Josie Maran

My name is Josie Maran – founder and CEO of Josie Maran. 

 At a young age I noticed my loved ones getting sick and being a young girl with a big heart I went on a mission to find out why. It turns out that many of the beauty products people were using then were not healthy and not safe. As a young woman wanting to help I became obsessed with learning more and more about what is and isn’t good for our bodies. 

I began modeling at age 12 and sat in many makeup artists chairs, as a naturally very curious little lady I began asking if it was possible to have products that are good for you but still quality enough for a makeup artist – the answer was always that it was impossible. I couldn’t accept that so I began envisioning my line where people wouldn’t have to sacrifice their health for beauty and simultaneously prove that beauty can be good for you, good for the planet and efficacious. When I started my line in 2007 there wasn’t anything clean, green, efficacious and luxurious out there on the market and I knew if I wanted it others would too! 

I would tell young Josie to enjoy the process. Don’t take life too seriously and to stay light. Life is good and the more you enjoy it the more you open yourself up to let the good stuff come to you.

100% Pure Argan Oil – for everything and everybody! It is one single ingredient, 100% organic and fair trade.  It truly is a miracle worker on dry skin or any skin issues like congested pores, burns and irritation. It also works to fight lines and wrinkles, so I really can’t live without it.

Every day I put on my Whipped Body Butter and tell my body how grateful I am for her and how I live in joy moment to moment everyday thanks to her. Giving yourself some positive affirmation and acknowledgement while applying your beauty products is a powerful way to upgrade your beauty ritual. If you are in a good relationship with your body and skin you just radiate and glow more. Your tank of self-joy is being is filled up with love which leads to you shining from the inside out. Imagine how many times you have carelessly applied your beauty products or told yourself all the things you didn’t like about your body while applying and how just by tweaking those thoughts every day to positive life affirming beautiful words could make such a big difference to your self-worth and self-confidence.

Flowers in my hair! Every spring I design flower crowns for my hair for the season picking different flowers from my farm or my surroundings and really feel the vibrancy of nature envelope me all through spring. 

I love cooking with my friends and family and having amazing dance parties together!

My favorite book to awaken my zest for life is Natural History of the Senses. It is so amazingly interesting to go into each sense and learn crazy weird and fun facts about our senses……you can just read a few pages and feel totally inspired and renewed.

“Hold firm to the impulse, and let the form be flexible.” I use this quote when I’ve come up with an idea and want to manifest it into something but still in the process of discovering what it actually is.