LYS Beauty Secures Strategic Investment for Sephora Expansion

Friends, let me tell you the awe-inspiring story of Tisha Thompson. This phenomenal woman belongs to the small group of esteemed female founders that make up 2% who have landed funding. In 2021, armed with determination and grit, Tisha birthed LYS Beauty, a brand seeking to honor a full gamut of skin colors and types through its clean color cosmetics line.
Her journey to becoming a pivotal figure in the beauty industry started during her college days when she used her makeup artistry skills to pay for her accounting studies. After donning the graduation cap, her talent brought her to PÜR Cosmetics, where she started crunching numbers. However, her journey didn’t stop at the accounting department. Tisha swiftly moved up the ladder, every rung unveiling more facets of her versatility – from Marketing to Innovation, reinventing clean beauty product development, and even jumping into brand management and overseeing operations. Sounds like a lot, right? She’s just getting started.
Today, Tisha sits at the helm of her own business, proving to be a force of nature in the beauty industry. Among her long list of victories, one resonates loud and clear – LYS Beauty’s introduction as the first ever Black-owned clean makeup brand in the arena.
How’s that for a dose of motivation and inspiration? So, folks, keep an eye on this space. Tisha Thompson is making waves, and she’s just getting warmed up.