Today I wanted to celebrate International Women’s Day with a post featuring some of my favourite brands founded by some incredible women.
Trinny London
Founded by Trinny Woodall, a fashion and makeover expert and television personality turned beauty entrepreneur. Trinny battled with acne as a young adult, and after launching her successful makeup line she has recently released a range of skincare products.
Products Featured in Photo: Bounce Back Intense Peptide Moisturiser (Travel Size), Be Your Best Enzyme Balm Cleanser (Travel Size), Overnight Sensation Retinal+ Serum
Products You Must Try: Bounce Back Intense Peptide Moisturiser, Overnight Sensation Retinal+ Serum, Tiptoe In PHA Exfoliant, Be Your Best Enzyme Balm Cleanser
Sunday Riley
Founded by Sunday Riley in 2009. Sunday is the lead product formulator of all products created by the brand. The Sunday Riley products are immensely popular amongst skincare enthusiasts.
Products Featured in Photo: CEO Vitamin C Rich Hydration Cream, Auto Correct Brightening and Depuffing Eye Contour Cream
Products You Must Try: Good Genes Glycolic Acid Treatment, CEO 15% Vitamin C Brightening Serum, Auto Correct Brightening and Depuffing Eye Contour Cream, CEO Glow Vitamin C + Turmeric Face Oil
Kate Somerville
Founded by Kate Somerville, an infamous facialist and esthetician based on Los Angeles. Each product from her range is born out of her Melrose Place clinic. Kate herself struggled with skin issues as a child, which inspired her passion to help other people feel comfortable in their own skin.
Products Featured in Photo: Goat Milk Moisturising Cream, +Retinal Vita C Power Serum
Products You Must Try: DeliKate Recovery Cream, HydraKate Recharging Serum, ExfoliKate Intensive Exfoliating Treatment, KateCeuticals Total Repair Cream, Goat Milk Moisturising Treatment.
Sachi Skin
Founded by Farah Bashir in 2020. Farah battled with skin issues as a person of colour and set about creating a range of products that would be suitable skins of colour. Sachi took four years of development and the wait was all worth it. Everyone who has used the Sachi products boasts of seeing excellent results.
Products Featured in Photo: Complexion Clarifying Accelerator, Pro Resilience Serum
Products You Must Try: Pro Resilience Serum, Complexion Clarifying Accelerator
Dr Sam Bunting is a cosmetic dermatologist and owns her own clinic in London. She founded her own range of skincare products in 2018 and is immensley popular on social media for demystifying the skincare space with her educational videos and posts.
Products Featured in Photo: Flawless Cleanser, Flawless Revival Mask, Flawless Brightly Serum, Flawless Neutralising Gel
Products You Must Try: Flawless Cleanser, Flawless Revival Mask, Flawless Brightly Serum, Flawless Neutralising Gel
Stratia Skin
Founded by Alli Reed in 2016. Alli was obsessed with dermatology journals and formulated Liquid Gold herself in her kitchen in small batches initially. The demand for the infamous moisturier grew and so did the range of Stratia products. Stratia believe in accessible products for everyone with science-backed formulations and ingredients.
Products Featured in Photo: Liquid Gold, Velvet Cleansing Milk
Products You Must Try: Liquid Gold, Rewind, C+C Serum, Velvet Cleansing Milk
Wishing a Happy International Women’s Day to all the ladies out there. I could have included so many more brands, so apologies for missing anyone out. What are some of your favourite skincare brands founded by women?
