Beauty industry insiders put the markup for Louis Vuitton's $160 lipstick at 300% to 8,000%, but they predict luxury consumers will pay it.| Beauty Independent
Allison Kent-Gunn, aka Allison Turquoise, is an ebullient translator of packaging from people’s favorite beauty brands.| Beauty Independent
Addyi, the only hormone-free pill clinically proven to treat low sexual desire in women, is expected to be in 400 med-spas by year-end.| Beauty Independent
Greycroft, the 19-year-old early-stage venture capital firm crossing consumer and technology, has been bolstering its consumer bench. After Katherine Power, who’s had founding roles in Versed, Merit, Avaline and Who What Wear, became a partner in 2023, Brian Bustamante-Nicholson, former managing director at Sonoma Brands, where he led investments in Power’s brands ...| Beauty Independent
Cellugy's first lab-made ingredient is EcoFLEXY, a powder cellulose-based rheology modifier or substance that improves viscosity.| Beauty Independent
Envisioning Curlsmith’s future, founder Michal Berski says, “The goal is to be the next Redken.” It's currently Ulta's No. 1 curly care brand.| Beauty Independent
There was a bevy of notable brand founders at Uplink Expo last week, including DIBS Beauty's Dan Reich and Caliray's Wende Zomnir.| Beauty Independent
The event running from Jan. 29 to 30 in Los Angeles will showcase best-in-class suppliers across 11 areas covering the entire value chain.| Beauty Independent
Beauty Independent will hold its inaugural Dealmaker Summit, a two-day event digging into the complexities of beauty dealmaking, in May.| Beauty Independent
Beauty Independent is deepening its commitment to the dealmaking community with the expansion of its highly successful Dealmaker Summit. The Dealmaker EU/UK Summit will be held on Nov. 6 & 7 at Convene in London. The resoundingly positive reception of the inaugural Dealmaker Summit this past May underscored the demand for ...| Beauty Independent
Curlsmith founder Michal Berski and Hero Cosmetics co-founder Ju Rhyu talk about what helped them convince a buyer to take over their brands.| Beauty Independent
At the Dealmaker Summit EU/UK, beauty industry dealmakers predicted many of the big beauty undercurrents today will continue.| Beauty Independent
More than 170 beauty brands across the mass, prestige and masstige sectors will debut at 10 J.C. Penney in-store beauty shops and online.| Beauty Independent
True Beauty Ventures' Rich Gersten advises today's beauty brands to think about recruiting a CEO or GM sooner than their predecessors did.| Beauty Independent