about-face beauty

We are excited to announce our new Supply Chain Director, Lori Long! With over 25 years of experience, Lori has been responsible for operational aspects of thousands of product launches. At her last company, Beauty By Imagination, and since 2017 she’s been leading product development + quality assurance. Her robust skill set includes project + vendor management, timelines, purchasing + sourcing, all areas we are happy she will bring to about-face to help us continue to accelerate growth.

We’re excited to introduce our new VP of Operations, John Lown! John is coming to us from a diversified background in beauty + personal care, from Bespoke Beauty Brands LLC to Conair to Jane Cosmetics + Estee Lauder. He’s been in the beauty industry for more than 20 years, + he’s an ace at global product operations + development. John will lead our global operations strategy and initiatives.

We are happy to announce Jordan Johnson is joining about-face beauty as our new Brand Marketing Director! After starting her career at philosophy skincare and Lime Crime, Jordan joined our about-face Marketing team for the first time in 2022. She then went to become the Senior Manager of Marketing at YSE Beauty in 2023. Now, Jordan comes back to about-face at a pivotal moment of brand growth and acceleration and we are excited to see where she will take the brand next!

We locked in at Lollapalooza! We were so honored to be part of Ulta Beauty’s Joy Project, where at Lolla they committed to creating + spreading joy through their House of Joy glam services, giving the perfect golden hour glow to festival goers with Light Lock Highlight Fluid. Plus, we had the best time providing custom cocktails, energy angel vibes, + all the essential about-face goodies. Forever grateful to our amazing about-face team, plus a huge thanks to Ulta Beauty for making partnering together so much fun + to Live Nation for bringing the festival space to life + blessing us with live music. We can't wait for the next festival!

We're #hiring a new Staff Accountant in Los Angeles, California. Apply today or share this post with your network.

We are pleased to announce our new VP of Finance, Akin Rawlins! Akin has great credentials in leading companies toward financial success + is coming to about-face following years working with beauty brands like Victoria Beckham Beauty, Diptyque, Byredo USA, + Estee Lauder. We're so excited to welcome him to our team! 

We are so excited to announce our new VP of Sales in North America, Hilary Wolfe! Hilary has over 15 years of beauty industry experience, joining us from Beauty by Imagination (BBI) where she was managing national retail distribution with products like Goody, Wet Brush, Ouidad, + more. She’s also worked heavily with Ulta Beauty over the last decade. We’re thrilled to count her among the incredible women taking about-face to the next level!

We're #hiring a new Assistant Controller in Los Angeles, California. Apply today or share this post with your network.

We want to officially ( + warmly!) welcome our incredible new CEO, Francesca Raminella. Her 25+ years of leadership + experience in beauty is such an asset for both about-face + af94. Francesca has worked to innovate so many of our favorite brands; Ouidad, ghd, Curls, Revlon, Matrix, + many, many more. She’s beyond excited to join our creative, inclusive, + dynamic team + we’re honored she’s here to join our journey into a new era of growth + success. 

We were SO honored to be featured as keynote speakers for Women’s Wear Daily, the OG fashion bible. Our founders, Halsey + Jeanne, have poured their hearts + souls into intertwining art + self-expression with beauty, reflecting through that timeless, endlessly-innovative, + authentic brands. We’re beyond excited for the future of about-face, especially in Ulta Beauty stores and Live Nation-sponsored festivals, where our formulas allow people to learn about + play with our products irl. Like our eternal muse, Halsey, says: “about-face is makeup for the creative, the person who loves art, community, music, + expression.” ❤️ https://bit.ly/3JI9Q5N