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After seeing the devastating wildfires in Northern and Southern California, we reached out to our giving partners in those areas to see how we could help during this scary time. What they truly needed was money to pay for safety supplies and rebuild their communities. For the first time, we...

Meet Rowan, the inspiration behind our Matte Legacy Liquid Lipstick™️ in Rowan (Plum Rose Mauve). Right after getting engaged, Rowan was diagnosed with cancer and her wedding had to be postponed so she could focus on healing rather than planning the happiest day of her life. Rowan’s best friend contacted...

Thrive Causemetics®, a leading direct-to-consumer makeup company built around philanthropy, announced a record-breaking donation of $30,000,000 in makeup products to women in need in celebration of Founder and CEO Karissa Bodnar’s 30th birthday. Recipients of this donation include beneficiary organizations such as RAINN, Upward Bound House and Share Cancer Support....

  The direct-to-consumer, vegan cosmetics company will donate all profits from sales of its 18-shade Buildable Blur™ CC Cream and Blend + Blur Sponge™ on March 8 to help girls become the first in their family to graduate.   Thrive Causemetics®, a Los Angeles-based vegan beauty company announced that it...

Our team planned three giving events in one day during our east coast giving trip! The day began at Dress for Success Boston. All women who attend Dress for Success Boston’s work re-entry programs have the opportunity to receive Thrive Causemetics® products to provide them confidence in the workplace.Our second...

Founded in Seattle, Washington in 2015, the Thrive Causemetics® team expanded to Southern California earlier this year. When several wildfires hit California, we felt a need to support and invest in our new community during this time of crisis. Many of our own customers lost their homes and their possessions...

Over two years ago, I met Nalie Agustin during her first bout with breast cancer. She was one of the first beneficiaries of our Bigger Than Beauty® giving mission and one of the first people to ever try Thrive Causemetics® false lashes. My connection with Nalie was magnetic, and she’s...

  Through our partnership with Seattle Children’s Hospital, we had the opportunity to meet three amazing mother-daughter duos: Emily + Helen, Carrie + Annalise and Michella + Alyssa. We invited them to attend our recent Giving Event at Swink Style Bar in Seattle, where we provided complimentary makeovers to women...

The world of luxury cosmetics is comprised of chic, black packaging and for good reason. Neutral shades like black or white create the perfect canvas to highlight the gorgeous color cosmetics shades we in the beauty world work so hard to develop. Then why, you ask, did we choose turquoise,...

Shortly after her 25th birthday, Stephanie Madsen of Derailing My Diagnosis received news that changed her life forever — she was diagnosed with a rare form of cervical cancer and given a less than 20% chance to survive. After four years, 55 chemotherapy treatments, 28 radiation sessions and four major...

YouTube star and celebrity makeup artist Jkissa is a Bigger Than Beauty®. She uses her platform to teach the world cutting-edge beauty tips and tricks, but her mission is more than skin-deep. She wants to support those who are bullied and is working to eliminate bullying, one YouTube video at...

What a difference a year can make. When I first had the pleasure of meeting Gailon, she was being treated at Seattle Children's Hospital for a very serious sarcoma with a goal to be home by Christmas. Though it was a lofty goal, Gailon, being the miracle she is, made it...

Model, television host, and activist Nalie Agustin is a force to be reckoned with. At just 24 years old she was diagnosed with breast cancer, but she used her illness as a platform to help other women and raise awareness for breast cancer. Nalie and her journey went viral, inspiring...

Thank you to everyone who came out and celebrated National Cancer Thrivers (Survivors) Day with us and Good Morning America in Central Park! Florence + The Machine performed their empowering hits “Dog Days Are Over” and “Shake It Off”; both are perfect anthems for anyone overcoming an obstacle in their...

We are Bigger Than Beauty®; for every product you purchase, we donate to help a woman thrive. A big thank you to Good Morning America for helping us kick off our first annual Thrivers Day celebration in Central Park with Florence + The Machine! You can celebrate Thriver's Day too!...

We are excited to announce our National Thrivers Day celebration with Good Morning America this Friday, June 5th! Grammy award-winners Florence + The Machine will be performing and we'd love our NYC Thrivers, friends and family to come join us in the celebration  If you'd like to RSVP to the event,...

Meet Gailon Wixson Pursley, a senior at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, WA who has big plans after she graduates. And let me tell you, this girl will accomplish anything she puts her mind to. After being diagnosed with a serious sarcoma in June of last year, she was uprooted from...

“It’s up to you to find beauty in the ugliest days.” – quote from Kristy’s blog: wake up and live In her short time on earth, Kristy did more than many of us do in a lifetime. She had a passion for helping young children and this was evident through her...