Our Mission

Why We BuiltMyCreate

The beauty industry is one of the most exciting creative spaces in the world — and one of the most exclusionary. We're here to change that.

£50k+

Average cost to launch a traditional beauty brand

72%

Of beauty startups fail within 3 years

£0

Upfront cost to launch on MyCreate

15%

Guaranteed profit margin on every sale

Building a Beauty Brand is Notoriously Hard

The traditional path to launching a beauty brand requires raising significant capital, hiring a team, navigating complex manufacturing contracts, building supply chains, and winning shelf space — before you've sold a single product. Even with all that, most brands fail within two years. The barriers are enormous, the risk is real, and the odds are stacked against you from day one.

You Carry All the Same Costs as the Big Players

Whether you're L'Oréal or a first-time founder, the infrastructure costs are the same: product development, regulatory compliance, warehousing, logistics, finance, marketing, HR. Larger brands amortise these costs across millions of units. Smaller brands cannot. You're competing in an industry that was never designed to support you.

There Is a Staggering Amount of Waste in Beauty

Brilliant ideas never get funded. Great formulations sit unsold because a brand ran out of runway. Talented creators who know their audience intimately get overlooked because they weren't in London, Paris, or New York at the right moment. The industry wastes creative potential on a massive scale — and consumers are the ones who lose out.

Geography Should Not Determine Opportunity

YouTube proved that creative talent exists everywhere, not just in media capitals. A creator in Manchester, Birmingham, or rural Scotland can build an audience of millions — yet the infrastructure to monetise that audience with a real beauty brand simply doesn't exist. We believe where you live should have nothing to do with your ability to build a brand.

You Don't Need to Be the Next L'Oréal

The beauty industry is built for scale. Brands that can't shift millions of units struggle to survive — even if they have loyal, passionate customers. We think that's wrong. A brand loved by 500 people should be just as viable as one loved by 500,000. MyCreate makes niche beautiful — literally. You can build something perfect for your community without needing mass-market economics.

We Let You Focus on the Story

The best beauty brands aren't built on formulations or factories — they're built on stories. Your story. We handle every piece of the infrastructure: manufacturing, compliance, fulfilment, quality control, payment processing, and customer service. All you need to bring is your vision, your voice, and your audience. That's how it should be.

The Profit Reality of Beauty

Big brands show impressive gross margins — but after team costs, marketing, and overheads, net profit for smaller brands is razor thin. MyCreate flips this entirely.

CompanyGross MarginNet Margin
Estée Lauder~75%~15–18%
L'Oréal~74%~12–14%
Charlotte Tilbury~65%~8%
Indie brand (£1M rev)~55%~2–5%
MyCreate CreatorN/A15% (guaranteed)

Sources: public filings, industry reports. Net margins are approximate; MyCreate's is guaranteed.

How Long Does It Typically Take to Make Money in Beauty?

Traditional Brand

3–5 years

£50k–£500k to break even

DTC / Shopify Brand

12–24 months

£10k–£50k to reach profitability

MyCreate Creator

Day 1

First sale = first profit. Guaranteed.

The YouTube of Beauty

YouTube didn't make everyone a professional filmmaker — but it gave everyone a camera, an audience, and a chance to tell their story. We're doing the same for beauty. Your story matters. Your brand is real. And you don't need to be in the right city, with the right contacts, and the right capital to prove it.

MyCreate

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