Sarah Boyd on Quiet Hours: ‘It made perfect sense for us to act upon what we were hearing from the neurodiverse community’
Sephora is the first retailer to introduce Quiet Hours in its stores. Here, Sarah Boyd, Managing Director of Sephora UK shares what this means for business.
Bectu launches inclusive requirements for hair and makeup prosthetics
The report is supported by the British Beauty Council, alongside other key industry stakeholders. The British Beauty Council supported collation of data within the report in order to provide feedback and endorsement.
Designed by hair and makeup professionals working in film and TV, the report contains core recommendations for improving education around textured hair and darker skin tones.
British Beauty Council joins Time’s Up UK and Black Beauty Roster at inaugural Hair and Makeup Equity Salon
Hair and makeup equity on film and television sets has long been called for by actresses, advocacy groups and stylists – however, this month’s event served to spotlight the continued discrimination that people of colour encounter when prepping for big (and small) screens.
Yuty AI: ‘When AI models are built by people who aren’t recognised as diverse, how can they serve every customer?’
Simi Lindgren, CEO and Founder of Yuty – a beauty artificial intelligence model – is a medical school dropout turned award-winning B2B SaaS leader determined to empower brands via AI personalised shopping experiences. Here, she shares her experience unpicking biases in tech
British Beauty Council launches DEI report and calls on industry to ignite change
The British Beauty Council has launched the first instalment of its findings from its industry-wide census, A Beauty Industry That Looks Like You’, read the report now…
The Texture Gap: Type 4 consumers are continually left behind
Winnie Awa, Founder and CEO of Carra – an AI-driven hair personalisation programme – uncovers the issues, clashes, and misunderstandings that exist around Type 4 hair in a new whitepaper ‘The Texture Gap’.
National Occupational Standards (NOS) are approved for Hairdressing
The National Occupational Standards (NOS) for Hairdressing have been approved and published by Government, following consultation with Habia – who worked alongside industry employers and leading experts. The British Beauty Council’s Education Pillar supported Habia in developing an inclusive National Occupational Standard that fully meets the needs of the UK’s diverse community.
Black Skin Directory – Training & Development Launches Skin of Colour Workshops in Spring 2020
Black Skin Directory is an award-winning pioneering platform that connects people of colour to qualified professionals experienced in treating darker skin tones, suitable cosmeceutical solutions as well as educational content and events.
