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 Meet Shael, the inspiration behind the name of our Brilliant Face™ Highlighter Skin Perfecting Powder Shael (Champagne Gold) shade!  Shael Norris is the cofounder and Executive Director of SafeBAE, one of our incredible Giving Partners. She has dedicated her career to ending sexual abuse and empowering young people to be...

Meet Shirley, the namesake for our Brilliant Face™ Highlighter Skin Perfecting Powder shade Shirley (Bronze Gold)!  Shirley Raines is an inspiration to so many, including the entire Thrive Causemetics® community. The founder of our long-time Giving Partner Beauty 2 The Streetz, Shirley started the organization after the tremendous heartbreak of...

Meet Racquel - the inspiration behind our Brilliant Eye Brightener™ (Soft Silver Shimmer) shade!  Racquel Chariah is a cancer survivor and the Executive Director of our long-time Giving Partner, Self Esteem Rising. She has dedicated herself to bettering the lives of young women through her work with the Hance Family...

Meet Kara - the inspiration behind our new Sheer Strength® Hydrating Lip Tint (Muted Rose) shade! Kara Frazier is a breast cancer survivor, and the Founder of our long time Giving Partner, Fighting Pretty. In 2008, at just 26 years old, Kara performed her first self-breast exam and found a...

At Thrive Causemetics®, we are honored to have supported just over 500 Giving Partners through our Bigger Than Beauty® Giving Program! Our community grows each year, and we always look forward to expanding the Thrive Causemetics® family. A few organizations have been with us since the very beginning and for...

Thrive Causemetics® has proudly supported the LGBTQ+ community for many years. Within our Thrive Causemetics® family, there are many LGBTQ+ members and leaders - this includes our customers, employees, Giving Partners, friends and family. That’s why we are thrilled to finally announce the formal launch of the LGBTQ+ community as...

During the month of May, Thrive Causemetics® is honored to celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month! This is a special time to pay tribute to the many generations of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders who have enriched our country, and who continue to make a positive impact....

In honor of Black History Month, we are kicking off the first Instagram Live event of the year with our incredible Giving Partner, My Sistah’s House! Karissa Bodnar, Founder and CEO of Thrive Causemetics®, will be having a fun, informal chat with Kayla Gore, Co-Founder of My Sistah’s House. Please...

We are grateful that you help bring our Bigger Than Beauty® mission to life. With every purchase you make, we donate - and the impact we have is all thanks to YOU. Your 2021 Impact... You added 54 NEW Giving Partners to our community. You launched the Breonna Taylor Endowed Scholarship at...

Thrive Causemetics® has always been fueled by friendship. I started Thrive Causemetics® after losing my friend Kristy to cancer at 24 years old with a mission to empower everyone to truly thrive in their lives through creating, high performance, vegan cosmetics + skincare that gives back with every purchase. One...

We believe beauty should change the world for the better. At Thrive Causemetics®, we are committed to infusing the industry with kindness. We do this through 100% vegan and cruelty-free formulations, and by showing love to the planet at every stage of our production process. In celebration of Earth Day,...

  Our mission to be Bigger Than Beauty® is a pillar behind all we do at Thrive Causemetics®. Take a look at our 2021 Giving report to learn more about how YOU fuel our mission and how, together, we help communities thrive.  See the Full Report 

Year-round, Thrive Causemetics® celebrates and recognizes the achievements of women. Thank YOU, our Thrive Causemetics® Family, for joining us this February for our Black History celebration presented by our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Council. Throughout the month, we highlighted the stories of Black women who changed the beauty space forever....

With support from YOU, in 2020 we gave back to over 200 nonprofit Giving Partners that support women and their communities. We’re filled with gratitude for the work that we’ve been able to accomplish together during a year that was extremely challenging. To us, being kind and being of service...

At Thrive Causemetics®, we’re passionate about creating thoughtfully formulated products that are Bigger Than Beauty® and help make a positive impact on the women in our communities. That's why for every product you purchase, we make a donation to our nonprofit Giving Partners whose missions are focused on empowering women. ...

Our Giving Partner The Maui Farm is a farm-based organization that serves women and their families who are experiencing homelessness due to domestic abuse and other hardships. To support these women as they undergo major life transitions, this nonprofit’s unique approach prioritizes a safe sense of community to help rebuild...

Last October, we donated 100% of our profits to our Giving Partner, Keep A Breast, a nonprofit organization who is taking action against breast cancer by empowering women through breast health education, early detection and support. Thanks to your generous support, the donations made were able to fully fund Keep...

Giving back has been a part of Thrive Causemetics®’ DNA since we launched five years ago in 2015. From day 1, our Founder and CEO Karissa Bodnar has been determined to create a brand truly Bigger than Beauty®—a beauty brand and philosophy that goes beyond skin deep by empowering women....

Headquartered in Frisco, TX and with a reach across the country, National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF) has been supporting women affected by Breast Cancer through early detection, education and supportive services for nearly 30 years. Thrive Causemetics® was honored to chat with our friend Danae Johnson of NBCF about our...

  We’re Changing the Beauty Industry for Good Thrive Causemetics® was born out of a friendship. Makeup artist and product developer, Karissa Bodnar, lost her dear friend Kristy to cancer at just 24 years old. Kristy’s compassionate and vivacious spirit inspired Karissa to establish Thrive Causemetics, a beauty brand and...