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📰 MiaDonna: An 'Ethical,' Lab-Grown Diamond Brand With a Philanthropic Mission ✨ Fashion Insights & Trends: Photo: Courtesy of MiaDonna Brand Bio is Fashionista's guide to the best independent fashion and beauty brands — a resource for retailers, job seekers, B2B companies and consumers alike. If you'd like your brand to be featured, fill out this form . MiaDonna Headquarters: Portland, OR E-Commerce: miadonna.com Social Media: Instagram  / TikTok  / Facebook / Pinterest What:  A jewelry brand founded with the intention of using diamonds to repair, protect and empower disenfranchised communities. The brand offers luxury jewelry at attainable price points with customization options. Price Range: $210 - $6,495+ Founder:  Anna-Mieke Anderson Origin Story:  MiaDonna is the world's first retailer to exclusively sell conflict-free lab-grown diamonds and gemstones. In 2005, founder Anna-Mieke Anderson realized the conflicting origin of her own e...

📰 May Lindstrom Skin: A Small-Batch Skin-Care Brand That Relies on Natural Ingredients ✨ Fashion Insights & Trends: Photo: Courtesy of May Lindstrom Skin Brand Bio is Fashionista's guide to the best independent fashion and beauty brands — a resource for retailers, job seekers, B2B companies and consumers alike. If you'd like your brand to be featured, fill out this form . May Lindstrom Skin Headquarters: California E-commerce: maylindstrom.com Social Media: Instagram / Facebook What: A small-batch skin-care brand that offers cleansing oils, facial serums, masks and body oils that rely on natural ingredients Price Range: $75-$220 Founder: May Lindstrom Origin Story: May Lindstrom founded her eponymous skin-care brand in 2011 after a lifelong struggle with highly sensitive and reactive skin. With traditional skin care and many "natural" ingredients irritating Lindstrom's skin, she began immersing herself in the study of plant medicine and b...

📰 How Rare Beauty's Joyce Kim Develops the Brand's Viral Products ✨ Fashion Insights & Trends: Joyce Kim Photo: Courtesy of Rare Beauty Watch the full conversation between Joyce Kim and Fashionista Staff Writer and Social Media Manager Brooke Frischer on The Fashionista Network . Not many industry execs can say they work alongside a celebrity — product developer Joyce Kim is one of those lucky few. As chief product officer of Rare Beauty, Kim has worked side-by-side with Selena Gomez to grow the beauty brand into an industry and consumer favorite. And she emphasized that the singer and entrepreneur isn't just a marketing face, but a collaborative leader. "At the end of the day, [Gomez] is the best," Kim told Brooke Frischer on The Fashionista Network. ( Watch it here! ) "She's exactly how you would imagine her to be — approachable, honest, so kind and so collaborative." She further described Gomez as someone who's "open to fe...