Moxie, Moxa And A Mission: Vie Healing’s Mona Dan Opens V/Rituals Spa In WeHo

Vie Healing founder Mona Dan, who describes herself as an acupuncturist, herbalist, tea lover, traveler, mama, holistic lifestyle leader and passionate health educator, is comfortable with many roles. And here’s another one to add to her...

New E-Tailer Coveted Market Wants To Convert Customers To Emerging Clean Beauty Brands

Talia Shiff is aligning her career with her passion at Coveted Market, a forthcoming e-commerce destination dedicated to clean beauty. The former TJX Canada merchandise assistant’s transition to clean beauty started two years ago after her sister...

IBE And Neiman Marcus Take Their Partnership To The Next Level With An Upcoming Event And Updated Collection

Indie Beauty Expo and Neiman Marcus are teaming up once again to refresh and grow the luxury retailer’s curation of independent beauty and wellness brands, an initiative kicking off with a two-day shopping event this week...

New Store Field Introduces Shoppers In Downtown Augusta To Indie Beauty

Jennifer Tinsley wasn’t thrilled indie beauty retail was so far afield in Augusta, Ga. She opened the store Field to remedy that problem. The 1,100-square-foot space is filled with products from 45 emerging brands, including Clove...

Bluemercury’s Marla Beck On The Importance Of Specialization, The Beauty Industry’s Favorable Demographics And The Vetting Process For Emerging Brands

Remember when indie beauty wasn’t everywhere? Marla Beck certainly does. Its scarcity in 1999 was a big part of why she founded Bluemercury with her husband Barry. The specialty retailer generated excitement for beauty junkies like Beck...

Ellis Brooklyn’s Baby Steps At Sephora Pay Off With A 120-Door Rollout

In 2016, when a buyer from Sephora told Bee Shapiro that the beauty specialty retailer had picked up her line of eco-luxe fragrance and body-care products, she was ecstatic—until she heard the order was only for dot-com. “I...