Supermodel, Actress, Activist and Eco-entrepreneur Josie Maran grew up appreciating natural, unpretentious beauty in a bohemian Northern California household. As a child the future beauty icon learned about positive self-image from her most enduring role model, her mother:
"When I compared the artificially glamorous women I saw in magazines to my mom, who has always been a true natural beauty, it was no contest," says Josie.
This natural take on beauty and fresh attitude later landed Josie some of the most coveted jobs in the modeling industry, appearing on covers of countless beauty and fashion magazines. Josie has been regularly featured in Vogue, Elle, Marie Claire, Mademoiselle and Sports Illustrated to name a few, as well as in several major Hollywood films including Martin Scorsese's The Aviator, Van Helsing and Little Black Book. Josie also famously represented several national brands, including Guess Jeans and Maybelline (for a record ten years!)
Traveling the world as a model, Josie always sought out the world’s best natural beauty secrets and ingredients. She struck gold, literally, while on a shoot in the South of France...
"I noticed an older woman with beautiful skin. She looked 40 and she was probably closer to 70! I had to have her secret. She told me about Argan Oil, known as Moroccan Liquid Gold. I've been hooked ever since! It's been my beauty secret for years!"
It was the birth of her daughter that inspired the successful "model-preneur" to follow in her own mother's footsteps and share her natural beauty secret with women all over the world... Josie Maran Cosmetics was born.
"Becoming a mother inspired me to take a look at my life and ask, 'What can I do for the world? How can I contribute?'"
Using the trade secrets she'd amassed over her career, Josie created her own signature line of responsible, Argan Oil-based skincare and cosmetics. Josie embraces eco-friendly initiatives, formulates each of her products with superior ingredients, and takes great care to balance luxury with consciousness.
Josie Maran Cosmetics is the future of makeup, but is also 100% true to Josie's roots.
Josie Maran... Luxury with a Conscience.
