Huda Beauty
Premium“Built from a Dubai blog into a global makeup empire.”
By Viktoria @vioda.makeup · Published · Updated
Huda Beauty is a premium makeup brand from the United Arab Emirates, founded in 2013 by Huda Kattan (with sisters Mona & Alya Kattan). It's best known for its #FauxFilter Foundation, Easy Bake & Snatch Loose Setting Powder and Obsessions and Mercury Retrograde eyeshadow palettes. I've tested its products on camera in 4 videos.
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.
Huda Beauty on camera
Trying viral HUDA BEAUTY lip mousse in Baby Pink 💕🎀 #lipcombo #hudabeauty
Short · 0:23 · Viktoria @vioda.makeup
Huda Beauty products tested and swatched on the @vioda.makeup channel.
More Huda Beauty on video
Popular Products
What Huda Beauty is bought for. The ones we've found dupes for link through to the comparison.
- #FauxFilter Foundation
- Easy Bake Setting Powder
- Obsessions Palette
- Power Bullet Matte Lipstick
- GloWish Multi-Dew Skin Tint
Known For
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.
FAQ
Huda Beauty Official Channels
Where to buy, and how to reach Huda Beauty customer service directly.
- Website
- hudabeauty.com
- Customer service
- [email protected]
- Contact form
- Open form
- Headquarters
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Sold at
- Sephora USSephora EUSephora CACult BeautyBootsLookfantasticHarvey NicholsSelfridgesMeccaDouglasBrand.com