
“The Most Powerful Word In The Retail Lexicon Is New”: Hello Products’ Craig Dubitsky Discusses Breaking Through The Sameness On Shelves
Craig Dubitsky is a one-man CPG incubator. His entrepreneurial and investor gift is to make routine stuff less so. Whether it’s laundry detergent at Method, lip balm at EOS or mouthwash at Hello Products, Dubitsky has had...

Adios To The Man: Indie Brand Founders On Leaving Full-Time Jobs For Entrepreneurial Ventures
In this edition of Beauty Independent’s ongoing series posing questions to beauty entrepreneurs, we ask 20 founders and executives: When did you quit your full-time job to concentrate on your beauty brand?

Cheeky Millennial Candle Brand Coal And Canary, A New Sephora Entrant, Is On Fire
In 2014, graphic designer Amanda Buhse agreed to help her bestie Tom Jansen, then a college student, with his candle-making side gig, mostly as an excuse to hang out with him. “It was a fun experiment to see...

Marijuana Is Legal In Canada. What Does That Mean For Beauty?
Canada legalized marijuana for recreational use on Wednesday, creating the world’s largest weed marketplace and setting off speculation over how various industries, including beauty, will capitalize on the great green rush happening in United States’ neighbor to the...

Don’t Pitch Your Vulva Highlighter To Caroline Hirons And Other Things She Wants You To Know
Sorry beauty industry, but Caroline Hirons can’t support a lot of what you’re doing today. Thankfully for you and consumers, she’ll inform you about your issues and help you address them because she loves you.