Female Founded Hero Products For This International Women’s Day
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This International Women’s Day let’s hear it for the women making a difference and doing it for themselves. From TikTok viral haircare products and life-affirming journals to the coolest of bakes and cult-favourite handbags, here we celebrate some of the very best female-founded brands around.
Hair Syrup | What started as a side hustle for 23-year-old founder, Lucie Macleod, has turned into a multimillion-pound TikTok viral haircare brand that’s taken the beauty world by storm. Hair Syrup offers a range of Holy Grail pre-wash treatments, helping to encourage growth, boost shine and improve hair health. Grows-Mary, from £15.50 is Hair Syrup’s best-selling, cult-status rosemary-infused hair oil treatment to help you get the thick and healthy hair of your dreams.
The B Collection | Headed up by female CEO and busy mum Bec, The B Collection is an exciting, 100% natural, British brand embracing the ‘skinimalism’ approach to skincare. With a focus on less ingredients and less products, all while delivering incredible results, The B Collection celebrates natural skincare doing exactly what it claims to do. Hailed as ‘magic in a bottle’ by customers, the Reviving Facial Oil, £26.99, is a game-changer when it comes to glowing, radiant skin
Trimbella | Carefully formulated for women, Trimbella offers a range of delicious, vitamin-packed shakes featuring all the goodness, without any of the nasties. Inspired by CEO Giorgia’s frustration with the lack of nutritious protein shakes designed specifically for women rather than men, Trimbella shakes help you to keep your health and body goals on track, no matter how busy life gets. The Trimbella Kick Starter Pack, £49.99, includes 12 x Banana or Chocolate Trimbella shakes, a stylish shaker bottle and reusable stainless-steel scoop.
Luna Charles | Headed up by best friends Laura Milner and Emma O’Reilly, Luna Charles is the go-to for super-luxe, celestial, sustainable jewellery and accessories. Offering a range of ‘never want to take off’ pieces, without the crazy price tags, it’s the fashion set’s best-kept secret for wow-them accessories. Made from the softest of vegan leather and embellished with stars and moons, Luna Charles’ best-selling Nova Star Studded handbag, £225, is the coolest of style staples to elevate your day to day look.
PERL Cosmetics | Passionate about bringing the joy back into your skincare routine, PERL Cosmetics aims to spark joy through its range of natural, waterless, customisable skincare formulas. Open about her struggles with depression and anxiety in the past, founder and CEO Isobel Perl understands the positive impact a relaxing skincare routine can have on your mental health. The brand’s all-natural Nourishing Lash Oil, £22, combines the superpowers of castor seed oil, argan kernel oil, pumpkin seed oil and fractionated coconut oil to help strengthen lashes, boost growth and prevent lash loss.
Lovendu | Laura Schmidt is the inspiring female-founder behind self-carejournaling brand Lovendu. Offering a range of journals to help make sense of the world, streamline your thoughts, acknowledge your emotions, and prioritise your mental health, Lovendu makes it easy to take positive steps to improve your wellbeing through journaling. The confidence-boosting Self-love Journal, £22, is the personal cheerleader we all need, helping to guide you through a journey of self-discovery. Featuring positive affirmations, 30 days of gratitude to help start every day off right, and room to track habits, goals and progress, you’ll learn to quieten those insecurities and love every part of yourself.
Baked by Steph | Steph, the Founder and Creative Director of Baked by Steph, knows all there is to know about turning a hobby into a main hustle. What started as a passion for baking back in 2018 has turn into the coolest of East London bakeries serving up the quirkiest letterbox cookies. From the Insta-famous custom face cookies, £34 to your dog in cookie form, £34, Baked by Steph offers a creative sweet treat for any occasion.
Kiwi & Co | From small beginnings, starting out mid-pandemic in 2020 in founder Mel’s living room, Kiwi & Co has grown into a small group of women united by a genuine love for fashion, empowered by each other’s strengths and driven to create a community of women supporting women. Serving up fresh, fun collections, mixing classic wardrobe staples with statement pieces guaranteed to elicit endless “LOVE your outfit!” compliments, this cool, female-founded brand is all about celebrating individuality. The Marigold Dress, £49.99, is a masterclass in dopamine dressing. This dreamy mid-length slip dress in clashing orange and lilac is the dress of the summer.
In recent years, the beauty and cosmetics industry has increasingly aligned itself with International Women’s Day through various initiatives that not only celebrate women but also aim to empower them. Through these efforts on International Women’s Day and beyond, beauty becomes an instrument for change—an expression not just of individual identity but also of collective support for women worldwide.
