Makeup artist Katey Denno, podcaster Jackie Johnson and skincare product reviewer Amy Chang were among several beauty influencers that gathered at the newly opened club Allbright West Hollywood last week to catch a sneak peek of 16 emerging brands poised to grab the attention of editors and retail buyers during Indie Beauty Expo’s return to Los Angeles ...
Retail buyers that attended Indie Beauty Expo London last month were looking to the United States and United Kingdom for indie inspiration. That’s what was revealed in results from a survey of roughly 300 buyers covered in the latest edition of Anthology of Independent Beauty, which is being released ...
The first Indie Beauty Expo London last year, one of parent company Indie Beauty Media Group’s most successful debut shows to date, was going to be a tough act to follow. But its follow-up, IBE London 2019, held from Oct. 23 to 24 at East London’s Old Truman Brewery, didn’t disappoint. The trade ...
On this episode Samantha speaks with Jillian Wright, the co-founder of Indie Beauty Media Group and the Indie Beauty Expo (@indiebeautyexpo) the world’s largest exposition of innovative independently owned beauty brands. The two speak about Jillians experience building a market place for indie ...
Jillian Wright, co-founder of the Indie Beauty Media Group: One of the best parts of my job is that I get a glimpse at the trends-to-come as well as insight into shifts that are really changing the industry, thanks to the innovative brands that exhibit with us at Indie Beauty Expo. With ...
Indie Beauty Media Group has released its most recent Anthology Of Independent Beauty covering August’s Indie Beauty Expo New York, BeautyX Capital Summit 2019, and the first-ever Uplink Live and Week Of Independent Beauty. The digital lookbook also reveals the results of the IBE NY survey taken by retail buyer ...
I find most beauty conventions to be extremely stressful. With good reason: I was almost trampled to death by a hoard of Gen Z girls at Kylie Cosmetics’ booth at Beautycon last year. Despite the fear instilled in me by that horror show, I’ve always been curious about Indie Beauty Expo, an event that showcases ...
Going into the Indie Beauty Expo in New York City a few weeks ago, I knew that it would be overwhelming—in a good way. It’s basically a giant beauty convention that highlights smaller, independently owned brands (hence its name). But as anyone who’s ever been to ...
It’s no secret that the beauty industry is rapidly changing day by day. Long gone are the days when you were restricted to the few household brand names everyone used (aka the only brands accessible to you). Nowadays, the average person has the opportunity to come up with a genius beauty idea, market it, and ...
On the third day of the Week of Independent Beauty New York 2019 in late August, Uplink Live was born. By the evening of the fourth, results were in: Uplink Live was not only a success, it was a hit. Now, Indie Beauty Media Group, which publishes ...
