Huda Beauty

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Built from a Dubai blog into a global makeup empire.

United Arab Emirates·Founded 2013·by Huda Kattan (with sisters Mona & Alya Kattan)

Huda Beauty was founded in 2013 in Dubai by Iraqi-American makeup artist Huda Kattan together with her sisters Mona and Alya Kattan, growing out of a personal blog Huda started in 2010 to teach herself the editorial techniques she had picked up on set. The brand launched with a collection of hand-designed false eyelashes that sold out at Sephora Dubai Mall — the Kardashian sisters were photographed wearing them, kicking off the global publicity cycle that turned a regional indie into one of the most-followed beauty brands on Instagram.

A minority stake taken by private-equity firm TSG in 2017 funded the expansion into complexion, lip, eye, and powder — the #FauxFilter Foundation, Easy Bake Setting Powder, Power Bullet Matte Lipstick, and Mercury Retrograde and Obsessions eyeshadow palettes became the hero range. In June 2025 Huda Kattan repurchased TSG's stake and returned Huda Beauty to full founder ownership, doubling down on the high-pigment, full-coverage glam aesthetic that made the brand culturally distinct from the no-makeup wave dominating US prestige.

Known For

#FauxFilter FoundationEasy Bake & Snatch Loose Setting PowderObsessions and Mercury Retrograde eyeshadow palettesPower Bullet Matte LipstickFounder-led glam aesthetic on social

Flagship Products

  • #FauxFilter Foundation
  • Easy Bake Setting Powder
  • Obsessions Palette
  • Power Bullet Matte Lipstick
  • GloWish Multi-Dew Skin Tint

Brand Philosophy

Full-coverage, high-pigment glam built for the camera — bold complexion, dramatic eyes, and saturated lip color, made by a makeup artist for makeup lovers.

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Press contact
Kirsty Lewis
Head of PR & Influencer Marketing EU and UK, Huda Beauty
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[email protected]
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HQ address
JBC 3, JLT Cluster Y, Dubai, UAE
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HQ Dubai, UAE. Support helpdesk on support.hudabeauty.com (official subdomain). Ambassador Program: 'Huda's Beauties.' Affiliate via Partnerize. No public press@ email found. Affiliate program runs via Partnerize (no email — apply through portal). PR handled by DeVries Global (UK + global press office). Internal PR lead: Marie-Capucine Maloy (Global VP Communications); Kirsty Lewis heads EU/UK PR & Influencer. Head of PR & Influencer Marketing EU/UK. Senior in-house PR contact. Founder Huda Kattan returned as CEO in 2024/2025. Christen Brandt reference in brief could not be verified — no record of her at Huda Beauty (she's associated with She's the First nonprofit). Per LinkedIn search there's an open Americas PR & Influencer Marketing Manager role. [email protected] confirmed as official Huda Beauty general press/info contact, listed on long-standing official Huda Beauty WordPress contact page. PR/Influencer Marketing led by Kirsty Lewis (UK/EU) but direct email not published. UK/IE retained agency: DeVries Global. Huda Beauty FZ-LLC; founded by Huda Kattan. US PR contact via Berns Communications. Global prestige distribution

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