EPISODE · Dec 6, 2025 · 47 MIN
The Anti-Perfect Strategy: How Rare Beauty Engineered Cultural Momentum
from Girls Who Build · host Cristina Puscas at Treya Digital
✰ Follow Treya Digital for content & marketing | @treyadigital Rare Beauty didn’t win because it had a celebrity founder. It won because it broke every rule of perfection culture and tapped into what modern consumers actually want. In this episode, we unpack the strategy behind Rare Beauty’s rise, why the brand feels magnetic without trying too hard, and how small brands can create their own cultural momentum without a massive budget.We talk about emotional positioning, community anchored storytelling, and the subtle marketing decisions that made Rare Beauty feel human in a crowded beauty market. If you’re building a brand that needs to stand out, this one will give you the clarity and direction you’ve been missing.Follow the show for more conversations on modern brand building, cultural strategy, and the stories behind the women who are creating the new wave of brands._______________________________________________________________Let us build your Marketing & Content Engine: https://treyadigital.com/contact-us✰ Follow Cristina for the entrepreneur journey | @risewithcris✰ Follow Treya Digital for content & marketing | @treyadigital ✰ Links to My Recording Setup | https://www.amazon.com/shop/influencer-6669783a// A B O U THey, I’m Cristina 👋🏼 I’m a creative strategist & owner of a marketing studio called TREYA Digital. After over a decade in corporate sales/marketing, I started TREYA to help women-owned brands RISE, show up consistently, & make an impact online. Every win helps me donate to orgs supporting more women entrepreneurs because honestly, we need way more of us owning business spaces. Services include: creative brand strategy, web design, social media, content creation, & marketing funnels._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Rare Beauty CMO Katie Welch On Ensuring A Lipstick Is More Than A Lipstick (Forbes): https://youtu.be/Tz5dpa9goK0?si=6efvAyhCMBhchu8NSelena Gomez: Beauty with a Mission (Fortune): https://www.youtube.com/live/pm63RcXXm-0?si=94v8y9Onma6q7vo8Rare Beauty: the story behind the success of Selena Gomez’s make up brand - Katie Welch (Uncensored CMO): https://youtu.be/y-DCGHbvPQA?si=YdDhJPFzbPfjI_XrSelena Gomez’s Rare Beauty crowned 2025’s most popular celebrity beauty brand (Cosmetics Business: https://cosmeticsbusiness.com/rare-beauty-crowned-2025-most-popular-celeb-beauty-brandInside Rare Beauty’s Substack strategy (Vogue Business): https://www.vogue.com/article/inside-rare-beautys-substack-strategySephora and Rare Beauty's "Make A Rare Impact" Join Forces for the Third Year in Honor of World Mental Health Day (PRNewswire): https://www.prnewswire.com/apac/news-releases/sephora-and-rare-beautys-make-a-rare-impact-join-forces-for-the-third-year-in-honor-of-world-mental-health-day-302572838.htmlRare Beauty CMO on winning Gen Z through community-oriented marketing (Marketing Dive): https://www.marketingdive.com/news/rare-beauty-cmo-winning-gen-z-community-marketing/742067/
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✰ Follow Treya Digital for content & marketing | @treyadigital Rare Beauty didn’t win because it had a celebrity founder. It won because it broke every rule of perfection culture and tapped into what modern consumers actually want. In this episode, we unpack the strategy behind Rare Beauty’s rise, why the brand feels magnetic without trying too hard, and how small brands can create their own cultural momentum without a massive budget.We talk about emotional positioning, community anchored storytelling, and the subtle marketing decisions that made Rare Beauty feel human in a crowded beauty market. If you’re building a brand that needs to stand out, this one will give you the clarity and direction you’ve been missing.Follow the show for more conversations on modern brand building, cultural strategy, and the stories behind the women who are creating the new wave of brands._______________________________________________________________Let us build your Marketing & Content Engine: https://treyadigital.com/contact-us✰ Follow Cristina for the entrepreneur journey | @risewithcris✰ Follow Treya Digital for content & marketing | @treyadigital ✰ Links to My Recording Setup | https://www.amazon.com/shop/influencer-6669783a// A B O U THey, I’m Cristina 👋🏼 I’m a creative strategist & owner of a marketing studio called TREYA Digital. After over a decade in corporate sales/marketing, I started TREYA to help women-owned brands RISE, show up consistently, & make an impact online. Every win helps me donate to orgs supporting more women entrepreneurs because honestly, we need way more of us owning business spaces. Services include: creative brand strategy, web design, social media, content creation, & marketing funnels._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Rare Beauty CMO Katie Welch On Ensuring A Lipstick Is More Than A Lipstick (Forbes): https://youtu.be/Tz5dpa9goK0?si=6efvAyhCMBhchu8NSelena Gomez: Beauty with a Mission (Fortune): https://www.youtube.com/live/pm63RcXXm-0?si=94v8y9Onma6q7vo8Rare Beauty: the story behind the success of Selena Gomez’s make up brand - Katie Welch (Uncensored CMO): https://youtu.be/y-DCGHbvPQA?si=YdDhJPFzbPfjI_XrSelena Gomez’s Rare Beauty crowned 2025’s most popular celebrity beauty brand (Cosmetics Business: https://cosmeticsbusiness.com/rare-beauty-crowned-2025-most-popular-celeb-beauty-brandInside Rare Beauty’s Substack strategy (Vogue Business): https://www.vogue.com/article/inside-rare-beautys-substack-strategySephora and Rare Beauty's "Make A Rare Impact" Join Forces for the Third Year in Honor of World Mental Health Day (PRNewswire): https://www.prnewswire.com/apac/news-releases/sephora-and-rare-beautys-make-a-rare-impact-join-forces-for-the-third-year-in-honor-of-world-mental-health-day-302572838.htmlRare Beauty CMO on winning Gen Z through community-oriented marketing (Marketing Dive): https://www.marketingdive.com/news/rare-beauty-cmo-winning-gen-z-community-marketing/742067/
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