Where Indie Beauty Brands Spend Their Money
In this edition of Beauty Independent’s ongoing series posing questions to beauty entrepreneurs, we ask 14 founders and executives three money-related questions: How much do you worry about your company’s finances? What are the top three areas of...
Collagen Sparkling Tea Brand SkinTe Pulls In $3M From Sara Blakely, Karlie Kloss, Diane Von Furstenberg And More
SkinTe is popping in more ways than one. The collagen sparkling tea brand has drawn $3 million from an array of investors, including Spanx founder Sara Blakely, The Honest Co. and ShoeDazzle co-founder Brian Lee, supermodel and Kode...
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...
