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Best female-founded beauty brands to shop for International Women's Day starting from £9

Support International Women's Day this year by shopping at some of our favourite female-founded beauty brands, including Elemis, Elizabeth Arden and Fenty Beauty

If you're thinking of treating yourself this payday in honour of the occasion, we've got you covered with new launches from some of our favourite female-founded beauty brands, as well as cult classics that are giving back this IWD. Combining a base, treatment, colour and top coat in one (Image: Nails.INC)One of the reasons why gel polish is so popular nowadays is the lack of drying time; waiting for multiple layers of regular nail varnish to completely set can take the best part of an hour. Nails.INC's new It's Topless 1 Step Gel formula, however – founded by Thea Green MBE – combines base, treatment, colour and top coats in one, and promises up to eight days of glossy polish that's dry in under a minute.

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