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Beauty<\/h5>Giving A Freck"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The new face of bold clean beauty<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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Remi Brixton, founder & CEO, Freck Beauty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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In a world where using makeup to cover up \u201cirregularities\u201d like freckles on the face is the norm, Remi Brixton, inspired by her love for freckles and daring attitude, takes an eccentric pivot to make them even more pronounced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Debuting her beauty mark on an industry traditionally inclined to cover them up, Remi fought\u2014and still fights\u2014to go against the seemingly natural flow of things in the beauty industry. Her defiant nature resulted in the creation of a cosmetic line that changed the game with its bold line of beauty products while also serving to redefine the meaning of beauty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born from a single offbeat idea for a freckle cosmetic, Freck Beauty<\/a> is a cosmetic manufacturer with a wide assortment of makeup products designed to help you stand out and embrace your true self.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The brand deals majorly in creating cosmetic products that imitate and reproduce the appearance of freckles while also functioning as healthier organic cosmetic options for your skin and serving to accentuate beauty. It is from its specialization in the creation of freckle cosmetics that the brand derives its seemingly cheeky name.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Born as the materialization of a lifelong obsession, Freck Beauty is more than just a brand or a cosmetic product line. As so stylishly articulated by the brand, Freck Beauty is an attitude; a bold and clean beauty brand for anyone that cares about ingredients, respects the process, and doesn\u2019t care about the rules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Also, being an LGBTQ+ owned brand, the company spreads its message of diverse, bold, and unconventional beauty while also representing as a proud pillar of the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Freck Beauty\u2019s founder, Remi, who identifies as bi-sexual, sees the need to draw attention to the company\u2019s identity as a queer-owned brand, thereby emphasizing the contributions and impacts of the community on the beauty industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What\u2019s more, all Freck Beauty products are vegan + cruelty-free and inspired by Remi\u2019s unique vision and the vibrant, diverse East LA where she lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although the brand\u2019s success so far speaks to the adeptness of its founder, Remi\u2019s life wasn\u2019t always geared toward the beauty industry, nor was she always inclined toward a career making cosmetic products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In fact, Remi actively pursued a career in interior design. However, even during those years, her passion for freckles continued to burn within her, and she began to toy with the idea of starting her own cosmetic line. But it wasn\u2019t until Remi got a push from her mentor, Des Wilson (now COO of Freck Beauty), that her dream became realistic and her goals attainable.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Freck OG<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u201cInitially, I pursued interior designing as my career, but the thought of creating a cosmetic product for freckles lingered in my mind. It wasn\u2019t until I found an outstanding mentor, Des Wilson (our COO), with extensive expertise in cosmetic production, that I had a realization that I could achieve this idea.\u201d<\/em> \u2013 Remi Brixton (CEO).<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Coming onto the scene in 2017, Freck Beauty made its daring break into the beauty industry and has been changing the game ever since.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the launching of its pioneer product, Freck OG, the first ever freckle cosmetic<\/strong>, Freck Beauty became the new face of unconventional beauty. Building on that, with a variety of other fascinating products such as the Freck XL, Cheek Slime, Freck Noir, the new Ritch Bitch serum and lip balm, LashRoket Mascara etc, Freck Beauty has become a cult favorite among the press, celebrities, influencers, MUAs, retailers, millennials, and Gen Z.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, some of the brand\u2019s newer \u201cconverts\u201d may not be aware that, like any other business venture, Freck beauty did face some challenges in its earlier years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Make up products by Freck Beauty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Remi admitted that trying to create a cosmetic line that focused on accentuating, displaying, and imitating what the industry labeled \u201cimperfections\u201d and was traditionally inclined to cover up proved very challenging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt that point, the timing for introducing a faux freckle product was less than ideal. The beauty industry was leaning towards full coverage foundation and facial laser treatments to mask and erase freckles, so the concept of Freck OG was not particularly \u201con-trend\u201d by industry measures.\u201d<\/em> \u2013 Remi Brixton (CEO).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

However, Remi didn\u2019t let herself get swept up by the flow of the tide. She audaciously pressed onward against tradition in the venturous pursuit of her dream and passion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unfortunately, her venturesome crusade would once again suffer an even bigger setback.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Before its inception in 2017, Freck Beauty had a very bumpy start. After missing the goal for a Kickstarter campaign in 2015, the brand, then called Freck Yourself, became the butt of a Jimmy Kimmel joke on live TV.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFreck Beauty had a really bumpy start in the beginning! In 2015 I launched a Kickstarter campaign for what was then called Freck Yourself (and later evolved into Freck Beauty). We missed our goal and somehow became the butt of a Jimmy Kimmel Live joke, which went viral and led to some nasty bullying. It was a total kick in the gut!\u201d \u2013 <\/em>Remi Brixton (CEO).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Luckily, however, Remi\u2019s temporary setback was just that, temporary. Picking herself up from the dirt and brushing off the dust, and owing to her persevering nature, Remi was able to refine and reform her idea into a successful business venture, creating the brand fans have come to know and love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u2026looking back now, I wouldn\u2019t change a thing. Failures force you to rethink what you\u2019re doing and create something better\u2014and that\u2019s exactly what happened with Freck Beauty.\u201d<\/em> \u2013 Remi Brixton (CEO).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Remi Brixton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

As a queer owned brand, Freck Beauty\u2019s successes in the beauty industry go far beyond business deals and making profit. Their triumph in weathering a sea as tumultuous as the beauty industry inspires hope in other members of the community who may dream of venturing onto the scene. Showing that it is indeed possible to make a name without losing their identity in the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Testament to the brand\u2019s bold and defiant nature, most\u2014maybe all\u2014Freck Beauty products carry seemingly cheeky names. So if the brand name itself, which is obviously derived from Freckles, seems like an entendre to you, then you\u2019re probably on to something.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Choosing a name for her brand proved almost as challenging as any other aspect of the venture. After toying with many options, the idea for the brand name gradually evolved toward perfection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Make up products by Freck Beauty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Rich Bitch skincare product line by Freck Beauty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Freck Beauty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u2026we had a ton of revisions from the Kickstarter days to now: Go Freck Yourself (yikes, so agro) > Freck Yourself > Freck > Freck Beauty\u2026 I knew Freck was the right name when I thought about it on a billboard over Sunset Blvd. in Echo Park where I live.\u201d \u2013 <\/em>Remi Brixton (CEO)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Freck Beauty has come so far since its wild idea for a freckle cosmetic years ago, and the brand\u2019s founder expresses her gratitude for a competent team, which has been indispensable in creating a dynamic brand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The brand\u2019s gratitude also extends to the \u201cFreck Community,\u201d who share their attitude and views in challenging what \u201cbeauty\u201d can look like, and it hopes to continue to create killer products that the Freck Beauty community will enjoy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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TROORA MAGAZINE | JUNE 2023
WRITTEN BY<\/strong> JESSE ADUMA
PHOTOGRAPHED BY<\/strong> RONY ALWIN<\/a> | BRIANNA ORTEGA<\/a> | FLANNERY UNDERWOOD<\/a> | NASERA ALAYON<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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