Chelsa  began her career as a makeup artist before working on product education for Clinique Cosmetics. With a lifelong passion for the fashion industry, she later worked alongside Francisco Costa at Calvin Klein Collection, improving her skills and experience as a successful fashion stylist. Not wanting to give up on her love of beauty, Chelsa explored her editorial skills by joining the Bobbi Brown Cosmetics team, while working freelance as a beauty and fashion stylist. Immersed in the industry, Chelsa became increasingly frustrated by having to carry around cumbersome products made of heavy glass jars and clunky packaging. When she couldn’t find prestige products in smaller sizes to lighten her load, she decided to create her own. Drawing on her beauty know-how, her vision is focused on daily essential products that can go with you anywhere.

Julie has a background in e-commerce and digital marketing, she worked with clients including Ann Taylor, Gap, Equinox, Nike, and Coach. As an established entrepreneur—Julie’s first company, Coutorture Media, was a pioneer in the fashion blogging and affiliate marketing space. Before Stowaway Cosmetics, Julie found herself constantly hoarding sample-sized cosmetics, the perfect fit for her gym bag or carry-on for last-minute getaways. The samples were usually difficult to find, impossible to purchase regularly, and rarely the items she wanted.  This led Julie to the realization that the market for smaller makeup wasn’t being met by existing brands. An inveterate optimizer, Julie is always looking for new ways to make her life easier to maintain and uses her knowledge to help Stowaway’s customers face that same problem. She believes beauty should fit into your life, instead of making your life fit your beauty products.