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...
How The Glow Girl’s Melissa Meyers Is Changing The Content Game For Women Over 40
Melissa Meyers, founder and creative director of The Glow Girl, isn’t afraid to do things many people would find embarrassing. She’s an ardent networker and has no problem reaching out cold to a person or brand....
Is Wellness A Pandemic-Proof Category? The Nue Co., Tea Drops And Lola Founders Weigh In On Its Resilience
The pandemic has changed the way beauty and wellness brands—both indie and otherwise—do business. Jordan Gaspar, president and managing partner of AF Ventures, Jordana Kier, co-founder of Lola, Sashee Chandran, founder and...
