As part of Clean Beauty Summer School, the organization has supported a number of brands, like Nopalera, 54 Thrones, and Pholk Beauty. The New Voices Foundation, a longtime partner of Tower 28, helps women of color business owners build, grow, and scale their businesses by increasing access to capital and providing critical funding, learning, and networking opportunities. Since advancing access for female founders and BIPOC female founders had long been a priority for both Tower 28 and rhode, the brands had existing relationships with two organizations focusing on such issues. When it came time to identify the beneficiaries of the $75,000 emergency fund, Liu and Bender didn’t have to look far. “But we have grown since then and so when Melanie proposed a donation and putting money together, I realized that we’re now in a position to do that and it was the obvious route to take.” “We started doing the Clean Beauty Summer School back when we weren’t profitable, but I did still have my background and experience in the beauty industry and the connections that came with it, so that was a way of offering education, access, and membership to other entrepreneurs,” the Tower 28 founder says. Liu had felt compelled to help since the SVB collapse in March but wasn’t sure how, so when Bender proposed an emergency fund, it was an immediate yes. The bottom line: Overall, I found this to be an okay tinted sunscreen, but it is a bit expensive compared to other facial sunscreens we've tried in our lab.From left: Tower 28 founder and CEO Amy Liu and rhode CEO Melanie Bender Tower 28 and rhode.Unfortunately, its tint wasn't enough to cover my redness (I have rosacea), so I'll refrain from using it in the summer when it is much warmer outside. I was certainly aware during the entire day that I had it on. When I applied it as face sunscreen it stays tacky for a while, but instead of feeling moisturized, it feels heavy and tightening and takes time drying on the skin.
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