How Bath And Body Care Brand Sister Sky Puts Native American Ideas Of Wellness Into Practice

When Sister Sky co-founder Monica Simeon’s six-month-old son Kevin suffered from severe eczema, she did what most parents would do. She rushed him to a doctor in the hopes there’d be a medical solution to his irritated...

Marketing Maven Iman Hasan Launches We Are Renn To Support Women Of Color Brand Founders

Entrepreneur and public relations expert Iman Hasan understands the challenges of accessing capital for women of color trying to finance their emerging brands. Hasan also understands the power of effective marketing, and that these costly...

For New E-Tailer Carré Beauty, Minimalism Is The Ultimate Luxury

Sometimes simplicity is the utmost luxury. That’s the premise of Carré Beauty, a new e-tailer from Sheila Eap, former senior merchandise planner at Neiman Marcus, who’s bringing the editing skills of a merchant to cultivate an assortment...

Beauty Brands Are Confronting A Rash Of Pandemic-Related Scams

Small businesses can be susceptible to scammers, an issue Beauty Independent has covered in the past. In this edition of our ongoing series posing questions to beauty entrepreneurs, we ask 11 brand founders and executives: Have you...

Are Beauty Companies’ Grants And Mentorship Efforts Delivering On Promises To Boost Black-Owned Brands?

The killing of George Floyd on May 25 and subsequent Black Lives Matter protests instigated a racial reckoning in the United States and elsewhere in the world that led to calls for police reform and increased diversity in...