon Pae was a violinist in a past life. She received a doctoral degree in musical arts from Yonsei University in her native South Korea, played in the Seoul Chamber Orchestra while teaching music majors...