Ep 190: Anastasia Soare Talks Brows, Business, and Beauty
Jan 22, 2020
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Anastasia Soare, founder of Anastasia Beverly Hills, discusses the secret to perfect brows, building her business, and favorite products. The hosts also talk about pregnancy-safe beauty rules, magazine-world news, and the week’s beauty news. Topics include skincare for pregnant women, eyebrow tips, and new beauty acquisitions.
Anastasia Swaray emphasizes the importance of finding a unique selling point, listening to customers, and constant innovation in the beauty industry.
Anastasia highlights the importance of understanding bone structure and natural shape when shaping eyebrows, advising against over-tweezing and recommending experimenting with different brow products.
Deep dives
Anastasia Swaray's Journey to Building an Empire
Anastasia Swaray, the founder of Anastasia Beverly Hills, shares her journey of coming to America and building a successful beauty empire. She started as an aesthetician and noticed a void in the industry when it came to eyebrows. With her expertise, she developed a technique that focuses on the golden ratio and creates the perfect shape for each individual's face. She launched her brand in 1998, initially with a full makeup line, and later shifted the focus to eyebrow products. Through Instagram, she was able to reach a broader audience and educate them on the importance of brows. Anastasia Swaray believes that every brand needs to find their point of difference, listen to their customers, and constantly innovate to stay relevant in the ever-evolving beauty industry.
The Importance of Brow Trends and Anastasia's Advice
Anastasia Swaray emphasizes that eyebrow trends should only revolve around colors, such as going lighter or darker. She believes that the shape of the eyebrows, based on the golden ratio principles, should never be trendy. Anastasia highlights the importance of brow artists understanding the bone structure and natural shape of their clients' eyebrows. She advises against over-tweezing and recommends practicing with different brow products to find what works best for each individual. Anastasia also shares her favorite fragrance, her love for organization, and her admiration for other beauty brands in the industry.
Anastasia's Expansion and the Role of Social Media
Anastasia Swaray talks about the expansion of her brand, Anastasia Beverly Hills, and the decision to sell a minority stake to TPG private equity. She explains that the investment was necessary to support international growth and operational demands. Social media, particularly Instagram, played a significant role in the success of her brand. Anastasia Swaray's daughter recognized the potential of using Instagram to reach a wider audience and showcase how to use their eyebrow products. This approach allowed them to connect with consumers and listen to their feedback, helping them innovate and meet customer demands.
Anastasia's Personal Recommendations
Anastasia Swaray reveals her love for Frederick Mall's 'Portrait of a Lady' fragrance and discusses using her own products for her personal beauty routine. She also emphasizes the importance of embracing individual differences and understanding what works best for each person. Anastasia shares that she does her own eyebrows but gets facials from her own salon or visits Barbara Sturm. Additionally, she mentions the importance of practicing with different beauty products to discover what works best for each individual.
Anastasia Beverly Hills founder Anastasia Soare has plucked the arches of Jennifer Lopez, Naomi Campbell, and Michelle Obama. In this episode, she shares the secret to perfect brows, how she built her business into an international powerhouse, and her favorite products and services. Plus: Jenn & Jess discuss magazine-world news and life updates, pregnancy-safe beauty rules, and the week’s beauty news (from NikkieTutorials, Becca, Clinique, P&G, and Billie). Also in this podcast: skincare for pregnant women, Marie Claire, Harper’s Bazaar, exfoliating without acids, eyebrow tips, brow pencil, brow powder, and more.
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