Beauty Businesses

Park realized that there was an opportunity to bring Korean skincare to the UAE in a way that blends perfectly with Emirati culture, and it's a notion that she has stuck to as she set up and built Lamise Beauty.

With US$50,000 in funding up for grabs and the chance to collaborate on commercial agreements down the line, the program is now welcoming applications on its website until September 16, 2022.

In partnership with MENA ecosystem builder AstroLabs, the Majid Al Futtaim Launchpad will foster support on homegrown brands, as well as those in the health and beauty space, and proptech sector.

"As a dermatologist, I discovered my talent for aesthetic medicine very early on, since my results were outstanding from day one."

"Inclusivity in makeup matters. Every skin tone should be seen and considered when creating products."

The global beauty industry suffered an estimated 20-30% decline in 2020, but the shift towards clean beauty may be able to help the sector at large

Nessa's mission is to help educate and guide customers on how to use each beauty product bought from the website, while providing genuine customer reviews.

Teaming up with Emad Khaffaf, a beauty industry expert, Al Sheikhly took three whole years to test and refine her future product- the timeframe is worth noting since mascaras usually take between six and 12 months to be developed and released into a market.

Starting a business is difficult under normal circumstances-Miko Su, founder of Abu Dhabi-based Twiink Studio, is fighting the odds to get their businesses to survive the economic downturn caused by the crisis.

Entrepreneur Kate Wooyeon Park initially launched Lamise Beauty in 2017 as an online platform that showcased some of the best brands from South Korea and curated a variety of products suited for people living in the Middle East.

Across a multitude of sectors, customers are demanding the fine print for the products they use and consume daily, and the beauty industry is no exception.

A 100% natural-based skincare brand.

Launched in 2019 by Noura AlNasrallah, Latifa AlNasrallah and Shareefa AlShayaa, Pure Skins is an online beauty services platform to help users find and book various skin and beauty treatments in Kuwait using the app, available for both Android and iOS.

Launching a tech-based business can be daunting enough, but when faced with guiding the behavioral and business habits of an entire industry from offline to online the challenges are not to be underestimated.

Vaniday founder and Managing Director Vera Futorjanski says that while there's an on-demand booking app for "virtually every kind of product or service," there was a gap in the market when it came to discovering and booking beauty and wellness services- which is now filled by her app.

The co-founders of CRYO talked about the factors they considered before executing their expansion plans.