5 Female Brand Founders that we love, and why you should follow them.
Women are reshaping the beauty industry and are not hesitant to demonstrate their talent, drive, and ambition. In the UK, the beauty sector was worth £2.17 billion in 2020 and has been only increasing the last decade, says https://www.hollywoodmirrors.co.uk/. It's a massive market with plenty of potential for new entrants to compete, but it's also driven by a few big players and many more women, who haven't yet been spotlight but are doing an amazing job of inspiring other women to strive for success and launch their own businesses one day!
Here are 5 female-led brands and the creators behind them, who have founded and buit successfully their own fashion, beauty, and accessory companies. These are the brands we are crazy about, and you could be too.
Teresa Tarmey Aesthetics Clinic
Teresa Tarmey is a well-known name in the skincare sector in UK. In fact, Vogue has called her a "Super Facialist" and Dior appointed her appointed Dior Global Skincare Expert after the 25 years of experience of being a a facialist and 50.000 hours spent on skin treatments.
So why should you follow her?
Having dealt with acne and skin troubles herself in the past, Teresa's approach is one-of-a-kind, providing results-driven, clinically-backed treatments with a holistic yet calm touch. Her rigorous methods and outstanding approach have garnered her a dedicated A-list clientele, which includes Kate Moss, Suki Waterhouse, Poppy Delevingne and Sienna Miller.
In addition to her impressive career, the effectiveness and huge demand for her facials, have contributed to a launch of a variety of trailblazing at-home skincare programmes, including her signature microneedling kit, that is user-friendly and accessible to all.
Follow Teresa and her business on Instagram @teresatarmey.
2. Alice Mackintoish and Rosie Speight from Equi London
Equi found by Alice and Rosie, are a multi-award winning vitamins and supplements, founded by Rosie Speight, a former investment banker, and Alice Mackintosh, a well-known nutritionist back in 2018 in London. The company now offers a variety of supplements that work together to help active women get their bodies back into balance.
Why you should follow Alice & Rosie?
Rosie and Alice, the two women-founders of "Equi," are close friends as well. The start of Equi was when, due to overly stressed work regime back in the finance industry, Rosie's skin broke out. When Alice created a complex and effective supplement regimen using 8 different scientific blends, which at the time was only accessible through specialised websites, Rosie discovered that she her skin and her wellbeing were for the first time in their best condition. The two friends have therefore decided to simplify and make easier for others to complete the same journey by combining everything into a pill recipe!
Equi is a rapidly growing female-led business today. Since the day of the launch, they have increased their product line by adding supplements for menopause, pregnancy, and more is about to launch this Spring!
You can follow their brand @equilondon to stay up to date with their brand! You can shop Equi products on their official website: https://equilondon.com/
3. Anna Lahey’s Vida Glow
Vida Glow puts science first and develops specialised treatments for today's aesthetic issues. When Vida Glow was first introduced in Australia in 2014 by Anna Lahey, it was with its clinically validated and top-selling Natural Marine Collagen. a hydrolyzed peptide powder with potent advantages for the skin, hair, and nails by boosting collagen production.
Why you should Follow Anna and her brand?
Anna’s brand offers clinically effective products to help you every day and at every age through a concern-solution approach. In order to address issues including hair thinning and loss, fine wrinkles, pigmentation, and inflammation, Vida Glow focuses on developing solutions that are both efficient and simple to use.
Apart from helping women look and feel better from the inside out, Lahey is integrating women's needs into the company's culture too. "I want to make sure that I'm supporting women, and I have put in place a very great maternity leave package," she shares to Harper’s Bazaar. "As a woman who employs 92% women, I also want to make sure that I'm empowering women. I am currently very much in the trenches when it comes to fertility and parenthood since these areas of my life are so personal to me.”
For more updates on new products entering the edible beauty sector, follow Vida Glow on Instagram @vida_glow. Why not take a look at the Collagen and Hairology that we have in store, while you're here?
Radiance is a once-daily ingestible capsule from Vida Glow’s Advanced Repair range. Looking at pigmentation as a leading cause of uneven skin tone, its unique blend of potent and bioavailable actives addresses dull, discoloured skin caused by excess melanin production.
Integrated into your everyday regime, Radiance enhances skin health for a luminous, even complexion. Our easy-to-consume capsules are tasteless, odourless and scientifically designed for optimal absorption. So you can reclaim your skin confidence from within.
VIDA GLOW’s Natural Marine Collagen supports the natural ageing process, plus it helps to achieve firm, youthful-looking skin, thick hair, strong nails. Use it as part of your daily beauty routine.
