Strange Bird Founder Tina Chow Rudolf Opens Up About Why She Chose Her Contract Manufacturer
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Strange Bird Founder Tina Chow Rudolf Opens Up About Why She Chose Her Contract Manufacturer

In a Beauty Independent article that ran in July last year asking 15 beauty brand founders how they chose their contract manufacturer, only one, Tina Chow Rudolf, founder of Strange Bird, revealed her skincare brand’s contract...
What It Takes To Get On Grocery Store Shelves
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What It Takes To Get On Grocery Store Shelves

Business of Fashion recently heralded grocery aisles as the next beauty destination. In the trade publication, Rachel Strugatz writes, “Imagine a world where shoppers can pick up high-end moisturiser and vegan almond flour tortillas in one place.”...
Five Exciting Beauty Trends From The First Half Of 2020
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Five Exciting Beauty Trends From The First Half Of 2020

In a typical year, Beauty Independent would have produced four Trend Reports by now, following the four Indie Beauty Expos—Los Angeles, Berlin, Dallas and New York—that were planned for the first eight months of 2020. The...
Why Chocolate Is So Much More Than A Guilty Pleasure
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Why Chocolate Is So Much More Than A Guilty Pleasure

Until a few years ago, most people in the western world may have considered chocolate merely a guilty pleasure. Today, the people behind various cacao-infused items, from foods to skincare products, believe it could be much...
What Indie Beauty Brands Should Know Before Negotiating With Manufacturers
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What Indie Beauty Brands Should Know Before Negotiating With Manufacturers

There is no beauty industry without beauty products. To make most beauty products, brands turn to contract manufacturers specializing in the mass production of market-ready skincare, haircare and cosmetics. Across the country, there are 190 skincare contract manufacturers...
Beauty On Amazon Part 2: Evaluating Options Available To Beauty Brands When Engaging Amazon
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Beauty On Amazon Part 2: Evaluating Options Available To Beauty Brands When Engaging Amazon

In Part 1 of our Beauty On Amazon series, we explored why Amazon is so invested in becoming a major player in beauty retail and what makes the industry so attractive...