Francisco Costa's Next Chapter

Fat Mascara

Francisco Costa looks at beauty through a different lens. One of the biggest forces in fashion, the former women's creative director of Calvin Klein Collection speaks to Jess about his evolution from designer to beauty founder, with the launch of Costa Brazil, and shares his creative process around product development. He also gets candid about the realities of acquisition: The brand was acquired by biotech firm Amyris in 2021, but it shut down the brand in 2023. Now that Costa bought back the brand—and is back in charge—he's ready to share some hard-won wisdom.

  • Episode recap with links: fatmascara.com/blog/francisco-costa
  • Products mentioned in this episode: shopmy.us/collections/784944
  • Sponsor links & discount codes: fatmascara.com/sponsors
  • Private Facebook Group: Fat Mascara Raising a Wand
  • TikTok & Instagram: @fatmascara, @jenn_edit, @jessicamatlin
  • Submit a "Raise A Wand" product recommendation: email info@fatmascara.com or text us or leave a voicemail at 646-481-8182

Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/fatmascara.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

To listen to explicit episodes, sign in.

Stay up to date with this show

Sign in or sign up to follow shows, save episodes and get the latest updates.

Select a country or region

Africa, Middle East, and India

Asia Pacific

Europe

Latin America and the Caribbean

The United States and Canada