2019 class of
EU India Beauty Leaders list
( #EuIndiaBeauty50)
The men and women who made it to the EuIndiaBeauty50 list represented 16 different nationalities
#EuIndiaBeauty50 is an initiative of EICBI to discover the Top 50 Emerging Beauty Industry Leaders in India & the EU and acknowledge the contributions of 50 people from the European Union and India to the beauty sector.
The list was released during the British Parliament session of the Europe India Beauty Summit 2019 which was held on 17th October 2019. This summit, held in London brought together emerging beauty industry leaders from India, UK and EU.
We scouted for leaders of all ages who are not only contributing to the beauty sector but are also creating a social impact through their work. As we are a body which works in promoting trade and relations between India and EU, we scouted for companies from only these regions. We only expected them to be present either in the EU or India and it was not required for them to be present in both the regions. We identified leaders who are not only presently contributing to the beauty sector but also has the potential to leverage this recognition as an emerging beauty industry leader to explore further opportunities in India and European Union (EU) and thereby play a role in enhancing EU and India relations in the near future.."
The women and men who made it to the EuIndiaBeauty50 ((UK was still officially part of EU when the summit was held)) list represented 16 different nationalities - Denmark, Finland, Germany, France, India, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom.
We are pleased to present the 2019 class of EuIndiaBeauty50 - Top 50 Emerging Beauty Industry Leaders.
Few of the young leaders, who attended the summit, received their credentials at the British Parliament in London during the Europe India Beauty Summit on 17th October 2019. Find the photos here - http://bit.ly/EuIndiaBeauty50
Aditi M Gaur - INDIA
Founder & CEO - Kanai Organics
Kanai was founded by Aditi M Gaur as an effort to bring authentic Indian beauty secrets to the world. Kanai makes vegan, plant-based and cruelty-free beauty products that have been seen in British Vogue and nominated for various international awards.
Kavita Khosa - INDIA
Founder and Creative Director - Purearth Wellness Private Limited
Kavita has united her passion for clean beauty, wellness and her commitment towards positive social impact through her creation of PUREARTH. A sustainable, wild harvest skincare and wellness brand, rooted in eternal Ayurvedic wisdom. Purity born in the pristine Himalayas. Cruelty free, organic.
Kirsi Kaukonen - FINLAND
Co-Founder - NIKI NEWD
Niki Newd develops fresh cosmetics from the best natural ingredients in the world and influenced the creation of a whole new product category ”Fresh skin care”. Besides, she has combined the principles of healthy, fresh nutrition to skin care.
Daniela Schweingruber - SWITZERLAND
Founder - Nooii products
Daniela Schweingruber has created a collection of fine ingredients dedicated to nature and the production of natural care for skincare. And not only that: the labels of the purist bottles are also sustainable and made from nature-friendly stone paper.
Laura Rudoe - UNITED KINGDOM
Founder - Good Ventures Ltd
Laura Rudoe founded Good Ventures Ltd. in 2008 with the aim of creating products that make a difference. Laura launched Evolve Organic Beauty to help people to evolve greener beauty habits, reflecting her personal ethical values.
Pritesh Asher - INDIA
Co founder- Juicy Chemistry
Juicy Chemistry provides effective skin care products formulated with the purest and the most nutrient rich ingredients. It is India's first complete product range to be certified organic by Ecocert (France) in accordance with COSMOS V3 Standard.
Nidhima Kohli - LUXEMBOURG
Founder & CEO - Beauty Matching Engine™ (BME)
By merging AI with a beauty specific and competitor intelligence, BME™ applies complex and dynamic machine learning algorithms to identify nuanced patterns within the customer dataset to predict products customers are more likely to buy;
Usha Lad - UNITED KINGDOM
EU Client + Business Development - Indie Beauty Media Group
Usha supports the Indie Beauty Media Group in the EU market. India Media Expo, organised by Indie Beauty Media Group, connects beauty brand owners with decision-making buyers from across the entire retail spectrum
Aniela Bednarek - POLAND
Chancellor - WSINF University
Aniela runs an internationally recognised and fully accredited Graduate and Post Graduate programs in Cosmetology, in Lodz, Poland, directly creating the deep skills needed by the Industry.
Kristele Sun - DENMARK
Founder- o.Moi Skincare
o.Moi Skincare offers safe and premium skincare products, adapted to those in search of clean formulations, babies, kids and sensitive skin.
Lekshmi Menon FRSA - INDIA
Founder & CEO - Face Palette/ Dela Beauty Products & Services Pvt Ltd
Lekshmi Menon is the Co-Founder & Creative Head of Face Palette, a Kochi based Government of India recognized Beauty Tech startup venture which focuses on promoting makeup artistry skill set & on demand location based makeup services.
Zane Piese - UNITED KINGDOM
Founder - Atlantis Skincare
Atlantis Skincare is luxurious, 100% natural skincare products that are hand crafted in small batches, following a seed to skin and farm to face philosophy.
