
Love, Sylvie Breaks The Fragrance Subscription Mold By Delivering A Different Trio Of Scents Every Season
Thirty U.S. perfume houses rebuffed Kristen Dumbeck, who was soliciting their help to make fragrances for Love, Sylvie, her seasonal subscription startup releasing three scents four times a year. They determined the mininums were too small, development...

L’Oréal Establishes Venture Fund To Make Minority Investments In Rising Startups
L’Oréal has joined the corporate parade into venture investment with the launch of a fund making minority bets on startups poised to shake up the beauty industry. Called BOLD Business Opportunities for L’Oréal Development, the fund’s first investment...

Pink Beaux Brings A Prestige Point Of View To Indie Beauty E-tailing
We’re all familiar with someone like Maisha Harris, the sort of woman wired to know the latest beauty launches who delights in doling out recommendations to stave off rashes, pimples, wrinkles or any stubborn issue that pops up....

Indie Beauty Brand Founders Discuss Driving Sales And Engagement Via Social Media
In this edition of Beauty Independent’s ongoing series posing questions to beauty entrepreneurs, we ask 10 founders and executives: What’s a social media tactic that’s driven engagement and sales?

Moon Juice’s Amanda Chantal Bacon On Shaking Off Haters, Staying Out Of The Influencer Fray And Winding Up At Malls In Middle America
In a peer group of very cool wellness brands, Moon Juice may be the coolest. It’s also been cool to poke fun at Moon Juice and its founder, Amanda Chantal Bacon. Much of the folderol was...