Girl power ✌️

14 female-owned beauty brands to shop, support and slay in this International Women's Day
14 female-owned beauty brands to shop, support and slay in this International Women's Day
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Fenty Beauty

Founded by superstar Rihanna, the brand was created to fulfill the MO ‘Beauty for All’. The colour-inclusive brand has reached soaring heights of success and has created waves in the beauty industry with its diverse and broad selection of shades and tones that fit everyone. Every launch since its conception has been worth the hype, from buttery soft powders, to creamy bronzers and more. Fenty Beauty never ceases to amaze and is constantly breaking new beauty boundaries.

Available exclusively at Sephora

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KNC Beauty

Founded by Kristen Noel Crawley, KNC beauty has gained recognition for its all natural, collagen-infused lip masks that has been seen on famous pouts like Emma Stone and Kim Kardashian. While the brand also includes a line of face and eye masks along with must-have Supa Balms, Kristen’s latest venture, in partnership with Revlon, is to empower and provide completely free virtual education courses for entrepreneurial Black Women under the aptly named KNC School of Beauty. 

KNC Beauty is available on Powder

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Drunk Elephant

Drunk Elephant, founded by Tiffany Masterson, is a squeaky-clean beauty brand with no irritant ingredients like essential oils, drying alcohol, silicones, chemical sunscreens, dyes, fragrances or SLS. Tiffany was frustrated with a lack of skincare remedies for her stretch of skin concerns like rosacea, breakouts and unbelievably sensitive skin, she took it into her own hands to create a gentle-on-skin beauty brand which has now sky-rocketed to success with best-sellers like C-Firma Day Serum and a mini discovery kit aptly named The Littles 4.0.

Shop exclusively at Sephora

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Summer Fridays

Created by duo Marianna Hewitt and Lauren Gores Ireland, Summer Fridays is a gorgeously packaged skincare line with good-for-you formulas that are crafted to give good face. Their best-seller ‘Jet Lag’ has been seen on many a beauty shelves across the celeb-sphere from Rosie Huntington-Whitely to Jessica Alba and even Kim Kardashian.

Available exclusively at Sephora

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Shirley Conlon Organics

Founded by Shirley and crafted in the UAE, this namesake beauty brand brings in high-performance, luxury and organic skincare with power-packed results. Expect clean, chemical free formulas with extreme efficacy and effectiveness!

Shop here.

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Beauty Blender

A favourite among beauty lovers, artists and more, the brand has come a long way since Rea Ann Silva first created the genius pink sponge. The concept that started with easy flawless skin has reached new heights with innovative additions to the line. The latest launch, the Bounce Airbrush Liquid Whip Concealer comes in 40 shades and gives an invisible, yet full coverage finish in just one swipe. Infused with hyaluronic acid, HD effects pigments, polymers, tetrapeptide along with peptides this new concealer is definitely a skin-loving formula.

Shop exclusively at Sephora

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Shiffa

On the heels of finding the perfect pregnancy body oil came Dr. Lamees’ advanced skincare brand that fuses some the world’s most potent organic ingredients, Shiffa Beauty.

Must-try: Healing Balm, Dhs420, Shiffa.com

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Pixi

The brand you’ve seen on every beauty influencers’ hotlist was the brainchild of make-up artist Petra Strand. It boasts innovative formulas infused with botanical and flaw-fixing ingredients that can revolutionise your skincare regime.

Must Try: Glow Tonic, Dhs58, Sephora

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Kayali

The brainchild of Mona Kattan, this fragrance line is another remarkable extension of the Huda Beauty empire. Comprised of four different eau de parfums designed to be layered together to create your very own unique and bespoke scent.

Must Try: Kayali Miniature Set, Dhs350, shophudabeauty.com

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Sunday Riley

The namesake skincare line is a fusion of science and balanced botanicals. Not only is Sunday the founder but she’s also the brand formulator. Each product delivers game-changing results and long-term payoffs. Trust us.

Must Try: C.E.O Glow Oil, Dhs155, Sephora

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Nudestix

Founders Jenny Frankel and her two daughters created a capsule collection of fuss-free, effortless and multi-tasking crayons that arm even the busiest of women with quick and convenient formulas to enhance and flatter your natural beauty, so you look gorgeous even on the go.

Must Try: Nudestix Mini Nudies 3 piece kit, Dhs110, Sephora

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Tata Harper Skincare

When Tata, herself, couldn’t find 100 per cent natural, non-toxic skincare products that were up to her standards of quality, efficacy and purity, she sought out to handcraft a brand of super-natural skincare from the label’s Vermont laboratory. This was designed for women who, like her, are obsessed with farm-to face beauty.

Must Try: Resurfacing Serum, Dhs324, Tataharperskincare.com

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Briogeo Haircare

Nancy Twine, founder of haircare line Briogeo went from Wall Street to building her own brand from the bottom up. The brand naturally-derived products are packed in recyclable bottles and have a ‘6-free hair care’ formula, which means it’s free of sulphates, parabens, phthalates, silicones, DEA and synthetic colour.

Must Try: Don’t Despair, Repair! Deep Conditioning Mask, Dhs140, Sephora

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Anastasia Beverly Hills

Architect-turned -browchitect Anastasia Soare introduced the world to her Internet-breaking range that has now won over brow queens including Kim Kardashian, Am Rezy and Naomi Campbell.

Must Try: Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Definer, Dhs108, ounass.ae

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Charlotte Tilbury 

Charlotte Tilbury launched her eponymous cosmetics line in 2013 at London Selfridges. With best selling products like the Magic Cream, Hot Lips and flawless foundations with airbrush finishes, it’s no wonder that it gained so much traction by make-up lovers and celebs alike. 

Must Try: Hot Lips 2 (JK Magic), Dhs170, Charlotte Tilbury Store

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