Maddalena Petromilli - ITALY
Head of Communication - Milanesi Skincare
Milanesi Skincare is a new innovative brand of natural and vegan skincare (AIAB certified) and is 100% Made in Italy. Products have been formulated with active ingredients that aim to protect and enhance the skin.
Ibi Meier-Oruitemeka - UNITED KINGDOM
Founder & Director - The Afro Hair & Skin Co Ltd
Company offers sustainable plant based products using British farmed ingredients to meet the needs of black women. Ibi was a finalist in the Black British Business Awards in 2018 and received a Precious Lifestyle Award in the best skincare category in 2018.
Casey Georgeson - GERMANY
Founder - Saint Jane Beauty
Serum is a cannabinoid-infused (CBD) face oil crafted with 100% US-grown cannabis sativa (hemp). Active botanicals, like CBD, chamomile, sunflower, rose, and frankincense are expertly formulated to reduce irritation and calm the skin.
Jessica Blackler - UNITED KINGDOM
Founder - Jecca Blac
Jecca Blac launched in 2018 and has began distributing worldwide and partnered with several retailers. Jecca Blac is part of L'Oreal Innovation which has allowed the brand to execute and grow.
Aleksandar Kubas - POLAND
Founder - ili ola
Polish premium cosmetics brand for face and body care. Products are created in an innovative way that ensures exceptional adhesion of the cosmetic to the skin. The unique preservation of unsaturated fatty acids ensure an immediate visible improvement of the skin.
Kaushal Shah - UNITED KINGDOM
CEO - Envopap
Envopap uses agricultural waste to develop various packaging solutions for beauty sector like plastic free and tree free packaging boxes, beauty carrier bags etc. Research is also in process to use envoPAP in Liquid Packaging Applications and to develop cotton buds that are environmentally friendly.
Jo Foster - UNITED KINGDOM
Director & Founder - Kiss the Moon Ltd
Kiss the Moon is an award-winning aromatherapy range of products to help sleep beautifully and wake up looking gorgeous. Everything is 100% natural, cruelty free, suitable for bvegs and proudly made in the UK. Launched in 2014, Kiss the Moon won the prestigious Best New British Brand at the 2015 Pure Beauty Awards.
Hayley De Beers - UNITED KINGDOM
Co Founder & Director - Lovegrove Essentials Ltd
Lovegrove Essentials is a multi-award-winning range of certified organic and natural skin care products, suitable for all ages and skin types. They harness the therapeutic effects of pure essential oils to create deeply relaxing and restorative blends for face and body.
Wojciech Pyzik- POLAND
Founder- Arkana
Arkana is a modern, Polish brand of advanced skincare. High concentration of active ingredients in its cosmetics guarantees products of the best effectiveness. The company has been successfully helping clients in the fight against the most common dermatological problems for 7 years
Jennifer Baum - GERMANY
Founder - gitti GmbH
Gitti builds the future of the nail polish and beauty industry: an ethical future where nail polish is vegan and where beauty is about consciousness. instead of trying to make
existing nail polish better, gitti's founder Jennifer took a clean sheet
approach and focussed on natural ingredients, starting with water.
Dr Mitra Najafi - UNITED KINGDOM
Founder and CEO - Pplus skin care Limited
Pplus Skin Care is an innovative UK company dedicated to the development of a non-invasive and safe skin rejuvenation technology. The patented Pplus technology offers clients a personalized skin care product using parts of their own blood plasma.
Sarah Zimmer - GERMANY
Founder - NAYA Skincare Ltd
NAYA formulated their potent range with the Green Boutique laboratory in Germany. The efficacious collection contains a high concentration of plant-based nutrients and bio-active ingredients to apply a preventative approach; this unique combination is scientifically proven to transform the skin from within
Simon Cavill - UNITED KINGDOM
Founder - Bee Good
Bee Good is an independent British skincare company based in rural Hampshire. They harness the potent properties of honey bee ingredients and expertly blend them with naturally active botanicals to create a range of gentle yet effective skincare for women and men of all ages and all skin types.
Evelyn Celma - SPAIN
Founder - Matarrania
MATARRANIA is a project promoted by Evelyn, with the intention of offering a personal, authentic and natural skincare initiative. Her interest in rural popular culture led her to collect ancient formulas for skincare.
Joanne Reilly - IRELAND
Founder - Kinvara Skincare
Kinvara Skincare is an Irish Skin Care range who not only take care of your skin but also the environment. This range of products are filled with plant powered goodness, free from SLS & Parabens.
Claire Ralston - GERMANY
Founder - Merme Berlin
Claire‘s passion for skin care started whilst studying at Australian College of Natural Beauty. Her ideology behind MERME products was inspired by her late grandmother, who always used homemade, natural, high quality oils to cure any skin alignment.
Raymond Cloosterman - NETHERLAND
Founder - Rituals
Inspired by the wisdom and ancient traditions of Asian cultures, Rituals are extensive collection of luxurious yet affordable products for home and body.
