Meet Our Uplink Live New York 2019 Exhibitor Lineup!
Meet our growing exhibitor lineup for Uplink Live!
We’ve heard from both sides about the challenges indie beauty brands and solution providers face in finding the right fit. Uplink Live, a companion event within Indie Beauty Expo (IBE) New York, addresses those challenges head-on by introducing emerging beauty brands to innovative suppliers, brand strategists, manufacturers, formulators, designers, and beauty tech specialists.
If you’re a solution provider and interested in exhibiting, click here. For a peek at the current list of beauty and wellness brands exhibiting at Indie Beauty Expo New York, click here.
Don’t miss out and purchase your tickets today!
3rd Party Logistics Partners
Shipping, Logistics
3rd Party Logistics Group brings its’ 35+ year warehousing/fulfillment expertise and 15+ year exclusive focus on beauty brands to the table. This dynamic sets us apart from other 3PL’s. Our partnering philosophy is to provide the highest caliber client experience to help facilitate a brand’s growth and continued success. 3PLG recognizes the critical role it plays in the overall supply chain process.
5W Public Relations
PR + Influencer Relations
Founded in 2003, 5WPR is one of the top 10 independent PR agencies in the U.S. and ranked as a top three PR Agency for Beauty by O’Dwyer’s. Based in the heart of NYC, our team of 160+ passionate and creative experts work with established and emerging brands to deliver national and international, fully integrated campaigns, delivering maximum exposure and strong results. 5W’s Beauty & Wellness division is focused on bringing forward-thinking communications and digital programs to clients across the beauty landscape.
ADF + PCF New York
Business Operations
Aerosol Dispensing Forum (ADF) & Packaging of Perfume, Cosmetics & Design (PCD) is North America’s only dedicated event for the aerosol, dispensing, perfume and cosmetic packaging community. The event is designed to help beauty brands source the most innovative packaging solutions with ease.
Advanced Beauty Labs
Product Manufacturing
Advanced Beauty Labs is a hassle-free, one-stop, contract manufacturing house. We help clients develop first-to-market products with higher efficacy, measurable clinical results, and optimized cost. Using patented technologies, our team develops solutions no one else has, creating an (ownable) asset to your brand’s growth.
Antrim Cosmetic Solutions
Product Manufacturing
Antrim Cosmetic Solutions—cosmetic formulators providing consultancy services. We understand that your needs can be specific – natural/organic/vegan/ayurvedic. With our expertise in Cosmetic Science and Technology, we develop cosmetic formulations as per your requirements for your brand. And with us, you always own the formulation we develop for you. We specialize in skin care, hair care and more. We understand the latest trends including Clean Beauty, Non-comedogenic products, AHA/BHA products.
Aptar Beauty + Home
(Verified Vendor*)
Packaging Manufacturer/Supplier
Aptar Beauty + Home is a global leader in manufacturing, dispensing and packaging solutions for the beauty, personal care and home care industry. They utilize design, insights, science and engineering to develop innovative dispensing and packaging products that build brand value for customers and create a meaningful difference in the lives of consumers around the world.
Base Beauty
(Verified Vendor*)
Marketing/Branding
Base Beauty Creative Agency is the omni-channel branding agency hyper focused in the beauty and wellness industries. They are ready to work as your creative partners, collaborating on integrated, differentiating creative to support your growth, from rebranding to product launches, across all platforms and sales channels.
Beauty Blueprint
Product Manufacturing
Beauty Blueprint is a strategic consulting firm who creates cutting-edge formulas, designs specific strategies to launch on time and on budget, and works to bridge the gap between brands and their manufacturers at every step.
Sederma/Croda Inc.
(Verified Vendor*)
Ingredient Manufacturing/Supplier
Sederma/Croda has a rich history of partnering with Independent brands to develop innovative and creative personal care solutions. Offering a full range of cosmetic ingredients including Sederma’s world leading actives, our experts can help you with formulation development, claims substantiation, market analysis and industry regulations.
