The Beauty Standard

Black Beauty Founders can exclusively report that LINA LENNOX, the organic silk hair bonnet brand founded by Angela D. Muth, launches on Ulta.com October 1 and Target Beauty Studio October 25.

The Blueprint profiles Angela Muth, founder of LINA LENNOX, on growing up in Germany, discovering the bonnet in North Carolina, bootstrapping a premium organic silk brand and turning hair protection into a category of its own.

On August 27, Mind Candy Beauty founder Lyric Christian brought Beauty, Unfiltered featuring Billie Gene + Friends to WTF Dumbo Studio for a standing-room-only night built around the conversations beauty professionals are usually left to navigate on their own. What followed was a candid exchange on career pivots, burnout, boundaries and what it really takes to build a career that lasts.

Voices to Know profiles Larry Stansbury, the beauty and lifestyle writer turned content creator whose bylines run in Vogue, Elle and Essence. A Black Beauty Founders feature on his journey from a $500 move to New York to becoming one of the industry's most trusted voices, told through his own words.

Bask & Lather and Canvas Beauty accounted for nearly $50 million of the $512.8 million generated by the platform’s 25 top-selling indie brands. Both founders have appeared on the cover of Black Beauty Founders.

At 29, Darrell Spencer has built Crowned Skin into an eight-figure men’s grooming brand, climbed to No. 2 in men’s personal care on TikTok Shop, and walked away from Shark Tank with a deal. Now, BBF’s first male cover star is expanding the category with fragrance-led rituals designed to make men feel confident, magnetic, and seen.

She grew her natural hair to waist length. Twice. But Rosemarie Cunningham’s platform is about far more than impressive length. Through thoughtful education, honest product reviews, and evidence-based hair care, she’s become one of the most trusted voices in the textured hair space. In this edition of BBF Creators to Watch, she shares the lessons, routines, and perspective behind the content that’s helping thousands of women rethink their hair journeys.

Beauty brands are built every day. Enduring businesses are built differently. In this exclusive Black Beauty Founders interview, Lyric Christian, Founder and CEO of Mind Candy Beauty, shares how authenticity, community, and bold decision making have shaped her journey as a founder and the vision behind her growing brand.

National Sunscreen Day with Shontay Lundy and Black Girl Sunscreen

Stormi Steele shares how she built Canvas Beauty into a multi-million dollar brand, generating over $1 million in a single TikTok Shop live

The Doux secures minority investment from VMG Partners, marking its next phase of growth.

At 24, Isan Elba is building a new model for beauty, turning excess into access through Beauty Access and Beauty Forward.

Body care is no longer basic. It’s evolving into a high-performance, wellness-driven category redefining beauty.

April Showers turned vision into a nationally licensed brand. But the real story goes far beyond retail.

Olivia Hancock is redefining what visibility looks like in beauty. As Senior Beauty Editor at Byrdie and founder of The Hue Report, she has

Beauty industry veteran Ylorie Taylor has spent more than two decades helping brands grow and founders navigate the ever-changing beauty lan

Karonda Cook has spent decades shaping the textured hair industry from behind the scenes. From helping bring brands like Carol’s Daughter, T

The retailer becomes one of the first U.S. specialty beauty chains to integrate directly with TikTok Shop, signaling a major shift in how co

Tisha Thompson didn’t wait for perfect timing. After years of learning the business from the inside, she took a leap that most founders woul

With DEI initiatives declining in major retailers, shifts in consumer purchasing behaviors, and an increasing emphasis on direct-to-consumer