Instagram Image Making With Beauty’s It Girl Of Millennial Minimalism
Freelance social media image maker Gabriela Parada is all over your Instagram feed.
Gabriela Parada is indie beauty’s go-to photographer and stylist for cultivating a millennial minimalist aesthetic on Instagram. The sparse sophistication that’s pervaded...
There’s No Right Way For Beauty Entrepreneurs To Take Maternity Leave: Tales From 11 Moms
In the first edition of Beauty Independent’s ongoing series posing questions to beauty entrepreneurs, we ask 11 mothers and brand founders: What did you do for maternity leave?
The Freelance Economy Is Changing How We Look
When communications consultant Jaime David went freelance, she expected her lifestyle to change. She no longer had to commute to New York from her Maplewood, N.J. home. Schedule flexibility allowed her to tote her two sons...
Letter From The Publisher
It was a rainy New York day in March when I placed a call to Rachel Brown, former West Coast beauty editor at WWD. I called Rachel because I was frustrated. I was frustrated because I...
Letter From The Editor
It was an unspectacular, sunny Northern California day in March when I got a call from Nader Naeymi-Rad, co-founder of the Indie Beauty Expo (IBE). Nader wanted to talk to me about a...