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Tracking the Rise of the Indie Brands

Knowing and understanding your customers’ needs is at the center of every successful business. And because of the deep understanding of what today’s consumers (and especially the millennials!) want, Indie Beauty brands have emerged strongly into the spotlight. Their entry into the mainstream has been largely driven by the fact that they are innovative and are aligned with the ever-growing natural, sustainable & clean ...

Indie Beauty Media Group’s Co-Founders Discuss Business Decisions Amid The Coronavirus Pandemic

Late last week, Indie Beauty Media Group announced the cancellation of Indie Beauty Expo Berlin 2020, formerly slated for March 25 to 26 at Station Berlin, and the postponement of its events in Dallas—The BeautyX Retail Summit and Indie Beauty Expo Dallas 2020—from the week of May 11 to the week of June 8 due ...

A Dozen Indie Beauty Trends Our Editors Spotted At IBE LA 2020

Indie Beauty Expo is truly ground zero for beauty trends. Take CBD. At the trade show’s Los Angeles edition in 2017, a single CBD brand—Code of Harmony, then called Crave Skincare—constituted the cannabis beauty presence. At the most recent IBE in downtown LA, which took place Jan. 29 to 30 in the Magic Box at ...

Retail Buyers Reveal Their Favorite Finds From IBE LA 2020

Indie Beauty Media Group’s 2020 expo season kicked off last Wednesday and Thursday with the trade show IBE LA taking over the Magic Box at The Reef in downtown Los Angeles. Nearly 190 beauty, wellness and lifestyle brands covered the 100,000-square-feet event space with skincare, body care, beauty tools, and, of course, CBD everything on display. Most ...

3 ways IBE exhibiting brands stood out from the crowd

Last week’s Indie Beauty Expo event in Los Angeles, California, attracted hundreds of influencers, buyers, press, and investors. Here’s a quick look at how select cosmetics, personal care, and wellness brands exhibiting at the event managed to capture attendees’ attention. The Indie Beauty Media Group (IBMG) is now in its 6th year hosting a full ...

INDIE BEAUTY EXPO 2020: Global traditions and novel innovations

In just five years, Indie Beauty Expo has gone from art-house indie to the beauty world’s foremost beauty showcase to see and be seen by media, retailers, buyers, and consumers. Many brands that made their debut at IBE now stock the shelves at major retailers and are at the forefront of current trends. While it remains true ...

The biggest trend in indie beauty right now: Saving the world

So, what’s hot in the beauty world right now? For starters, clean beauty is the standard in 2020, not the exception. We noticed this and more while strolling through this week’s two-day Indie Beauty Expo, a gathering of more than 200 independent global beauty brands at the Magic Box in downtown ...

3 under-the-radar beauty trends to watch for at IBE LA this month

At the end of January, the now exclusively B2B indie beauty trade show will open in Los Angeles, California. Over the years, the Indie Beauty Expo has grown to be one of the top global events where buyers, bloggers, influencers, and media discover and explore the best and the newest ...

Green Beauty Night is coming to the US this February

The event, presented by The Eco Well, is an evening of conversation among cosmetic chemists, industry ingredient makers, and science communicators on the topic of sustainability. Green Beauty Night got its start in Toronto, Canada, this past October. Jen Novakovich, director of the Eco Well, moderated the conversation at the first event and will do ...