Jessica DeLuca and Alexia Inge
Before launching the online beauty boutique Cult Beauty, Jessica DeLuca specialised in designing and implementing large-scale web applications for investment banks. Five years ago, she decided to marry her two obsessions – beauty and databases – and shake things up in online retail. Alexia Inge worked as a model, learning tricks from top hair and make-up artists, then as a fashion journalist and PR. Together, the pair founded Cult Beauty in 2008, dedicated to unearthing only the coolest and most effective beauty products from all over the world.