Meet The Entrepreneurs Diversifying The Fragrance Industry

When Aba Gyepi-Garbrah, an aromatherapist and owner of Aba Love Apothecary, began attending fragrance industry trade shows such as Suppliers Day and IFEAT in 2015, she was often the only Black person in a room...

In A First For The Mass Market, Billion Dollar Beauty Is Launching A Customizable Makeup Palette At Target

Almost exactly a month after Target launched customizable haircare brand Function of Beauty, the retailer is bringing customization to mass-market makeup aisles for the first time with a magnetic palette called Billion Dollar Box from the new...

Lubricant Brand Pulse Enters Nordstrom As The Department Store Expands Into Sexual Wellness

Department stores are getting less stuffy and more sexy. Personal lubricant pioneer Pulse has launched at Nordstrom as part of initiatives by the retailer embracing sexual and vaginal wellness. From Friday to March 14, Nordstrom’s limited-run

Olika Co-Founder Jessica Postiglione Is Out To Make Fiber Supplements Elegant And Eco-Friendly With New Brand Bonny

As co-founder and former CEO of Olika, Jessica Postiglione played a role in reimagining hand sanitizers for modern shoppers. Now, she’s back on the consumer packaged goods startup scene attempting to do the same for fiber supplements....

Beauty Entrepreneurs And Executives On The Power Of Email To Push Sales

In this edition of Beauty Independent’s ongoing series posing questions to beauty entrepreneurs, we ask 21 founders and executives: What’s your approach to email marketing, and how has it helped advance your business?