# awards program (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover awards program. Page: Feed: --- ## [Early Poppi Backer CAVU Consumer Partners Leads Dolce Glow’s $11M Series A](https://www.beautyindependent.com/early-poppi-backer-cavu-consumer-partners-leads-dolce-glows-11m-series-a/) _2026-08-21 · Rachel Brown · Beauty Independent_ Dolce Glow , which has become Sephora’s No. 1 self-tanning brand in the space of six months, has closed an $11 million series A round led by CAVU Consumer Partners. Founded by celebrity tanning artist Isabel Alysa Vita, whose clients have included Kim Kardashian, Kylie Jenner, Jennifer Lopez, Selena ... The post Early Poppi Backer CAVU Consumer Partners Leads Dolce Glow’s $11M Series A appeared… ## [Olive Young Festa Draws More Than 100K As K-Beauty Competition Intensifies](https://www.beautyindependent.com/olive-young-festa-draws-more-than-100k-k-beauty-competition-intensifies/) _2026-08-21 · Khanh T.L. Tran · Beauty Independent_ K-Beauty’s explosive growth in the United States is creating an increasingly crowded market, pushing brands to innovate faster, invest more heavily in consumer engagement and fight harder to stand out. That dynamic was on full display at the American debut of Olive Young Festa, held Aug. 14 to 16 in conjunction with ... The post Olive Young Festa Draws More Than 100K As K-Beauty Competition… ## [Fast-Growing Hydration Brand Cure Reaches 27,000 Retail Doors With Walmart Launch](https://www.beautyindependent.com/fast-growing-hydration-brand-cure-reaches-retail-doors-walmart-launch/) _2026-08-20 · Claire McCormack · Beauty Independent_ With Americans’ thirst for hydration options seemingly unquenchable, Cure has become one of the fastest-growing brands in the category and is now adding Walmart to a quickly expanding roster of retailers. The mega-chain is rolling out Cure online and to 4,500 stores nationwide in the brand’s largest retail expansion to date, ... The post Fast-Growing Hydration Brand Cure Reaches 27,000 Retail… ## [Sticking Power: Why Nail Care Stopped Being Beauty’s Afterthought](https://www.beautyindependent.com/sticking-power-why-nail-care-stopped-being-beautys-afterthought/) _2026-08-20 · BI Staff · Beauty Independent_ For decades, the nail industry was relegated to the periphery of the beauty conversation. Viewed primarily as a service-dependent model dominated by salons and low-barrier-to-entry drugstore staples, the category lacked the premiumization and high-velocity brand-building momentum that defined segments like skincare or haircare. However, a seismic shift has occurred in recent years. Catalyzed by… ## [Ogee Crossed 9 Figures In Sales. Then It Entered Sephora.](https://www.beautyindependent.com/ogee-sales-entered-sephora/) _2026-08-19 · Taylor Bryant · Beauty Independent_ Before it became a go-to playbook in beauty, Ogee began building its business through direct-to-consumer distribution and Amazon, establishing demand ahead of hitting the accelerator on prestige retail. That strategy is now paying off with an entrance into Sephora, where Ogee launched online in June with an assortment spanning skincare and makeup, ... The post Ogee Crossed 9 Figures In Sales. Then… ## [Founders Of Struggling Brands Are Airing Their Searches For Buyers On Social Media](https://www.beautyindependent.com/founders-of-struggling-brands-are-airing-their-searches-for-buyers-on-social-media/) _2026-08-18 · Erica La Sala · Beauty Independent_ Social media has moved many conversations previously held in private, often in hushed tones, into the public. These days, as entrepreneurs chronicle everything from sellouts to selling their companies online, that includes struggling brands searching for buyers. The latest example is Melissa Butler, founder and CEO of makeup brands The Lip ... The post Founders Of Struggling Brands Are Airing… ## [Ulta Beauty Adds The Potion Studio To Textured Haircare Roster](https://www.beautyindependent.com/ulta-beauty-adds-the-potion-studio-textured-haircare-roster/) _2026-08-18 · Emma Sandler · Beauty Independent_ Ulta Beauty has added The Potion Studio to its roster as the beauty specialty retailer expands its haircare assortment. The textured haircare brand launched on Ulta’s website on Aug. 9 and is rolling out to 460 locations by Aug. 23. The rollout augments its existing retail distribution, including 25 Nordstrom stores and ... The post Ulta Beauty Adds The Potion Studio To Textured Haircare Roster… ## [Are Beauty Products Made By The Same Contract Manufacturer Really The Same?](https://www.beautyindependent.com/beauty-products-same-factory-contract-manufacturers/) _2026-08-18 · Rachel Brown · Beauty Independent_ A recent back-and-forth between makeup artist and brand founder Charlotte Tilbury and TikTok creator Nina Pool has renewed debate over whether beauty products made by the same contract manufacturer are essentially the same product sold at different prices. Tilbury ignited the discussion by telling the BBC in a video uploaded on July ... The post Are Beauty Products Made By The Same Contract… ## [Beacon Awards Testimonials Now Open To Beauty Independent Subscribers](https://www.beautyindependent.com/beacon-awards-testimonials-now-open-beauty-independent-subscribers/) _2026-08-18 · Claire McCormack · Beauty Independent_ Beauty Independent is calling on its community of paid subscribers to show some well-deserved love for this year’s 130-plus Beacon Awards nominees by submitting testimonials to help inform the selection of the 2026 winners. Community members can submit testimonials sharing why they believe a nominee deserves to win through Aug. 31. To ... The post Beacon Awards Testimonials Now Open To Beauty… ## [ScanGov to support judging for 2026 Government Experience Awards](https://scangov.substack.com/p/scangov-to-support-judging-for-2026) _2026-07-14 · ScanGov · ScanGov news_ Will provide website digital experience data to the Center for Digital Government’s annual GovX Awards program. ## [Retro Grid Dungeon Crawler (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/I9OCgqqVz4kI) _2026-07-14 · **Sponsored**_ Retro grid movement with first-person combat, loot and skill-tree progression. ## [New feature: Readability](https://scangov.substack.com/p/new-feature-readability) _2025-11-04 · ScanGov · ScanGov news_ How ScanGov supports website readability. ## [New ScanGov readability scanner](https://scangov.substack.com/p/new-scangov-readability-scanner) _2025-10-29 · ScanGov · ScanGov news_ Helping web managers evaluate content readability. ## [Now scanning ... maryland.gov](https://scangov.substack.com/p/now-scanning-marylandgov) _2025-10-27 · ScanGov · ScanGov news_ A ScanGov government digital experience review of maryland.gov. ## [Now scanning ... colorado.gov](https://scangov.substack.com/p/now-scanning-coloradogov) _2025-10-14 · ScanGov · ScanGov news_ A ScanGov government digital experience review of colorado.gov. ## [ScanGov data supports judging for 2025 Government Experience Awards](https://scangov.substack.com/p/scangov-data-supports-judging-for) _2025-10-09 · ScanGov · ScanGov news_ Provided quantitative website scan data to e.Republic’s Center for Digital Government annual awards program. ## [Now scanning ... nyc.gov](https://scangov.substack.com/p/now-scanning-nycgov) _2025-08-25 · ScanGov · ScanGov news_ A ScanGov government digital experience review of nyc.gov. ## [Now scanning ... georgia.gov](https://scangov.substack.com/p/now-scanning-georgiagov) _2025-08-18 · ScanGov · ScanGov news_ A ScanGov government digital experience review of georgia.gov. ## [Now scanning ... ms.gov](https://scangov.substack.com/p/now-scanning-msgov) _2025-08-12 · ScanGov · ScanGov news_ A ScanGov government digital experience review of ms.gov. ## [Now scanning ... texas.gov](https://scangov.substack.com/p/now-scanning-texasgov) _2025-08-04 · ScanGov · ScanGov news_ A ScanGov government digital experience review of texas.gov.