Zoe Boikou - FRANCE
Founder - Zoeva Cosmetics
Zoe discovered a lack of high-quality, reasonably priced makeup brushes on the market. So she began selling makeup brushes on eBay in 2008. A decade later, ZOEVA’s collection has grown from 10 brushes to nearly 300 makeup products and tools
Alex Carro - SPAIN
Founder - Alex Carro Skincare
Inspired by childhood summers spent in rural Galicia, with its rich variety of flowers, plants, and herbs, Alex quickly embraced and explored the natural health benefits of botanicals and their impact in skincare and aromatherapy.
Aliza Jabes - FRANCE
Founder - Nuxe
Inspired by childhood summers spent in rural Galicia, with its rich variety of flowers, plants, and herbs, Alex quickly embraced and explored the natural health benefits of botanicals and their impact in skincare and aromatherapy.
Linda Hallberg - SWEDEN
Founder - Linda Hallberg Cosmetics
Linda Hallberg Cosmeti is developed by makeup artist and digital influencer Linda Hallberg. They offer multifunctional products that are bound to no rules.
Natalie Franz - France
Founder - Magic Stripes
Magic stripes brings are used for the immediate eyelid lifting against droopy eyelids to the innovative Deep Detox and Magnetic Youth facial masks.
Trice Angie Christiansen - Denmark
Founder - Raaw by Trice
Organic Skincare and Fragrance. All natural, cruelty free products made with certified organic and wild harvested ingredients.
Lotte Tisenkopfa- Iltnere- LATVIA
Founder- Madara
MÁDARA is a Latvian manufacturer of organic skin care, hair care and baby care products. The ingredients include biologically certified blossoms and herbal extracts from the Northern and Baltic region.
Djulicious - FRANCE
Creater - Djulicious Cosmétics
Djulicious Cosmétics is aimed as much at our biggest make up addict as our novices as well at the feminine as at the masculine one. The identity of our brand Djulicious is born from the eccentric and sparkling personality of its creator, Djulicious (Julie).
Gabrielle Schimko - DENMARK
Founder - Jurenka
JURENKA is solely based on active ingredients from pure, natural raw materials. We stay away from problematic ingredients, we never would offer our skin
Laure Bouguen - FRANCE
Founder - HO KARAN
HO KARAN believes in a stress-free, natural and holistic beauty. Our savoir-faire is based on the science of French cannabis. Our highly efficient skincare production are made with love in Brittany (France).
Danish Mette Skjærbæk - DENMARK
Founder - Karmameju
Karmameju’s DNA is a first-class range of aromatherapeutic skincare products from Copenhagen, Denmark. They develop pure, natural and active skincare for the face and body with clinically-proven ingredients and mind-blowing fragrances
Jenni Tuominen - FINLAND
Founder - Henua Organics
Henua Organics offers a premium natural skincare line that contains organic and only active ingredients, rooted in the essence of Nordic simplicity.
Ellis Faas- NETHERLANDS
Founder- Ellis Faas cosmetics
Cosmetics company founded by makeup artist Ellis Faas . It is a luxurious, versatile line of cosmetics for the face, eyes, lips and lashes.
Suzanne Jackson - IRELAND
Founder - SoSueMe.ie
SOSU By Suzanne Jackson is stocked by Primark as well as all major pharmacies. Her most recent product, The Complete Contour Palette, sold out in a matter of minutes while her much anticipated line of luxury fake lashes are due for release soon
Celia O’Grady - IRELAND
Founder- Nía Natural Beauty
Nía Natural Beauty is a Irish made natural skincare. Our precious recipes are a combination of carefully selected ingredients, organic when economically possible and always natural.
Lena Sokolovska - LITHUANIA
Founder - Uoga Uoga
Uoga Uoga” uses unrefined cold-pressed oils of the highest quality, cosmetic clays, Lithuanian honey and herbs, fresh berries, precious amber – also called the gold of Baltic Sea, and pure organic essential oils for their high quality cosmetics
Gaynor Matthews - UNITED KINGDOM
Founder - WOW HOW
Wow How provides the tools to boost self-image, both in the short and long term.Created by makeup experts for you, this must have on-the-go and home essential is a new and innovative way to learn makeup application.
Christinah Nicolaisen - SWEDEN
Founder - Eleni & Chris
Eleni & Chris is a Scandinavian beauty brand rooted-in and inspired by Scandinavia’s natural beauty. Our products are developed from a selection of the purest ingredients; Cloudberry, Glacier Water and SEA3oil™
Jo Mortensen - UNITED KINGDOM
Founder- Joji Skin Care
Jo Mortensen has founded Joji as a force for good in the beauty industry. Joji strives to be a beautiful example of sustainability. Joji’s ten skin care products are full of the highest quality organic, fair trade and cruelty free raw materials.
Ludovic Bonneton - FRANCE
Founder- Bon Parfumeur
Bon Parfumeur is a new French high quality perfume house. We offer a unique range of niche fragrances at smart prices.
Milou Happé - NETHERLANDS
Founder- Milu
Milu has nice masks for every skin need. Milu was inspired by the dewy skin of Korean woman and so the company made a few beauty boost masks, which only has good products in it and are cruelty free.