Happy International Women’s Day! This day is not the only time that should be used to commemorate influential female entrepreneurs that have carved their name in the beauty industry to build a brand. But if you are feeling a little extra dose of female empowerment today, these are the top beauty brands that some motivated and inspiring women founded.
Joanna Hinton of Loving Tan
Loving Tan is a professional beauty brand specializing in self-tanning products like mousses and bronze shimmers. The woman behind this brand is Joanna Hinton. According to her, the brand was borne out of the frustration of missing spray tan appointments in the salon. She envisioned a product enabling women and tan salon consumers to take this experience home.
That is when she developed the idea of building a salon-only tanning product and eventually making them available to consumers for home use. Loving Tan was known as Australia’s first professional strength self-tan product. She focused on building a brand on the tanning market’s premium side. For this reason, she takes great pride in their products and maintains that they only use high-quality ingredients. And it shows in the results! Loving Tan quickly took the world by storm. Now, it is famous worldwide, not just in Australia!
Below are some top-rated products from Loving Tan to show your support for this female boss entrepreneur!
Deluxe Bronzing Mousse Ultra Dark
Stephanie Mason of Showpony
Showpony is another Australian-owned company fast emerging as one of the top beauty brands globally. It has been Australia’s leading hair extensions brand since it was established in 2009. The woman behind this global brand is former runway model Stephanie Mason.
Showpony specializes in high-end hair extensions with various products, including human Remy hair extensions, ponytail wraps, and clip-in hair extensions. Today, the hair extension brand is known globally and is used on many global stages, including the Mercedes Benz Fashion Show and Miss Universe Australia.
Check out below for some of show-pony’s best-selling products:
ShowponyClip-Inn Hair Extensions
Joanna French of Shanghai Suzy
Shanghai Suzy is a brand developed out of Joanna French’s frustration with the current lipstick option in the market. In her quest to find the perfect lipstick, she built Shanghai Suzy – a brand dedicated to providing cheap but chic lipstick formulas into the market. Even when she was committed to producing cheap yet fashionable lipstick, she wanted to maintain quality and excellent packaging.
She moved from Sydney to Melbourne to pursue her vision of building her lipstick brand. It was a decision that she won’t regret, as Shanghai Suzy is now known as one of the top lipstick brands in the world, not just in Australia.
The Shanghai Suzy lipstick brand was officially launched in 2013. In 3 years since its launch, her company has sold over 200,000 lipsticks! This brand is also stocked in over 600 stores – locally or online. For some, the leap from a frustrated customer to a business owner is intimidating, but Joanna French took the challenge and turned it into a business empire.
Here are some of the top-selling lipstick products from Shanghai Suzy:
Miss Leah Baby Cocoa in Whipped Matte Formula
Michelle Doherty of Alpha-H
Alpha-H is one of the breakthrough brands in the world of skincare. The brand has become synonymous with precious formulations that combine the power of cosmetic and pharmaceutical products, creating a new branch in skincare known as cosmeceuticals.
For such a powerful brand that has built a cult following, a woman was behind its success: founder Michelle Doherty. Like most of the women on this list, Doherty developed Alpha-H out of her desire to find skincare products that answered her skin needs. Since she founded the brand, the Australian brand has evolved to be among the giants in the skincare industry.
The brand takes pride in using natural and potent ingredients, including glycolic acid. Her main focus is to look for sustainability in developing formulations for her skin care products, sourcing them from local producers.
Below you will find some of the most popular products from Alpha-H:
Which of these beauty brands is your favourite? How are you commemorating International Women’s Day?
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Abby
Abigail is a travel enthusiast who enjoys trying new foodie destinations. She graduated with a degree in Creative Writing and has worked as a web content writer since 2010. She enjoys writing about travel, lifestyle, beauty, hair care, and wellness.
