Community

Giving has always been at the core of Thrive Causemetics, and our commitment to making a difference recently took a new form with the launch of our Employee Volunteer Program. This initiative encourages our team members to actively engage with nonprofit Giving Partners, amplifying our impact in the community. In...

Making Beauty Count: How Your Impact Makes A Difference  Giving has been a fundamental pillar of our brand from the start. When Karissa Bodnar founded Thrive Causemetics® in 2014, she envisioned a shift in the beauty industry and beyond, where products could create meaningful change, either through carefully curated formulas...

Shine your brightest with Brilliant Eye Brightener™ Thrive Causemetics is thrilled to team up with Marvel Studios’ The Marvels, in theaters November 10, in our most powerful collaboration yet, to introduce the exclusive The Marvels | Thrive Causemetics Brilliant Eye Brightener™ Set. This limited-edition collection is a tribute to the...

Meet Sheryl Kurland, the founder of Find Your Fabulosity and the inspiration behind the name of our Impact-FULL™ Smoothing Lipstick shade ‘Sheryl’ (Berry Brown)!  Sheryl Kurland is the founder of Find Your Fabulosity, a non-profit organization established in August 2016 that collects and donates new lipsticks to domestic abuse survivors....

Just weeks ago, the wildfires that swept through Maui left behind a trail of destruction that affected not just the physical landscape but also the spirit of the community. As we’ve witnessed, rebuilding after a disaster is an overwhelming process.  In the wake of the Maui Fires, Hawaii’s deadliest natural...

Meet Safi Life, the East African education nonprofit helping Rwandan women thrive! MUKUNDWA Safi, a Rwandan genocide survivor, never thought she’d help to run her own nonprofit, albeit one named in her honor. As a child, she lost her entire family during the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda and...

  “Thrive Causemetics exists to empower everyone to live their most confident lives so they are unstoppable in achieving their dreams.” - Karissa Bodnar, Founder + CEO In 2022, Thrive Causemetics had a record-breaking impact. Because of YOU, we were able to donate over $25 million in funds and products...

Isabelle (Izzy) Grace Martin lived a full, vibrant, beautiful life and used her life for good. Even before her diagnosis with osteosarcoma, Izzy was motivated to help those in need. She constantly asked questions about the unhoused neighbors in her community and how she could help. Her faith informed her...

Meet Jessica, a mother of two young children and entrepreneur who was diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma at 24. Cancer is a scary and challenging experience for anyone, let alone a mother, but Jessica's story of not just surviving but thriving has inspired millions around the world. Jessica was always proud of her long,...

Meaghan B. Murphy is what we at Thrive like to call a triple threat—as the Executive Editor at Good Housekeeping, a health & wellness influencer and mother of three, she is living proof that hard work and dedication can take you anywhere you want to go. Meaghan hits the gym...

We believe that the beauty and skincare industries have enough space for everyone. That's why we love to support fellow brands, and are excited to announce our first partnership with legendary makeup artist Jamie Greenberg and her amazing line of products at Jamie Makeup!  Together, we've created the Multeye-Tasking Eye Care Set...

  As part of our ongoing mission to develop more environmentally-beneficial processes, we have officially become a Certified Cleanup Partner with environmental champion 4Ocean. This means that we have pledged to remove 20,000 pounds of plastic from the ocean, with the goal to earn their Plastic Neutral Certification in the future.   ‘Plastic Neutrality’ means that...

  Thrive Causemetics® remains committed to creating systems that enable us to help all communities thrive through the health of our planet. As of 2020, our shipping processes have been carbon neutral, which means that every shipment from our warehouses is thoroughly calculated so we know exactly how to neutralize our environmental footprint through reforestation and biodiversity efforts. Since...

This Black History Month, Thrive Causemetics® is honored to celebrate the contributions of Black change-makers who are building a better world through their activism. We have witnessed the dedication of our Giving Partners to create safe spaces for marginalized communities, and we are honored to work closely with such inspiring...

January 22 marks a bittersweet milestone: the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court case that granted the right to abortion federally. This year, however, the ruling no longer stands, having been overturned almost exactly six months earlier in another Supreme Court decision that allowed for the devastating...

  Ruth is the mother of Jamie Greenberg, a celebrity makeup artist and a friend of Thrive Causemetics Founder and CEO Karissa. Named after a kind, funny, positive lady who was truly unique and had a love for life, this shade was made in honor of Jamie’s mom, who passed...

  Nalie is such an inspiration, and an early beneficiary of our Bigger Than Beauty™ giving program. In 2015, Thrive Causemetics Founder and CEO Karissa discovered Nalie through social media, and they felt an immediate connection that quickly transformed into a close friendship. Nalie was diagnosed with breast cancer at...

  Meet the Woman Behind the Shade: Mieko Mieko is the grandmother of longtime Thrive Causemetics employee Karly Kurata. Throughout her life, she showed strength, tenacity, and remarkable courage. Mieko was born in Japan in the early 1930s. Her mother passed away during childbirth, and her father remarried years later,...

  Riji Raja is the founder of Affirmation Darling, a brand created to help others feel empowered, confident, and inspired to follow their dreams no matter their life situation. In 2016, Riji moved with her husband to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting and quickly faced the adversity...

Meet Melissa Washington, the founder of Women Veterans Giving and the inspiration behind the name of our Sheer Strength® Hydrating Lip Tint shade Melissa (Warm Sienna)!  Melissa holds many titles, including award-winning advocate, speaker, author, entrepreneur, CEO, publisher, radio show host, and proud Navy veteran. But it’s as the founder...