Function of Beauty

Compensation

Publicly visible signals include a posted Graphic Designer salary of $70K-$80K on Y Combinator, plus H-1B/LCA wage disclosures for technical and business roles (for example, product manager, formulation chemist, VP engineering, and marketing roles).

Benefits

Pricing

Tiered product pricing with subscription and one-time purchase options; public FAQ cites prices starting at $21.60 with subscription and $27 without subscription.

Differentiators

• —Quiz-based personalization of formula, fragrance, and goals
• —Made-to-order and in-house production in a U.S. facility
• —Proprietary algorithm that creates a unique formula every 13 seconds
• —Science-backed, dermatologist-tested, safety-tested, and consumer-validated formulas
• —Clean-positioned formulas that are vegan, gluten-free, paraben-free, sulfate-free, and cruelty-free
• —Multiple product lines for DTC, retail, and Sephora-exclusive PRO offerings

Technology

Customers

Competitors