Nordstrom: Meet the Founders

Nordstrom: Meet the Founders

Learn more about the trailblazers behind these Latinx-owned and -founded brands.

Beauty entrepreneur and Forbes Next 1000 recipient Christina Kelmon teamed up with fellow angel investor Ann Dunning to create Vamigas, a line of skin care based on ancestral beauty and clean, organic ingredients from Latin America. Kelmon is third-generation Mexican American, and Dunning is from Viña del Mar, Chile. The two met in Silicon Valley and set out to reclaim the cultural identity of Latin American botanicals.

ELLE: 30+ Latinx Beauty Brands To Support Now And Forever
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ELLE: 30+ Latinx Beauty Brands To Support Now And Forever

By Ann Murray-Dunning

Co-founders Christina Kelmon and Ann Murray-Dunning created a super clean skincare line inspired by their families Latinx roots (Mexico and Chile, respectively). Our pick: Ingredients like prickly pear, jojoba, and chia seed oil brighten and cleanse...
The Zoe Report: This Little-Known Hydrating Ingredient Has Been Utilized For Over 750 Years
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The Zoe Report: This Little-Known Hydrating Ingredient Has Been Utilized For Over 750 Years

By Ann Murray-Dunning

The Beauty Benefits of Prickly Pear This shrubby cactus is originally native to Mexico, growing in dry, rocky, and warm areas, and has since spread to the Americas, the Mediterranean basin, Africa, India, and as...