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Indie Spotlight: Roshini Greenwald, President, m.ph Beauty, Talks Positioning the Celeb Makeup Artist Brand for Longevity

Backed by a viral makeup technique, seasoned beauty executive Roshini Greenwald looks to take the new brand into everyday makeup routines with its debut contour palettes and lip products.

Beauty Brand No Makeup Makeup Enters New Era

Victoria Jackson revolutionized makeup in the 1980s and ‘90s, building a billion-dollar beauty empire by empowering women to feel confident in their own skin. Now, with next-gen innovation for today’s skin-conscious consumer that reimagines the concept she pioneered, she and longtime business partner Kim Wileman are leading a less-is-more beauty movement with No Makeup Makeup.

August 2025 Product Watch

This month marks a slate of high-profile beauty launches. Leading the charge is Louis Vuitton’s first foray into color cosmetics with La Beauté, a collection that looks to redefine luxe (starting with $160 price tags for lipstick). The beauty landscape is also seeing the debut of biotech-driven hair care, clean-label startups, and new namesake lines from Chris McMillan and Mary Phillips. Together, these launches forecast a market reshaped by heritage houses, celebrity talent, and science-forward innovation.

Actress Cmila Mendes on the red carpet wearing an off one shoulder sparkling pale green dress, her hair slicked back and sparkling drop earrings.

Beauty’s Top Headlines: November 12, 2024

CEW President Carlotta Jacobson Receives The Lifetime Achievement Award From The NYSAE, Hanni’s Leslie Tessler Talks Work/Life Balance, Natura & Co Reports Strong Q3 Growth, Armani Beauty Drops Venice Film Festival Documentary, Norwest Venture Partners Invests In Divi, Hairdressing Remembers Trevor Sorbie

Two girls smiling, holding purple tubes of Kulfi makeup

Beauty’s Top Headlines: September 11, 2024

Glossier Alum Rebecca Zhou Talks Soft Services, Trinny London Opens First Store, Kulfi’s Sephora Expansion, RéVive Turns To Tech, Cult Gaia Drops Scents, Walmart Phases Out Multicultural Haircare Section

Emily In Paris perfume bottle. with a large pink bow, in front of the Eiffel Tower

Beauty’s Top Headlines: August 15, 2024

Fig.1’s Co-Founders Talk Business, Dyson Drops Haircare, Maybelline Partners With New York City Marathon, Emily In Paris Scent Launches, NYX Bakes With Gordon Ramsay, Olari Haircare Debuts

Model with natural makeup and very strong, groomed eybrows

Beauty’s Top Headlines: June 18, 2024

CEW’s Indie25 Report Drops; DEINDE Targets Zillenials; Vasiliki Petrou Departs Unilever Prestige; Victoria Beckham Raises Brows; Olaplex Launches Pro Collective; Chanel’s Las Vegas Sphere Debut; U.S. Surgeon General Pushes For Social Media Health Warning

Hailey Bieber applies a blush stick to her cheeks.

Beauty’s Top Headlines: June 11, 2024

Indie Beauty’s 25 Rising Stars; Cancer and Careers Expands Its Mission; Too Faced Debuts On Amazon; Wait List For Rhodes’ First Blush; LVMH’s Bernard Arnault Appoints Son As Managing Director

Indie Spotlight: Rahua Co-founder Anna Ayers on Their Mission to Preserve Biodiversity

Anna Ayers and her husband Fabian Lliguin, the co-founders of Rahua, are passionate about preserving and protecting natural environments around the globe. The brand’s newest product collection helps support wildlife preservation in Galapagos and the couple’s mission to make sustainability easier and more impactful.

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