Beauty Connect LA officially kicks off today at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles, bringing together the beauty industry’s most innovative brands, investors, and visionaries for three days of immersive panels, networking, and product showcases.
Laura Hobson, Head of Marketing — Beauty Connect, Kisaco Research said “This year is the biggest event yet, October we had roughly 460 attendees and this year we surpassed 700. We asked what the surge in attendees could be attributed to? Laura stated “We sent VIP
invites to specific enterprise beauty brands with more than 20 million+ in revenues, attract more investors and attract executives.
However, we didn’t stop there, it’s important for us to grow from all sides and this included continuing to spotlight emerging brands.” Beauty Leaders Take The Stage The lineup of major speakers at Beauty Connect 2025 features several leaders from beauty and skincare brands including Juliette Tang, President of ONE/SIZE by Patrick Starrr (formerly of Huda Beauty and NYX Professional Makeup); representatives from Milani Cosmetics, La Luer, Live Tinted, Naturopathica, Mad Rabbit, Ceremonia, Amika, Beekman 1802, Anua, Australian Gold, Canopy, Crown Affair, Haus Labs by Lady Gaga, Jane Iredale, Kulfi Beauty, Lancer Skincare, L’Occitane, Murad, e.l.f.
Beauty, and Rare Beauty by Selena Gomez. We asked a few attendees what they love most about the event. “I’m learning about brands that have products that I would have never thought of, I meet so many people with innovative products and how they are growing their brands,” said Cliff Thomason, Founder of Rebelotion .
Emerging Brand Spotlight At Beauty Connect LA 2025, the Emerging Brand Spotlight annual…
