A Storytelling & Fundraising Platform
We are a multi-disciplinary storytelling and fundraising platform that amplifies the voices of women* and LGBTQIA+ individuals worldwide. Our mission is to leverage the $690 billion beauty industry to support feminist initiatives and women’s* causes, groups that receive only 1 to 2% of global philanthropic and donor funding.
Around the world, beauty parlors serve as undervalued hubs where multicultural perspectives on gender inequality, migration, human rights, education, and climate change emerge. Through our podcast, social media, and visual campaigns, we merge beauty content with activist storytelling to challenge stereotypes and inspire collective action.
Our Work
The Podcast
Each episode unfolds as an intimate portrait set in a beauty parlor. Through these conversations, listeners gain insight into diverse cultures and customs, all centered around women wanting to look and feel their best. Blending feel-good moments with rich, thought-provoking storytelling, the podcast offers a unique window into deeper social themes.
Community Care Fundraising
The beauty industry is worth almost $690 billion, yet so little of its wealth is reinvested into the communities that make it thrive. Through strategic partnerships with beauty brands and companies, we aim to redirect a portion of industry profits into grassroots feminist initiatives – supporting women and queer-led shelters, education programs, and advocacy efforts worldwide.
A Local and Global Feminist Community
We’re not just here to tell stories. We’re here to build a movement, both locally where we’re based – Berlin, Germany – and globally. By connecting activists, storytellers, and changemakers across continents and cultures, we are creating a global network of solidarity where feminist voices uplift each other. From Berlin to Bogotá, Kinshasa to Karachi, we are forging a space where the desire for change becomes collective action, where self-care becomes community care.
A Global Reach
Sparked by a beauty parlor session during parental leave in 2023, Stories from the Beauty Parlor was officially founded a year later. Today, a dedicated transatlantic team is working to create innovative solutions in the face of an ever-growing global feminist backlash.
