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Cashmere Nicole

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Cashmere Nicole
Born
Cashmere Nicole Carillo
Occupation(s)Entrepreneur and nurse
OrganizationBeauty Bakerie

Cashmere Nicole Carillo known professionally as Cashmere Nicole, is an American entrepreneur and founder of the beauty brand, Beauty Bakerie. She focuses on making a vegan, cruelty-free beauty brand catering to women of color.[1]

Career

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In 2011, Carillo officially launched her company Beauty Bakerie. She is also a certified nurse.[1][2]

Personal life

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Carillo was raised in South Bend, Indiana. She became pregnant with her daughter, Jasmyn, at the age of 16, and became a nurse after graduating from college.[3][2] In 2012, Nicole was diagnosed with breast cancer. As a result, she states that this influenced her decision to focus on creating cruelty-free, nontoxic beauty products.[3] She underwent a double mastectomy in 2014.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Feldman, Amy. "How A Single Mom Battling Breast Cancer Built Beauty Bakerie To A $5M Brand, Got Unilever To Invest". Forbes. Archived from the original on December 4, 2017. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  2. ^ a b c Cacciatore, Bella (August 13, 2019). "Cashmere Nicole Is What a 2019 CEO Looks Like". glamour.com. Glamour.
  3. ^ a b Pelletiere, Nicole (8 October 2018). "How a single mom and cancer survivor launched a multi-million dollar beauty business". goodmorningamerica.com. Good Morning America. Retrieved 2021-04-07.