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Thrive Causemetics Bigger Than Beauty Donates Proceeds To Meals On Wheels

Luxury vegan beauty brand Thrive Causemetics donates 100% of the profits from Bigger Than Beauty Skincare products to Meals on Wheels America, the oldest and largest national organization whose network is working to end food insecurity by providing 247 million meals annually to seniors across the United States.

Published: Dec 22, 2022 10:11 AM

By Jeanel Alvarado

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Thrive Causemetics Bigger Than Beauty Donates Proceeds To Meals On Wheels

Luxury vegan beauty brand Thrive Causemetics donates 100% of the profits from Bigger Than Beauty Skincare products to Meals on Wheels America, the oldest and largest national organization whose network is working to end food insecurity by providing 247 million meals annually to seniors across the United States.

Thrive Causemetics was created through 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 philosophy that goes beyond skin deep by empowering diverse communities.

With over a decade of experience as a makeup artist, beauty product designer, and formulator, Karissa has traveled the world sourcing powerful ingredients to create clean formulas with skin-loving properties.

Her passion for empowering individuals of all walks of life through the gift of beauty has taken her from backstage at New York Fashion Week to working with an impressive roster of high-profile clients…

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