This International Women’s Day, we’re celebrating the female-founded brands who have turned beauty on its head with innovative formulas that empower us to fall in love with the ourselves all over again.

Pattern Beauty, founded by Tracee Ellis Ross is an inclusive, curl-enhancing haircare brand featuring hair-loving formulas that are backed by savvy ingredients.

Founded by London’s favourite facialist, Sarah Chapman channelled her 20+ years of personal industry knowledge into crafting a collection of quality skincare formulas for all skin types. The brand prides itself on a hands-on approach to beauty, presenting a line of award-winning innovations your skin will truly thank you for.

Founded by celebrity stylist Jen Atikins, OUAI offers confidence-boosting haircare packed with strand-saving formulas that celebrate hair as your crowning glory.

Founded by beauty powerhouse Michelle Feeney, Floral Street is a British fragrance brand that specialises in eco-friendly, vegan perfumes that are not only enriched with potent ingredients, but are also presented in reusable, recyclable and biodegradable pulp packaging.

Born from one woman’s dream of results-driven, no-nonsense skincare, a long-term eczema sufferer, Kate herself was tired of trying product after product and seeing no difference in her chronic skin condition.

Founded by Michele Scott-Lynch in an endeavour to create plant-powered formulas for all coils and curls, this no nonsense haircare brand blends plant powered actives like coconut oil, blue agave, kukui nut oils & aloe vera to create your healthiest locks yet.

Founded by journalist-turned-entrepreneur, Nicola Elliott, NEOM filled a gap in the market for sense-supporting wellness products that cater to a wide range of concerns.

Founded by beauty entrepreneur Penelope Cheshire, Beauty Works was a labour of love, taking over 10 years to reach the cult status it rightly deserves today. The brand offer a range of hair extensions and indulgent treatments to help restore thickness and strength to your strands.

Kora Organics, founded by model and skincare enthusiast Miranda Kerr, features an array of organically-formulated products, focusing on achieving the glowy skin of your dreams with its non-toxic, cruelty-free ingredients.

The work of actress-turned-entrepreneur Jessica Alba, Honest Beauty is all about making conscious decisions to create sustainable, clean formulas that work for the skin, so you don't have to choose between preserving your beauty and looking after the planet.