Violet Grey’s Maureen Choi On The 15% Pledge, Evaluating Indie Beauty Brands And Guiding Content During The Pandemic
For many years, Maureen Choi’s stage wasn’t the page. The former senior beauty editor at Glamour and current executive director of content and curation at Violet Grey danced for the San Francisco Ballet from 1999 to 2007. To...
Men’s Makeup Brand War Paint Secures More Than $1M To Propel Expansion
War Paint is on a path to major expansion. Armed with an investment of 1 million pounds or $1.27 million, the London-based men’s makeup brand has set its sights on spreading beyond the United Kingdom to become...
What The Beauty Industry Should Do Better To Support The LGBTQ Community
In recognition of Pride Month, in this edition of Beauty Independent’s ongoing series posing questions to beauty entrepreneurs, we ask 19 brand founders and executives: What do you think the beauty industry could do for the LGBTQ community...
Investors And Public Relations Firms Offer Resources For Black Entrepreneurs
Since protests began demanding justice for George Floyd and an end to police brutality, beauty brands have announced donations to organizations furthering political, legal, educational, social and economic equality. Many are also participating in the
Organic Bunny’s Brand Partners Sever Ties After Racist And Homophobic Social Media Posts Are Exposed
Clean beauty blogger turned subscription box curator Amanda Jo, known as Organic Bunny, lost key brand partners last week after derogatory tweets she made 10 years ago on a personal account about Mexican people, Black men and gay people...
