Glossier: How this 33-year-old turned her beauty blog to a $1 billion brand via CNBCMakeIt
On Tuesday, cult beauty brand Glossier announced that it has raised $100 million in Series D funding. The round, led by Sequoia Capital, puts the cosmetics company's valuation at $1.2 billion, the Wall Street Journal reports.
From there, Weiss worked a string of assistant jobs at Conde Nast and even briefly starred as Lauren Conrad's professional frenemy on the MTV reality series"The Hills" while interning at Teen Vogue. Working in the glamorous world of style, Weiss caught the beauty bug and launched her blog, which gave readers a glimpse into the enviable beauty regimes of fashion's elite.
"I wrote out, 'Here are all the things we need to launch: Website. Chemist. Office space.' And then I just checked them off, one by one," Weiss told The Cut about building the business."Put all the balls in the air. Got pregnant with Glossier. Incubated. Gave birth to four beautiful products." Glossier's Soothing Face Mist, Priming Moisturizer, Balm Dotcom salve and Perfecting Skin Tint foundation.
"Today it almost seems like the norm, with privately owned brands like Pat McGrath and Kylie Jenner Cosmetics hitting a similar benchmark relatively quickly," Gaither tells CNBC Make It.
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