Khanh T.L. Tran

1 month ago | usatoday.com | Khanh T.L. Tran

As seasons change and temperatures rise, the ways to cool a home range from what seems like common sense to the latest tech innovations. And like in real estate, the most effective methods are based on a single mantra: location, location, location. “You have to basically adjust your strategy to your location,” says Lawrence Scarpa, namesake founder of architecture firm Brooks + Scarpa.

2 months ago | beautyindependent.com | Khanh T.L. Tran

Co-founders and brothers Brandon and Bryan Chu’s willingness to be vulnerable about acne, a condition embarrassing for many, allowed them to break into the skincare business and break through with consumers, with their brand Pureskin generating as much as $500,000 in first-year sales. “Putting our faces online and then having millions of people see it and us telling our story definitely wasn’t the easiest thing,” says Bryan.

Mar 11, 2025 | beautyindependent.com | Khanh T.L. Tran

Whether they’re dissecting the cost of boob jobs or predicting the next big celebrity beauty brand (their money is on Alix Earle and Saweetie), Julia Bellary and Sasa Li don’t hold back on “GlowJob,” where they bring a girl talk vibe akin to podcast juggernaut “Call Her Daddy” to the beauty podcast genre.

Dec 2, 2024 | beautyindependent.com | Khanh T.L. Tran

What Acne Studios and Matilda Djerf have done in fashion and social media, Stockholm-based Mantle aims to do with clean and clinical skincare: melding minimalism with functionalism and building a loyal community, Scandi style. Established in 2021, Mantle is setting the stage to partner with American retailers next year.

Oct 22, 2023 | beautyindependent.com | Khanh T.L. Tran

Ever since Gwyneth Paltrow sent her first Goop newsletter to 10,377 subscribers in 2008 with recipes for turkey ragu and banana nut muffins, she’s been steadily hyphenating her job title. Having already shifted from Oscar-winning actress to clean-living proselytizer and cookbook author, she became a prestige skincare entrepreneur in 2016 with a Juice Beauty partnership, the same year she was named Goop’s CEO.