Top California Beauty Startups (61)
Face Reality Skincare was founded in 2005 by licensed esthetician Laura Cooksey and her business partner Patrick Romani. What started as a small acne clinic in San Leandro, CA, has grown to an award-winning line of professional acne products, a proprietary acne training and certification program, and a national community of Certified Acne Experts. Our holistic and comprehensive acne training...
Hattori Hanzo Shears are used by many of the top stylists in the world. Whether it's the cover of Vogue, New York Fashion Week, or backstage on Broadway, you'll find our shears going to work, making the world we live in a more beautiful place.
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At Innovative Skincare, our team is dedicated to improving the physical and emotional well-being of people globally through the development of scientifically advanced, botanically based, and clinically proven skincare products. We employ the highest ethical standards in our quest to advance the science of skin health, innovating proprietary formulas that are effective for all ages, genders, and skin types. ...
Beautylish exists to find exceptional products, tell the inspiring stories behind them, and deliver them with thoughtfulness. We believe an amazing customer experience is driven by a personal relationship with our customers. -- Beautylish was founded in 2010 with a simple mission: to create a community where beauty lovers could share their collective beauty wisdom. People loved it, and our community grew...
In 2010 we created a new high quality brand of sun care products specifically formulated for people who live and love in the sun. A brand that captures the essence of the outdoor lifestyle while protecting ourselves, and the ones we love, from the harmful dangers of the sun. We’re not a giant disconnected corporation. We’re a small company in...
Formula development, packaging design & engineering, turnkey manufacturing, and brand launching & management all in one place.
We’re Colorescience, and we know healthy skin. From sunlight, to pollution, to free radicals, we believe in going way beyond UV. We’re obsessively overprotective about preventing skin damage. And that’s exactly why physicians love us. We know skincare innovation. We believe skincare battles are best won before they are fought. Because investing in scientific innovation now, means we won’t have to pay the...
NakedPoppy is a seed-stage clean beauty company that matches women with better-for-her makeup tailored to individual needs and preferences.
Our barber training program is designed to equip students with the skills and knowledge needed to excel in this dynamic industry. We offer an innovative barber crossover program, providing cosmetologists the opportunity to expand their skill set and career possibilities. In addition, our comprehensive cosmetology program is meticulously curated to cover all aspects of beauty culture. At Southern California College...
Inspired by art, diversity and attainability, Los Angeles-based Milani Cosmetics® is a market leader within the color cosmetics industry, creating prestige quality makeup at an affordable price. The brand is dedicated to providing luxe for all – luxury that is inclusive, not exclusive. Milani® has amassed a devoted multicultural following of consumers including artists, change-makers and forward-thinking creators, also known...
lilah b. makes beauty simple. lilah b. embodies the philosophy of ‘With less, you are more’. Our minimalistic collection of color allows women to achieve a finished look with fewer products… encouraging a movement to declutter, minimize and simplify. Housed in sleek and modern, signature “stones”, our high-performance, multipurpose products offer classic colors with sophisticated twists and luxurious textures. Inspired by the...
The Tease is an inclusive digital destination informed by insight, curiosity and commentary on all things pro hair, beauty and pop culture. We keep salon professionals and consumers in-the-know and on-trend with smart, candid reporting, exclusive editorial content and podcasts.
Beautycon Media is THE global community of content creators, celebrities, fans and brands that come together to celebrate all things fashion, beauty, style and the passion points of the Gen Z and Millennial lifestyle. We create meaningful connections for these communities through our Beautycon Festivals, Beautycon Box and Beautycon Digital , with t
Kosas is Makeup For Skincare Freaks. Because taking care of your skin includes the makeup that you put on it. Nourishing, botanical-rich formulas offer performance-driven results and real skincare benefits. Our game-changing formulas are easy to use, feel good and only take a few minutes — with long-lasting, high-impact color that flatters all skin tones. It’s clean beauty, reimagined. For us,...
Meet Rael: Clean, natural feminine care and beauty. Better ingredients for a better you. Our mission is centered around quality, performance and convenience - we are committed to making healthy living easy for all women by providing natural and effective solutions for everyday personal care needs. Rael products are designed for women, by women. With 3 female founders, Rael intimately knows the importance...
Bodewell is a Procter & Gamble backed medicated skincare brand on a mission to help people suffering from eczema, psoriasis, and sensitive skin. Our products leverage powerful and patented plant-based technology that solves the "trilemma" of inflammatory skin condition therapies: our products are powerful, accessible, and safe for long-term use.
RADICAL SKINCARE was founded by Liz and Rachel Edlich, the daughters of one of America's most famous plastic surgeons and skin wound healing specialists, Dr. Richard F. Edlich MD, PHD. RADICAL SKINCARE is a short, confident anti-aging skincare line delivering quick and visible results thanks to Trylacel, a proprietary technology capable of delivering high levels of antioxidants to the skin cells...
Vege Labs is a private label partner of high quality personal care and household products. We manufacture a wide variety of products such as hair care, skin care, alcohol-based products, hand sanitizers, colognes and fragrances, OTC products. Our expertise even lends itself to pet care products.
JUICE BEAUTY IS THE ORGANIC SOLUTION. As pioneers who believe in transformation without compromise, Juice Beauty is radically transforming the chemistry of beauty by providing clinically validated, authentically organic beauty products. The Northern California team approaches beauty from a wellness point of view so our customers win with: High-performance skincare & vibrant makeup, Healthful ingredients so every drop feeds your skin, ...
