
Sabreen Cosmetics Redefines Clean Luxury Cosmetics Through The Lens Of Its Black Women Founders
“Being women of color, we are redefining what luxury is,” says Saliah Mustafa, who with her sisters Najiyyah and Kareemah launched the clean beauty brand Sabreen Cosmetics in 2018. “A lot of time we haven’t seen what...

Jillian Wright Departs IBMG As Company Charts New Course
Co-founder Jillian Wright is departing Indie Beauty Media Group as the company enters a new phase following a restructuring in 2020. Wright, who started IBMG’s landmark event, Indie Beauty Expo (IBE),

How BIPOC Founders Can Secure Smart Money To Build Their Beauty Brands
“There’s smart money, and there is dumb money,” declared Thirteen Lune co-founder Nyakio Grieco, speaking during a Beauty Independent In Conversation webinar last week on funding for BIPOC-owned brands. Grieco, who joined...

Nine Beauty Entrepreneurs And Execs On The Personal And Professional Impacts Of Having COVID
There are more than 64 million known coronavirus cases in the United States, and the illness is expected to infect most Americans at some point. As the virus continues to spread, learning from people about their coronavirus...

The Candle Care Business Heats Up For Candle Brands
Blowing out the candles on birthday cakes has fallen out of favor amid the pandemic, but did you know that the pricey Diptyque Baies collection candle shouldn’t be blown out either, albeit for a different reason?...