TanOrganic's growth glows with natural self-tan products

Published: 14-Apr-2016
Sun Care

Founder Noelle O'Connor on how the brand rose to best selling status

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TanOrganic's growth glows with natural self-tan products

In 2010, beauty entrepreneur Noelle O’Connor was at a loss. The ‘Celtic Tiger’ had helped her Ireland-based beauty salon business boom, but when the 2008 crisis hit, O’Connor’s revenue dropped by more than 80%. With overheads remaining the same, and disposable incomes in Ireland rapidly depleting, her business soon went under. “High end beauty treatments were one of the first things to go,” O’Connor says.

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