The Return of Poppy King, Entrepreneur and “Lipstick Queen”
Jul 14, 2023
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Entrepreneur and 'Lipstick Queen' Poppy King discusses values-driven success, leaving Lipstick Queen, views on social media and authenticity, rethinking growth and sustainability in the beauty industry, and the joys of life with animals.
Success is having the freedom to live by your values and maintain authenticity in your work.
The beauty industry needs to rethink growth strategies and reduce single-use plastic for a more sustainable and environmentally conscious approach.
Deep dives
Importance of Living According to Your Values
Poppy emphasizes the importance of living and working in alignment with your values. Success, for her, is having the freedom to live according to her values and maintaining authenticity in her work.
Challenges in the Beauty Industry
Poppy highlights the problem of excessive product waste in the beauty industry, driven by the pressure for constant growth. She calls for a rethinking of the growth strategy and a reduction in the use of single-use plastic. She believes that the industry is headed for a reckoning and predicts a shift towards a more sustainable and environmentally conscious approach.
Embracing Uniqueness and Originality
Poppy encourages individuals to embrace their uniqueness and be original. She advises against following the crowd and stresses the importance of staying true to one's own creative vision and ideas.
The Power of Imagination in Beauty
Poppy believes that true beauty is an internal experience and that beauty should inspire imagination rather than focusing on external aspirations. She advocates for beauty brands to focus on creating products that spark imagination and connect with customers, rather than simply aspiring to be like others.
Poppy King has nothing left to prove. She has created two successful beauty lines, ridden the corporate wave, and done it all with her integrity intact. She's one of the few beauty entrepreneurs with the courage to sit out trends that don't feel right (like founder-as-social-media-star) and speak up on industry issues that feel misguided (the endless obsession with growth at all costs). In this interview, she and Jess talk values-driven success; “humble” brands she loves; why she stepped away from her line, Lipstick Queen; and what she’s doing next.