Natural Acne Fighter SkinKick Kicks Its Packaging Up A Notch
A chemical engineer by trade, SkinKick founder Matty Schirle applied his professional background to his brand to create research-driven acne-fighting formulations that are natural alternatives to the benzoyl peroxide-pumped products from mainstays such as...
We Had A Hunch: The Stories We Wrote Before They Were Big Stories
If a trend is over once it hits The New York Times, it’s just beginning when it lands on Beauty Independent’s web pages. Case in point: We dug deep into butt beauty in July last year, and the...
Sensitive Skin Specialist ELSI Beauty Raises $1M To Develop A Personalized Product Platform
People with highly sensitive skin often avoid beauty products out of fear the products will inflame their faces. ELSI Beauty is working to calm their fear by designing technology and skincare to ensure they don’t receive formulas...
This Beauty Brand Founder Thinks Three Products Are All You Need To Complete A Makeup Look
When Cheryl Yannotti Foland told her husband and business partner Steve Foland that she was building a brand encouraging women to pare back their beauty routines, he thought she was crazy. “He said, ‘That’s not a business model, and we...
What Can Beauty Entrepreneurs Learn From Drunk Elephant’s Big Exit? Investors Share Their Thoughts
Last week, news broke that Shiseido is acquiring Drunk Elephant for $845 million. In light of the news, in this edition of Beauty Independent’s ongoing series posing questions about beauty entrepreneurship, we ask 12 investors and investment bankers:...
