How Lauren Napier Is Promoting Black Women-Owned Luxury Brands This Holiday Season

Lauren Napier has brought together 10 black women-owned beauty, fashion and lifestyle brands for a giveaway of more than $1,000 worth of covetable goods, including a Monrowe hat and set of Marie Hunter Beauty lipsticks, to...

Khulan Davaadorj, Founder Of Mongolia’s First Organic Skincare Brand, Has Overcome Flooding, Theft, Copycats And More To Build A Global Business

The ups and downs of Khulan Davaadorj’s entrepreneurial journey could give a roller coaster a run for its money. The founder of Lhamour, Mongolia’s first organic skincare brand, has dealt with theft, flooding, copycats and distribution setbacks,...

Steep And Staggered Discounts Caused Indie Beauty Sales To Sizzle On Cyber Monday

Indie beauty brands plunged into Cyber Monday with heavy discounting that caused sales to skyrocket, but they faced mounting questions about the impact of slashing prices on consumer purchasing behavior and the health of their businesses long-term. Across...

How Indie Beauty Entrepreneurs Effectively Manage Their Teams

In this edition of Beauty Independent’s ongoing series posing questions to beauty entrepreneurs, we ask 12 founders and executives: What’s the hardest part of being a manager, and how do you approach the challenge with your team?

The Doctor Is In NYC: Barbara Sturm Makes A Temporary-To-Permanent Play For Manhattan

Dr. Barbara Sturm won’t be kept away from the Big Apple. The orthopedist and skincare entrepreneur, whose Dr. Barbara Sturm Molecular Cosmetics skincare line...