
Silk Therapeutics Takes Science In A Clean Skincare Direction
Gregory Altman and Rebecca Lacouture, the brainiacs behind Silk Therapeutics, are smarter than Beauty Independent, but we’ll try to summarize their discoveries for simple folks like us. The skincare company founders figured out how to stabilize liquefied silk...

Sfumato Fragrances Serves Up Scents And Stiff Drinks At New Detroit Location
Sfumato Fragrances commingles smell and taste at its new Detroit perfumery-cum-pub. The intimate 650-square-foot space in the garden level of a Gothic Victorian mansion sells scents by day and serves cocktails at night that pair with the brand’s...

Indie Beauty Media Group Unveils Entrepreneurial Education Platform BeautyX
Indie Beauty Media Group is enhancing its educational programming with the introduction of BeautyX, an evolution of its CONNECT INDIE initiative providing knowledge and resources to beauty entrepreneurs through panel discussions and classes. BeautyX will kick off in...

Argan Oil Authority Kahina Giving Beauty Is In It For The Long Haul
Kahina Giving Beauty founder Katharine L’Heureux never set out to be a beauty entrepreneur. Raised on a vineyard in Napa Valley, she received an English degree from UC Berkeley before starting her career in New York publishing and...

Lau Botanicals Is (Almost) A Hawaiian Vacation In A Bottle
Lau Botanicals is bringing the spirit of Kauai to skincare. Launching late February, the brand from aesthetician Hillary Navarrette will release four products – Island Glow Serum, Awakening Cleansing Oil, Goddess Body Oil and Healing Propolis Balm –...