The Beauty Standard

Ulta Beauty’s new ChatGPT plugin builds personalized beauty bundles right in the conversation, with 10% off eligible picks, and it is changing how shoppers find the next brand they love.

Amazon’s new multichannel selling tools bring orders, listings and profit reporting from every channel into Seller Central, and for busy beauty founders, that means fewer logins and clearer numbers.

Pinterest’s new AI tool and first Beauty Trend Report turn beauty inspiration into action, and the founders who show up now will be the ones she finds.

By day, Dujon Smith is a corporate venture capitalist at Accenture. But one Instagram DM turned his sun care brand, My Block Skin, into the first Black-owned sun care brand in Boots' 175-year history. Now, with a patent-pending clear mineral SPF, he's coming for the whole category.

Funmi Monet turned a lifelong love of fragrance into Influxious.

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.

National Sunscreen Day with Shontay Lundy and Black Girl Sunscreen

She spent decades making us feel seen. Now Tia Mowry is doing something even braver — choosing herself. The actress turned founder opens up about healing, motherhood, and building 4U by Tia from the ground up.

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

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

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

After pushback from beauty brands worried about fulfillment costs and reduced control, TikTok Shop has reversed its planned mandate requirin

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

At Black Beauty Founders, we celebrate the Black entrepreneurs who are revolutionizing the beauty industry. The body care market, projected

In a monumental milestone, Sephora North America has announced the eight BIPOC-owned beauty brands selected for its 2025 Accelerate program.

NEWS Canvas Beauty, founded by Stormi Steele, has achieved a monumental milestone, generating $3 million in sales during TikTok Shop’s Black Friday event. Selling over 100,000 products in a single day, the brand shattered Steele’s previous record for the highest-grossing live shopping stream on the platform. Steele’s journey with Canvas Beauty began with a mission to create haircare products that celebrate and enhance natural textures. Her ability to connect with her audience