Dear Future
Brand Strategy, Marketing, Creative
Dear Future is a design and innovation studio. We partner with brands that want to grow fast, own tomorrow and change the game. Our focus is on brand strategy, storytelling, visual design and packaging. We are looking to create or partner with the next generation of beauty brands shaping the industry.
Exclusive Concepts
Branding/Strategy
Exclusive is a data driven technology and marketing agency that offers a holistic team and integrated solutions to help grow your online sales. Services include SEO/Organic Search, Conversion Testing, Paid Search, Product Ads with full SmartFeed management, Marketplace Ads, Email and Social Media Marketing, Competitive Price Intelligence and a proprietary Business Insights Reporting Platform.
eZCom
EDI
eZCom Software offers broad and deep experience within the EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) and eCommerce marketplace with 20 years of designing smart and compliant EDI and Direct to Consumer solutions for the supply chain. eZCom is an EDI preferred provider for many large, well known retailers including department, specialty, luxury, convenience and big box stores globally — for their in store, online and drop ship programs. Lingo is a cloud based SAAS application and offers multiple options available to integrate with inventory, ERP applications, online channels, accounting packages, 3PLs and warehouse management systems.
FloraTech
Ingredient Manufacturing/Supplier
Floratech provides innovative botanical ingredients to formulators of stable, functional and quality cosmetic and personal care products worldwide. As the world’s first supplier of biodegradable, natural wax exfoliating beads, Floratech offers a variety of biodegradable options for microplastic free exfoliation products.
Gattefossé
Ingredient Manufacturing/Supplier
Gattefossé is a leading provider of specialty ingredients and formulation solutions for the beauty and health care industries worldwide. Specialists in lipid chemistry and plant extraction, they create effective natural actives and functional lipid excipients. They work diligently to guarantee the quality and reliability of their ingredients while providing customers with all the support and resources they need to make successful products that address global consumers’ demands.
The Goodkind Co.
(Verified Vendor*)
Product Manufacturing/Fulfillment
Formerly known as Texas Beauty Labs, The Goodkind Co. specializes in formulating new products with natural and organic ingredients. In addition to low minimums and highly scalable processes, The Goodkind Co. owns a climate-controlled warehouse for storing and shipping.
Iggesund Paperboard
Packaging/Manufacturing Supplier
Iggesund Paperboard creates two of the world’s leading paperboard brands, Invercote and Incada which are preferred by some of the most demanding brand owners on earth for their durability and design versatility. They also provide a broad range of services, support and advice. Additionally, Iggesund Paperboard cares about the environment, all the way from the forests to the consumers.
iLabs
Product Manufacturing
i.Labs works with highly creative chemists and scientists around the world to bring innovations to beauty brands. i.Labs offers a complete Turnkey Solution with a full service R&D, Bulk Manufacturing, Filling and Packaging all in one State-of-the Art Facility.
Lubrizol Life Science
Multi-Category
The Beauty business team at Lubrizol Life Science partners with customers to develop, manufacture and market a broad range of differentiated skin care products, accelerating their time to market. We apply our deep knowledge of skin science and formulation expertise to develop innovative solutions, enhance performance and deliver aesthetic benefits that help people to live a more beautiful life.
Luluble
Product Manufacturing
LULUBLE is specialized in technical product development of topical formulations. LULUBLE Boutique Laboratory is suited for the development of cosmetic, OTC, and medical device formulations, assisting beauty and pharma companies with concept to counter developments.
Mana Products
Product Manufacturing
From our state-of-the-art facilities in New York City, MANA provides emerging & leading brands with the latest advances in formulation & technology to assist them with the creation of beauty’s next breakthrough products.
Martin Kartin and Company
Business Operations
Martin Kartin and Company is a retained executive search practice, founded by Martin Kartin. His daughter, Rebecca Levin joined the firm in 2012, after spending 10 years as a Beauty Buyer at the major retailers; Bergdrof Goodman, Saks Fifth Ave. and lastly, Macys.com. They are a dynamic duo that is considered one of the “best kept secrets” in the beauty industry. Other firms claim to have expertise in every industry and every discipline; they have expertise in the one area that is required: conducting a successful search for our clients.
