The Celebrity Brand Platform

Don't Endorse Brands. Own Them.

StarPower builds celebrity-owned K-beauty empires — from lab formulation to global shelves. Backed by a direct strategic relationship with the leadership of Cosmax Group, Korea's most powerful cosmetics manufacturer and the family that built the K-beauty industry.

$1.50 Manufacturing cost per unit → $15–50 retail
12mo Idea to first product on shelf
200K+ Units producible in 2 weeks at scale
3–5× Revenue multiple on exit (own your equity)
The Blueprint

Celebrities Who Chose Ownership

These artists didn't accept endorsement deals. They built brands. Here's what that decision was worth.

Fenty Beauty · Rihanna
$2.8B
Estimated brand valuation

$100M in revenue in Year 1. 40+ foundation shades disrupted the entire industry. She didn't just sell — she built a company that will outlast any tour.

Rare Beauty · Selena Gomez
$2B+
Estimated exit value

Selena turned down licensing deals and took equity. The brand went from launch to acquisition target in 3 years. Every unit sold built her net worth.

Kylie Cosmetics · Kylie Jenner
$600M
Coty acquisition (51% stake)

She sold majority at a $1.2B valuation — and kept 49%. That's what happens when your brand is your business, not just your image.

r.e.m. beauty · Ariana Grande
$50M+
Year 1 revenue

Proof that the music audience becomes the beauty audience when the face is authentic. Ariana's fans didn't just follow her — they bought what she believed in.

Endorsement Deal

$500K–$2M

A flat fee. One campaign. Your face on someone else's brand. No equity. No future. No compounding value. When the contract ends, you walk away with nothing built.

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Brand Ownership

Equity Forever

Every bottle sold, every reorder, every retail placement builds your net worth. Your brand grows while you sleep. When you're ready to exit, you own the multiple — not the fee.

The Relationship That Changes Everything

Direct Access to the Family That Built K-Beauty

Most beauty startups spend 2–3 years trying to get a meeting with Cosmax. We already have one — and it goes deeper than that.

Our strategic relationship is with Cosmax Group's holding company leadership — the son of the founder and chairman who oversees global operations across Korea, the US, and Europe. This isn't a vendor relationship. We are actively building the Latin American platform together.

Cosmax Group serves over 3,000 selective brand partners globally. Their labs created the formulas behind glass skin, cushion foundation, and the 10-step routine that transformed beauty worldwide. When their manufacturing power is behind your brand, you launch with instant credibility.

"What takes most founders 3 years to negotiate, we can move in weeks. That's not a claim. It's a relationship."
COSMAX GROUP
Strategic Platform Partner

Founded 1999 · 3,000+ selective brand partners · Manufactures products for global brands across Korea, the US, and Europe · The laboratory behind some of the world's most coveted K-beauty formulas · Co-building the LatAm celebrity brand platform with StarPower.

KOLMAR KOREA
Top-Tier Manufacturing Partner

Korea's leading cosmetics OEM/ODM alongside Cosmax · $1B+ annual revenue · Partner to the independent K-beauty brands that have defined global beauty trends · Deep R&D capabilities across skincare, makeup, and suncare categories.

ARUMA NETWORK
Latin America Retail Distribution

200+ retail locations across Peru and Colombia · One of the largest K-beauty-friendly beauty retail chains in Latin America · Direct ownership relationship — your products reach shelves, not warehouses.

End-to-End

We Build the Brand. You Own It.

End-to-end representation. You're the face — we run the operation.

01
Vision → Strategy

We translate your creative direction, audience profile, and brand values into a market position that commands retail shelf space and drives online conversion. Where does your brand uniquely live?

02
Formulation Lab

Your dedicated Cosmax team builds your hero formula. Hero ingredients, signature texture, signature scent — the formula that makes your product unmistakable and reorderable.

03
Brand Identity

Name. Visual language. Packaging architecture. Brand story. The full identity system that makes your brand globally recognizable and social-ready from Day 1.

04
Launch Machine

DTC e-commerce live. PR campaign activated. Retail outreach started. Product seeding deployed. We run the full commercial operation so you focus on being the face.

05
Global Distribution

Retail placement across Latin America, North America, and Asia through relationships we've spent years building. Your products reach real shelves — not fulfillment warehouses.

06
You Own the Equity

This isn't a licensing deal. You own your brand. Every bottle sold, every reorder, every retail placement builds your generational wealth. When you're ready to exit — you own the multiple.

Why Now
340%
K-beauty export growth to Latin America 2019 to 2024 — the fastest-growing K-beauty region in the world
$70B
LatAm beauty market by 2027 Projected — driven by a rapidly expanding middle class and shifting brand loyalties
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Korea-Brazil trade tariffs (new treaty) Korea and Brazil recently signed a trade agreement — eliminating export tariffs and opening a clear path for K-beauty brands into South America's largest economy
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South America: K-beauty's fastest growth region Latin American consumers are among the most brand-loyal in the world — and they follow their artists everywhere

Your Fans Are Already Buying K-Beauty. It Should Be Yours.

The Latin American beauty consumer is among the most culturally-driven and brand-loyal in the world. They follow their artists everywhere — and they buy what those artists believe in. K-beauty has seen explosive growth across the region precisely because LatAm consumers recognize quality and innovation when they see it.

Tini sells out stadiums across Argentina and Latin America. Karol G commands a global audience that buys everything she touches. Their reach isn't just cultural — it's purchasing power with a face behind it.

The only question is who captures that commercial moment. We believe it should be the artists who are already shaping the culture.

"When Tini posts, 50 million people across Argentina and Latin America listen. When Karol G drops a look, it sells. That's not influence — that's purchasing power. The question is who owns the brand behind it."
How It Works

From Idea to Empire

STEP 01

Discovery

NDA signed. Vision call. We learn your aesthetic, values, and audience before we recommend anything.

STEP 02

Strategy Sprint

2–3 weeks. Brand positioning, competitive whitespace, hero product selection. Where does your brand uniquely win?

STEP 03

Formulation

Cosmax lab team assigned. 4–5 months to hero formula. You approve every scent, texture, and ingredient story.

STEP 04

Brand Build

Full creative identity: name, logo, packaging, brand manifesto, and launch campaign content.

STEP 05

Launch

DTC store live. Retail outreach. PR campaign. Product seeding. 10,000 unit first run. You show up — we make it run.

STEP 06

Scale

Global expansion. Category extensions. New hero products. Revenue reinvested into your equity. Your brand compound over time.

Apply

Is Your Name Worth a Brand?

We work with a select few artists each year. We're not interested in licensing deals or one-off collaborations. We're here to build owners. If you're ready to turn your influence into equity, let's talk.

Applications reviewed within 5 business days. All inquiries held in strict confidence.