Amy Liu

Founder & CEO

ABOUT Amy Liu

Amy Liu is the Founder and CEO of Tower 28 Beauty, a Santa Monica–based clean beauty brand she launched in 2019 — named for a lifeguard tower between Santa Monica and Venice Beach, a symbol of the safety and community she wanted to bring to beauty. Before founding the company, she spent more than 20 years as a beauty executive helping build some of the fastest-growing prestige brands, including Smashbox, Kate Somerville, and Josie Maran Cosmetics, yet as a lifelong eczema sufferer she couldn't use most of the products she worked on without her skin flaring up. A second-generation Chinese-American and mother of three, Liu turned that personal struggle into a mission, building the first and only beauty brand fully compliant with the National Eczema Association's ingredient guidelines while remaining inclusive across skin tones, skin types, and budgets. She holds a BA from UC San Diego and an MBA from the University of Southern California, and was honored as a CEW Visionary Award honoree in May 2024.

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About Tower 28 Beauty

Amy Liu is the Founder and CEO of Tower 28 Beauty, a Santa Monica-based clean beauty brand she launched in 2019 after more than 20 years working as a beauty executive at brands including Smashbox, Kate Somerville, and Josie Maran Cosmetics. A second-generation Chinese-American and mother of three, Liu drew on her lifelong struggle with eczema to build the first and only beauty brand fully compliant with the National Eczema Association's ingredient guidelines. She holds a BA from UC San Diego and an MBA from the University of Southern California, and was honored as a CEW Visionary Award honoree in May 2024.