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We’re living in precarious in-between times. As exuberance took hold in the United States and we at Beauty Independent began including in our copy that the pandemic appeared to be “subsiding” or “ebbing,” the Delta variant was charging...

If there’s one thing the panelists at Hairstory’s recent Sustainability Beauty Summit could agree on, it’s that there’s a lot of work that needs to be done in the eco-conscious space, whether it’s...

At the beginning of 2020 in the United States, it felt as if the chaos of the year before wouldn’t let up. The Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol and fears over the transfer of power in the...

Robyn Watkins, who held product development roles at companies such as Smashbox Cosmetics, Arbonne International, Orly and DayNa Decker before founding Holistic Beauty Group in 2018, has had a busy year helping beauty brands navigate the...

As president and CEO of category management firm Strategic Solutions International, Romina Brown has a unique vantage point on the future of the textured haircare business. Partnered with Nielsen, she has access to a cloud-based portal...

In its “The State of Beauty 2021” report, McKinsey & Co. forecasts the United States beauty industry will return to pre-pandemic sales in the first half of next year and reach an annual growth rate of...