After spending 35 years in her mother's perfume shop in France, Laurie Mias has tried hundreds of beauty products – and created a lot of waste in the process.
Seeing the industry's plastic problem firsthand, and now based in Hong Kong, Mias went on to found MONO Skincare, the ‘world’s first’ skin care tablet.
The brand's entire range, from cleansers and serums, comes packaging-free and can be refilled by dissolving the tablets into a reusable bottle.
Here, Mias shares her brand purpose and tips for other budding beauty entrepreneurs.
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Brand purpose
"We aim to stop