British Beauty Council's Millie Kendall on the UK cosmetic industry's next big opportunity

By Sarah Parsons | Published: 10-Dec-2021
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The entrepreneur, CEO and Pure Beauty's debut Achiever of the Year has achieved a number of landmark firsts for the British beauty sector

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British Beauty Council's Millie Kendall on the UK cosmetic industry's next big opportunity
British Beauty Council CEO Millie Kendall

British Beauty Council CEO Millie Kendall

Millie Kendall is Britain's beauty boss. There may be nearly 300,000 #beautyboss posts on Instagram claiming the top spot, not to mention the countless celebrities heralded by the press as 'beauty bosses' after launching a cosmetics line.

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