MSLK
Brand Strategy, Marketing, Creative
MSLK builds brands that are memorable, sustainable, lovable, and knowledgable. They seek to improve customer experience through better design. MSLK focuses on style to attract consumers, build intrigue and set a brand apart, as well as substance which sets the course for your brand on the road ahead.
Noble Roots
(Verified Vendor*)
Ingredient Manufacturing/Supplier
Noble Roots is a raw ingredients supplier and partner to startup and growth stage beauty brands. They aim to grow with our customers, so we offer sizes from half ounce to drums to meet their customer’s needs.
Octoly
Influencer Relations
Get authentic reviews at scale. Reach a unique community of 10,000+ influencers with over 1 billion collective subscribers. In today’s social world, it’s imperative to leverage unbiased reviews to drive sales. Octoly allows you to do this by gifting products at scale—so that trust and authenticity between your brand and the influencer community remains at the forefront.
On Air Direct
(Verified Vendor*)
Multi-Category
On Air Direct, Inc. (OAD) is a full-service 3PL specializing in Cosmetics, Skincare, and Home Shopping. OAD handles drop ship, retail order fulfillment, kitting, re-works, and so much more for e-commerce, QVC/QVC International, Ulta, Amazon, Target, and multiple other brands and retailers.
PFS
Shipping, Sales, Logistics
Accentuate your brand, maximize your fulfillment scalability, reduce fraud, and exceed your customers’ expectations using our flexible operations and customer care capabilities. PFS blends value adding services with custom processes to create a unique solution tailored to your business. Increase data visibility and make smarter inventory decisions using PFS’s real-time business intelligence reporting capabilities including dynamic reporting, mobile accessibility, and customizable dashboards.
Pure Beauty Labs
Product Manufacturing
Pure Beauty Labs is a formulation, product development , and manufacturer of personal cafe and color cosmetics; specializing in “clean” beauty. We can work within a client’s ingredient restrictions, specializing in natural and naturally derived formulas. Because of our expansive knowledge of raw materials, we are able to offer cost-conscious alternatives for ingredients to enhance product stories. All products are made and manufactured in the USA.
Roberts Beauty
Product Manufacturing
Roberts Beauty is a full-service agency that helps brands scale up with product innovation and overseas manufacturing. Specializing in primary packaging and color cosmetic development, we collaborate to make your brand’s dream a beauty shelf reality.
Revenue of Inspiration (Verified Vendor*)
Multi-Category
Revenue of Inspiration offers brands a comprehensive range of solutions to open and succeed within many distribution channels. With a well-experienced team of industry sales associates, Revenue of Inspiration can help product companies find the right sourcing for components, marketing/PR, sales, training, support and more.
Sensient Cosmetic Technologies
Ingredient Manufacturing/Supplier
Sensient Cosmetic Technologies wants to be your brand’s source of innovative, natural, efficacious ingredients. If you are looking for a solution partner that is passionate about the growth of your business, responsive to the changing needs of the market, and dedicated to providing regulatory support and formulation expertise, you should “Come to Our Senses.”
Solésence
(Verified Vendor*)
Ingredient Manufacturing/Supplier
Solésence is dedicated to helping your brand thrive in the beauty industry with elegant products that use cutting-edge innovations your customers will see as essential for healthy skin. Whether you’re an established beauty brand looking to refine your product portfolio or a new brand looking to establish your place in the market, we’re committed to helping you succeed.
U&I Worldwide
(Verified Vendor*)
Marketing
U&I Worldwide helps grow and support brands with Packaging, Influencer Programs, Display, Print, Video and GWP Promotions. They listen and then guide brands from marketing through distribution with our diverse capabilities. They look forward to learning and supporting your brand.
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*Verified Vendors
All verified vendors have been interviewed by Beauty Independent, and submitted verified company contact information, business references and sample deliverables.