I love that! Your Company History & Background Some highlights resulting from various discussions with this powerhouse of a lady, Vicky Tsai, founder of Tatcha…….whose “golden rule” of skincare stems from a belief that it all starts with clean skin and that the secret to beautiful skin comes from within….the heart and the mind, specifically. The item that started it all for Tatcha.petal fresh blotting papers, known as Aburatorigami Beauty Paper It should be noted that no recognition of amazing Geisha beauty can be properly stated without a call out to their exquisite red lips! As a longtime believer of how a beautiful shade of red lipstick can enhance a woman’s beauty, I did ask to try Tatcha’s own special RED! I tried it, love it and it has become my go-to, make-up bag staple……. All of these plus more have contributed to her phenomenal success and very quick rise to stardom! Her many items such as her RICE POLISH exfoliant (my personal favorite), her PURE camelia cleansing oil (takes off your makeup as the Geishas did!), her ESSENCE, a plumping skin softener that took Vicky and her team seven years to develop, her two skin creams, DEWY and SILK creames and her newest product her divine SILK PEONY eye cream……I could go on, but these are just a sampling of the many products that she produces and that I have personally tried. So many of her products became an immediate success to the cult following she had established. In 2012, Tsai launched her skincare collection. These gold-flecked papers which are a flawless pick-up that does not mess with your make-up, made Tatcha an overnight success. This item, the Petal Fresh Original Aburatorigami Beauty Papers immediately became a must-have accessory for make-up artists, red-carpet celebrities, on-air personalities and just about anyone (including yours truly, I never leave home without it!) looking to blot away a shiny T-zone. Tsai launched her skincare collection with one product, her now infamous blotting papers. She began working with scientists to develop the Hadasei-3 Bioactive Complex, a trio of anti-aging superfoods born from the traditional Japanese diet of green tea, rice bran and Okinawa algae that became the foundation of her luxury brand. In 2009, on a business trip to Kyoto, Japan she was introduced to Geishas and to an ancient book (Capital Beauty and Style Manual) that was 200 years old, a three volume manual dedicated to the details of skincare and beauty trends of that time that was followed by the Geisha. She began a journey to discover and develop a more evolved approach to skincare. Tsai who had battled dermatitis from working with beauty brands where she had tried various products causing this skin disorder so severe that only vaseline could be used on her face. Vicky is a Wellesley graduate with a Harvard MBA. I also must say that having this extended time I have been able to try and continue to use many of her products, and that I can honestly say I am a believer and have truly seen a difference in my skin.įor Vicky Tsai, Tatcha founder, it all began with the wisdom she attained in Kyoto, Japan from meeting and spending time learning from the Geishas!īorn in Missouri of Tawaianese parents she moved to Houston, Texas at a young age. However, I finally got to visit with her when she was in town for a Sephora Master Class and then later on a more personal level and feel that I learned so much! We met and chatted on both personal and professional topics and after feeling that I had known her for decades we later did a phone interview from her San Francisco base and that is what I would like to share with you. You see I met Vicky Tsai through my friend, Janet Gurwitch, who had raved about this beauty line and this woman for quite awhile. I must say, her own gentle but strong approach to changing her life through beauty has left an amazing impression on me and effected how I approach my own “beauty” both exterior and interior. However, since that meeting, life happened and many distractions fell my way but never dimming my recall of this personal time of learning for me. It was a transformative experience that made for a lasting memory. It’s never too late……I feel that to be the most appropriate reason for this story of a very momentous meeting I had several weeks back here in Houston with a remarkable woman. Vicky Tsai, founder of Tatcha Skin Care, recently purchased by Unilever,
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