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Sneak peak of Beauty Parlor’s Spring 2026 event program
Our event program for the next few weeks just dropped. Click to see.
Upcoming salon book club ft. author Susan Lieu and Glowy Beauty’s founder
Join us for our first feminist global novels book club of 2026 — and meet the author of ‘The Manicurist’s Daughter’ and Glowy Beauty’s founder.
Empirical beauty parlor evidence from Montevideo. And Oxford University
Everyday we experience the power created from women and migrant led-beauty parlors. Today we received another example from Uruguay.
Care work for the world
On occasion of International Women’s Day, we want to take a moment to make something visible that often remains invisible.
Anti-gender funding vs. Women’s rights
Find out about what is really being funded in Europe – and what isn’t.
Meet our new members from the U.S. and Vietnam
As 2026 rolls around, Beauty Parlor is excited to welcome two new members who will support our fundraising and communication.
Thank you note from our partner organisation in Gaza
Majeda Al-Saqqa, Director of Culture and Free Thought Association (CFTA) reflecting on our December fundraiser for women’s orgs in Gaza and Ukraine.
Berlin-Kurdistan feminist collab coming up!
Sneak peak of some 2026 things in the planning - a Berlin-Sulaymaniyah cross-border feminist collaboration between Stories from the Beauty Parlor and the Kurdish feminist organisation Justice Now in Iraqi Kurdistan.
Beauty Parlor’s first 9 months
What can be built in nine months with limited funding, but a fierce mission and a whole lot of amazing community? A happening local platform with global ambitions, connecting beauty, storytelling, and activism across countries! Learn more what we accomplished, what the challanges are and some of our next steps!
Stories from the Beauty Parlor shares our vision at ESCP Business School
At the beginning of December, the founder of Stories from the Beauty Parlor spoke at ESCP Business School in Berlin alongside a panel of women leaders from diverse fields. They shared honest stories about leadership, career changes, and learning when to take risks. The conversation sparked strong interest and opened the door to new connections and collaborations.
Fundraiser wrap and end of year gratitue
What a lovely wrap to our Gaza–Ukraine women’s fundraiser: amazing food, a packed dancefloor, and so much collective care. We raised 1300 €. Huge thanks to everyone who came — and to Bite Club Berlin for generously donating all the drinks.
Come learn female entrepreneurship with our founder!
Learn from our founder Annamaria Olsson on everything female leadership at ESCP Business School, one of the oldest and most prestigious German business schools, this Wednesday.
This Giving Tuesday help us increase feminist funding
Less than 2% of global funding supports women and girls — and we’re here to change that. Join Stories from the Beauty Parlor in turning beauty, community, and storytelling into real power for feminist movements worldwide.
Milestone: our first public listening event of the podcast
At the beginning of November, Stories from the Beauty Parlor hosted its first public listening event for one of our podcasts, in collaboration with Bard College Berlin.
Fundraiser for women’s organizations in Gaza and Ukraine
Our second fundraiser of the year is coming up — an evening where beauty, food, and music come together to support women on the ground in Gaza and Ukraine. Come for the treatments, storytelling, and comfort food.
First live and video Podcast with Charissa Chioccarelli out now!
Our fifth episode is here — a live conversation with Charissa Chioccarelli, the powerhouse behind isla berlin, recorded at Podfest Berlin. In this special episode, she opens up about creativity, motherhood, feminist leadership, and building a global brand from Berlin.
Beauty Parlor fundraising update from Georgia
At our Beauty Parlor launch party, we raised funds for women’s organizations in Georgia. The countries, foreign agent law blocked our donation but we found the alternative way to support feminist movement.
Podcast listening party at Bard College Berlin
Join us for our first live event with Bard College Berlin - a listening party and conversation with young journalists Ina Constantin and Mariia Krychevska, Beauty Parlor’s founder Annamaria Olsson, and Prof. Agata Lisiak.
Joint Gaza & Ukraine Fundraiser + Studio 14 Birthday
Our second Gaza & Ukraine fundraiser is happening on December 6 — a night of food, music, beauty, and community care in Berlin.
Queer Ukraine podcast episode out now!
In this special podcast episode we take you on a journey to Kyiv and Bucharest, exploring what commitment to beauty means when your country is at war.