8 Latina-Owned Vegan Beauty Brands You Need to Know

In 2004, Gabriela Hernandez founded Bésame Cosmetics, a Los Angeles-based cosmetics company honoring classic looks of yesteryear. Hernandez, who in addition to being the CEO of the brand is also a makeup historian and author, recreates makeup shades, packaging, and products from the 1920s to the 1970s. However, Bésame Cosmetics makes the vintage aesthetics modern with its clean, vegan formulas.