8th March is celebrated as Women’s day across the globe to pay homage to womanhood. This month, BeautyBar joins the world to celebrate women who are not only strong and ambitious, but who also dare to dream big.

We start our celebration by introducing the women who have worked hard to bring us new and innovative products and celebrate beauty like no other. These women entrepreneurs are turning heads by redefining the meaning of Beauty and its standards.

Willa Hafeez – the founder of BeautyBar. Her experiences led her to the realization that women in Pakistan want quality beauty products but they have limited access to them. This mere realization led to the building up of a network that provides easy access to beauty products across the country.

“At BeautyBar, we believe every woman should pursue her dreams with confidence. When we look beautiful, we feel confident.”

Running BeautyBar for over a year, Willa realized the lack of coordination and support amongst women. This March, she decided to take the initiative and bring women on board who not only took steps to turn their dreams into reality and redefined the beauty industry of Pakistan by helping women around the country look and feel beautiful.

Luscious Cosmetics needs no introduction. It has become a brand that is widely recognized across the country and is also the first local brand to sign a contract with Sephora. Founded in 2007 by Mehrbano Sethi, who is a through and through makeup buff. Luscious Cosmetics has attained loyal following among celebrities, makeup artists and beauty addicts alike. It is the first local brand that proved to be a game changer in Pakistan’s beauty industry and changed the perception of people about makeup.

“At Luscious Cosmetics, we take the business of beauty very seriously. The company was founded with the purpose of creating high quality cosmetics with an affordable price tag, but without ever compromising on ingredients and ethics.”

Each product is developed with a lot of hard work and passion to be as user friendly as possible and with professional grade results at an affordable price tag. The mantra is quite simple: Celebrate your Beauty!

Being a pioneer in Pakistan to use ingredients that are natural, organic (where possible) and wild crafted, Conatural is leading the organic beauty industry in Pakistan. Conatural is committed to providing the highest quality organic solutions for luxurious and affordable skin care. Their mission is to change the way women and men buy skin and hair care products. They want to help and eliminate the exposure to toxic chemicals in cosmetics. The result? Healthy, nourished and enriched skin.

The affordable price tag and amazing product quality that delivers has resulted in Conatural being a brand recognized across the country. It’s a brand which is not only used by celebrities but also people belonging to all classes.

Serene Organics is an initiative by two LUMS graduates who seek to provide the market with crucially needed- pure and natural oils. Serene’s oils are extracted directly from nature and retain their natural properties, bringing zero side-effects. In today’s unnatural world; Serene aims to encourage and promote a healthier lifestyle that is closer to nature in every way. It facilitates healthier and natural way of living for both men and women.

Serene is a strong advocate of serving the community. Not limiting itself to serving the beauty sector only, it goes one step further and helps the poor oil producers by making them shareholders of their enterprise, thus improving their financial status. It also employs women, who are struggling financially by involving them in the production of Serene’s eco-friendly jute packaging.

Lastly, BeautyBar would like to send a shout out to The Gift Fairy, their packaging partner for the Women Empowerment Campaign. The Gift Fairy is another beautiful initiative by Abeera Iqbal. Its said that creativity knows no bounds and it holds true at The Gift Fairy where you find the most creative and artistic pieces of art. They specialize in making special moments memorable by adding a touch of personalization with their handmade gift boxes, favor boxes, giveaways, wrappings and décor.

BeautyBar.pk was kind enough to send me a care package which included some real nice goodies. The box designed by The Gift Fairy is delicate yet super cute and elegant. I have kept it on my vanity as an eye candy. Its so colorful and refreshing to look at. Inside the box I received the following goodies. 

I am so thrilled to try these products and shall soon be posting reviews. Stay healthy and beautiful. xoxo!!!