
Glamcor’s Mirrors Reflect The Multiplicity Of The Beauty Market
Erik and Wanchen Kaiser’s personal partnership preceded their professional partnership. The co-owners of mirror company Glamcor and sister brand Riki Loves Riki met in 2010 when Wanchen was in school in China. Erik traveled to the...

Founders Talk About The Challenges North American Beauty Brands Encounter Traveling Abroad
In this edition of Beauty Independent’s ongoing series posing questions to beauty entrepreneurs, we ask 15 founders: How difficult is it for North American brands to break into international markets?

The Modern Beauty Matchmaker: Béni Taps Technology To Pair Natural Products With Customers
Béni is playing the role of clean beauty Cupid by matching customers to products. Founded by former accountant Naomi Saito, the fledgling San Francisco-based marketplace specializes in providing personalized product recommendations to customers directly from independent beauty...

Daily Kongfidence’s Christine Kong Epitomizes The Positive Side Of Social Media
Daily Kongfidence’s Christine Kong has three kids, but don’t call her a mommy blogger. She doesn’t even let her kids take part in social media. While parenting isn’t Kong’s influencer raison d’être, she’s dedicated to being a good...

Silicone Sells: SiO Beauty’s FaceLift Fights Wrinkles And Finds Customers
You know how after you begin to notice something it’s all of a sudden everywhere. That was case for Gigi Howard with décolleté wrinkles. An unsubtle woman pointed out to the longtime public relations executive that her crinkled...