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Bigger Than Beauty® Spotlight: Racquel Chariah + Self Esteem Rising
Meet Racquel - the inspiration behind our Brilliant Eye Brightener™ (Soft Silver Shimmer) shade! Racquel Chariah is a cancer survivor and the Executive Director of our long-time Giving Partner, Self Esteem Rising. She has dedicated herself to bettering the lives of young women through her work with the Hance Family...
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Bigger Than Beauty® Spotlight: Kara Frazier + Fighting Pretty
Meet Kara - the inspiration behind our new Sheer Strength® Hydrating Lip Tint (Muted Rose) shade! Kara Frazier is a breast cancer survivor, and the Founder of our long time Giving Partner, Fighting Pretty. In 2008, at just 26 years old, Kara performed her first self-breast exam and found a...
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Bigger Than Beauty® Spotlight: Keep A Breast Foundation
At Thrive Causemetics®, we are honored to have supported just over 500 Giving Partners through our Bigger Than Beauty® Giving Program! Our community grows each year, and we always look forward to expanding the Thrive Causemetics® family. A few organizations have been with us since the very beginning and for...
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Celebrating the Launch of our 5th Cause: LGBTQ+
Thrive Causemetics® has proudly supported the LGBTQ+ community for many years. Within our Thrive Causemetics® family, there are many LGBTQ+ members and leaders - this includes our customers, employees, Giving Partners, friends and family. That’s why we are thrilled to finally announce the formal launch of the LGBTQ+ community as...
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Bigger Than Beauty® Spotlight: Ma'i Movement
During the month of May, Thrive Causemetics® is honored to celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month! This is a special time to pay tribute to the many generations of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders who have enriched our country, and who continue to make a positive impact....
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Bigger Than Beauty® Spotlight: My Sistah’s House
In honor of Black History Month, we are kicking off the first Instagram Live event of the year with our incredible Giving Partner, My Sistah’s House! Karissa Bodnar, Founder and CEO of Thrive Causemetics®, will be having a fun, informal chat with Kayla Gore, Co-Founder of My Sistah’s House. Please...
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Celebrating Giving Tuesday
We are grateful that you help bring our Bigger Than Beauty® mission to life. With every purchase you make, we donate - and the impact we have is all thanks to YOU. Your 2021 Impact... You added 54 NEW Giving Partners to our community. You launched the Breonna Taylor Endowed Scholarship at...
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Giving the Gift of Hope: The Diary of Nalie
Thrive Causemetics® has always been fueled by friendship. I started Thrive Causemetics® after losing my friend Kristy to cancer at 24 years old with a mission to empower everyone to truly thrive in their lives through creating, high performance, vegan cosmetics + skincare that gives back with every purchase. One...
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Together, we’ve saved over 1 million trees in just one year!
We believe beauty should change the world for the better. At Thrive Causemetics®, we are committed to infusing the industry with kindness. We do this through 100% vegan and cruelty-free formulations, and by showing love to the planet at every stage of our production process. In celebration of Earth Day,...
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Black History: Celebrating the Women Who Changed Beauty Forever
Year-round, Thrive Causemetics® celebrates and recognizes the achievements of women. Thank YOU, our Thrive Causemetics® Family, for joining us this February for our Black History celebration presented by our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Council. Throughout the month, we highlighted the stories of Black women who changed the beauty space forever....
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Bigger Than Beauty® Annual Impact Report
With support from YOU, in 2020 we gave back to over 200 nonprofit Giving Partners that support women and their communities. We’re filled with gratitude for the work that we’ve been able to accomplish together during a year that was extremely challenging. To us, being kind and being of service...
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Bigger Than Beauty® Spotlight: Per Scholas
At Thrive Causemetics®, we’re passionate about creating thoughtfully formulated products that are Bigger Than Beauty® and help make a positive impact on the women in our communities. That's why for every product you purchase, we make a donation to our nonprofit Giving Partners whose missions are focused on empowering women. ...
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Bigger Than Beauty® Spotlight: The Maui Farm
Our Giving Partner The Maui Farm is a farm-based organization that serves women and their families who are experiencing homelessness due to domestic abuse and other hardships. To support these women as they undergo major life transitions, this nonprofit’s unique approach prioritizes a safe sense of community to help rebuild...
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Keep A Breast’s ‘Check Yourself!’ App Is Empowering + Educating Women to Do Breast Self-Checks
Last October, we donated 100% of our profits to our Giving Partner, Keep A Breast, a nonprofit organization who is taking action against breast cancer by empowering women through breast health education, early detection and support. Thanks to your generous support, the donations made were able to fully fund Keep...
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We’re Donating 100% of Profits on March 27 to COVID-19 Aid
Giving back has been a part of Thrive Causemetics®’ DNA since we launched five years ago in 2015. From day 1, our Founder and CEO Karissa Bodnar has been determined to create a brand truly Bigger than Beauty®—a beauty brand and philosophy that goes beyond skin deep by empowering women....
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Bigger Than Beauty® Spotlight: National Breast Cancer Foundation
Headquartered in Frisco, TX and with a reach across the country, National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF) has been supporting women affected by Breast Cancer through early detection, education and supportive services for nearly 30 years. Thrive Causemetics® was honored to chat with our friend Danae Johnson of NBCF about our...
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Our Story
We’re Changing the Beauty Industry for Good Thrive Causemetics® was born out of a friendship. Makeup artist and product developer, Karissa Bodnar, lost her dear friend Kristy to cancer at just 24 years old. Kristy’s compassionate and vivacious spirit inspired Karissa to establish Thrive Causemetics, a beauty brand and...
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Launch of New Giving Pillar: Supporting Women Veterans
In honor of Veterans Day, Thrive Causemetics® announced they have expanded their already robust year-round giving program to include donating to nonprofit partners that empower and support women veterans. For the last four years, the company has donated its high-performance beauty products to nonprofit partners that empower women who are...
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Thrive Causemetics® Donates 100% of Profits on October 1st
Thrive Causemetics®, a leading vegan and cruelty-free direct-to-consumer makeup and skincare company built around philanthropy, announced that it will donate 100% of its October 1st profits from thrivecausemetics.com in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Additionally, the company will donate $5 for anyone who publicly shares the social graphic produced...
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