Vida’s Original Natural Marine Collagen is a collagen peptide supplement made from sustainably-sourced fish skin. Vida Glow’s hydrolysed marine collagen has been activated to boost absorption (so your body can actually use it) and stimulate fresh collagen production.
Integrated into your daily routine, it is clinically proven to smooth fine lines and wrinkles, increase skin firmness and enhance skin elasticity. So you can shine at every age.
The formula is flavourless, so you can mix into any food or drink you like.
Hairology is a once-daily ingestible capsule from Vida Glow’s Advanced Repair range. Hair sheds every day as part of its natural renewal cycle. Yet factors affecting hair growth cycles, such as age, stress, hormones and vitamin deficiencies can prompt weakness, damage and excessive shedding. Targeting the cause of thinning lacklustre hair, Hairology optimises the environment necessary for hair to grow and thrive.
Integrated into your daily regime, Hairology is formulated as a hair loss solution and a multi-action innovation for hair growth and thickness. Our easy-to-consume vegan capsules are tasteless and odourless. For healthier, fuller-looking hair you can feel good about.
4. BY GLAZE’s founder Natalie Glaze
But let’s step away from the supplements for a sec… here’s one cool sustainable jewellery brand that was founded by Natalie Glaze back in lockdown. Today, Natalie’s ByGlaze makes classic, minimalist jewellery that is always in trend. The design of her jewellery is unique, designed by Natalie herself and her mom. She specialises in minimalist artwork with a specific focus on the water that is influenced by nature.
Why you should follow Natalie and her brand?
Natalie decided to create the sustainable jewellery line ByGlaze after seeing there was a need for more environmentally friendly purchasing without the typical high price tags. They’re using recycled sterling silver and 18k gold plating from ethically obtained sources. In fact, all of the creations have been manufactured ecologically and ethically.
In addition to the beautiful pieces, the team also has produced beautiful items that assist local communities, empower women, and keep the environment in mind. ByGlaze has worked with female makers in Thailand, Kenya, and the UK. These cooperatives are used to teach metalwork and craftsmanship.
Did we mention that for each order, a tree is planted in an effort to offset carbon emissions? You van shop ByGlaze jewellery online. Why not follow them on Instagram for more beautiful sustainable designs and women empowerment? @byglaze_/
5. Michelle Scott-Lynch, founder & CEO of Bouclème
Bouclème is a a plant-powered haircare brand designed for the curly hair communit, and a Black female-led business run by Michelle Scott-Lynch, who has decided to create the range she couldn't find: quality products, rooted in nature and serious about curls. According to the founder, beautiful curly hair demands all the additional attention. In order to let you wear your curls, waves, and coils with confidence, she introduced a naturally potent haircare product - Bouclème.
Why to follow Michelle and her brand?
The company was founded by Michele because she believed there weren't enough products in the UK, particularly for black men and women, that genuinely catered to her curly hair.
Currently, numerous prestigious retailers carry the Boucléme line of haircare products. Michelle wanted to redefine what it means to be curly by creating this brand and to give everyone the courage to be who they are. People, including our partners, employees, and the curl community, are at the centre of Bouclème. “We embrace individuality and make an effort to have a good impact in whatever we do.” - says Michelle.
Stay Updated by the coolest hair brand for curly hair, follow them on Instagram @boucleme
Visit their website: boucleme.co.uk/
And we can’t forget …. Samantha Cusick London by Samantha Cusick
So why you should follow Samantha and her brand?
How could we not include our founder? At Samantha Cusick London we’re on a mission to do things differently. We want our clients to have a great time in the salon and leave feeling incredible with gorgeous, healthy hair that they can wear and maintain every day using the latest techniques and technology.
Fed-up with the stagnant standard cliche of hair salons and the client experience, Samantha set out to do things differently.
Entrusted with colouring and styling some of the UK's most influential women in the social media sphere, Samantha was amongst the first of her generation of women to harness the power of social media to successfully build and establish her brand identity within the industry, enabling her to branch out with her own Notting Hill salon in May 2016, followed in 2021 with our second salon in Central London. The business harnessed the power of social media and digital marketing in an industry that was not yet doing so. Exhibiting real achievable results, on real women in real time on our instagram profile. Follow SCL on Instagram @samanthacusicklondon.
Follow Samantha’s page for hair tutorials and to see the behind the scenes of the hair guru @samantha.cusick.
Happy International women day! Please point us in the directions of more incredible female founder brands in the comments!
Girl Pwr always!
Samantha X