Strange Bedfellows: Politics And The Workplaces Of Beauty Brands

Should politics be off-limits in the offices of beauty brands? In the 220 days since Donald Trump assumed the presidency, beauty entrepreneurs have grappled with whether to hash out public affairs with their employees or leave the political chitchat...

Ayres Beauty: An Experienced Beauty Exec Faces Entrepreneurial Challenges

Buenos Aires native Alejandro Rasic was no beauty industry amateur when he launched Argentina-inspired Ayres Beauty five years ago. After graduating from college in the U.S., he spent nearly two decades at Estée...

That’s Chelsea Masters Social Media With Professionalism, Personal Experience and Achingly Pretty Pictures

The natural beauty community should be super thankful That’s Chelsea‘s Chelsea Williams didn’t pin down a graphic design position after college. Graduating at the height of the Great Recession without job offers in her...

Politics Getting You Down? Step Into Take Care For Reenergizing Me-Time

In the political battlefield of Washington, D.C., respite seems called for—and Take Care is offering it. From accomplished clean beauty merchant Becky Waddell,...

31 Questions To Ask Yourself Before Launching A Beauty Brand

Plenty of people have lost their shirts – and shoes, stockings, socks, slacks and much more – emptying money into launching beauty brands that have gone belly up. Beauty Independent doesn’t want that fate for any entrepreneur. We...