3 Cosmetic Store Business Success Stories [2024]

Pat Walls

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Updated: March 23rd, 2023

Start A Cosmetic Store Business

Here are some real life success stories of starting a cosmetic store business:

1. Tarte Cosmetics

Tarte Cosmetics is an American cosmetics company headquartered in New York City. It was founded by Maureen Kelly in 1999; her first product was a cheek stain that was used the following year for the cover of Self magazine. Also in 2000, Tarte Cosmetics debuted its first order at Henri Bendel.

Maureen Kelly is the Founder and CEO of Tarte Cosmetics, the incredibly popular cruelty-free, high-performance natural beauty brand you know and love.

Where they're located: Hollywood, Kentucky, USA
Website traffic: 1.88M/month

2. Cosmetics Business

Cosmetics Business is the leading online platform for the professional beauty, personal care and toiletries industry with daily breaking news for products, manufacturing, ingredients, packaging, formulation, jobs, events and company information

Where they're located: San Francisco, California, USA
Website traffic: 490K/month

3. Beauty Business Journal

Recognized as an indispensable resource for beauty professionals, manufacturers, distributors, retailers and entrepreneurs in over 135 countries.

Where they're located: Jacksonville, Florida, USA