Sahajan Marries Science With Traditional Medicine To Win Over Clean Beauty Customers

Growing up, Lisa Mattam was exposed to Ayurvedic practices, but, in her profession, pharmaceutical procedures were the norm. She decided to merge the two to create Sahajan, a natural skincare brand that has turned to...

Dominic Symes Follows In His Cosmetic Chemist Father’s Footsteps With The Launch Of SkinEscens

At 49-years-old, South African cosmetic chemist Paul Symes died after suffering a massive heart attack, leaving behind two sons and thriving beauty company Justine, which would go on to be acquired by Avon. More than three decades...

Weaving Your Web: Indie Beauty Brand Founders Reveal How They Developed Their Sites

In this edition of Beauty Independent’s ongoing series posing questions to beauty entrepreneurs, we ask 16 founders and executives: What was it like to build your website, and what might you have done differently?

No Time For Hibernation: Ingestible Brand Bear Is Quickly Building A Global Presence

Bear is bullish on elevated vitamins in the beauty segment. The Australian ingestible brand has good reason to be confident as it’s rapidly expanded after premiering at Mecca last year to Net-a-porter, Mr Porter and Free People...

Influencer And Designer Chelli Johnson Exudes Good Cheer On Social Media And Off

In a social media universe so often phony, influencer and designer Chelli Johnson’s passion is unfiltered. She pops onto Instagram to sing her favorite tunes, give props to icons, document her everyday adventures, provide inspiration, and present...