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Each week in Genuinely Stellar, we celebrate women entrepreneurs by sharing the products we know you will love from women-owned brands. They are items that we’ve discovered on our own, or ones that you have told us we should know about. By the way, we never take a commission from the brands we feature. We choose based on quality and the story of the incredible woman behind the product.

Today is the 10th anniversary of Women’s Entrepreneurship Day, so we thought it fitting to share our Top 10 List of the brands we’ve featured since our launch in April. We’ve selected two from each of the categories we cover: fashion, beauty, wellness, food & drink and culture. These are the brands and stories that resonated the most with you. Allow us to remind you what makes them great. There’s plenty of inspiration for your holiday shopping too!

Enjoy!

Genuinely Stellar’s Top 10 List of Lifestyle Brands

1. Biko: We love Biko for its stackable statement jewellery, 40% of which is made from recycled materials and components. Founder Corrine Anestopoulos is a huge supporter of fellow women entrepreneurs and charitable causes such as Rethink Breast Cancer and Second Harvest.

2. TLine: A one-stop shop for the perfect capsule wardrobe with its signature “perfect” shirt at the core (we get more comments on our “perfect shirt” story than any other fashion story). Classically stylish co-Founders Britt Barkwell and Alia Bissett come to the entrepreneurial world with fashion street cred via Holt Renfrew.

3. Ember Wellness: The gua sha shaped Sculpt & Glow waterless serum bar is a must have from Ember’s minimalist all-natural skin care line. Founder Amanda Schuler brings deep entrepreneurial experience having launched and grown her furniture brand Gus Modern over the last 20 years.

4. Sahajan: One of our first features was a reader recommendation that is on a trajectory to greatness. Sahajan products are formulated using the healing Ayurvedic ingredients Founder Lisa Mattam grew up with. Her products are now available at some Sephora locations in addition to the Detox Market.

5. The Livy Method: When we shared the subscriber endorsed weight loss method created by Gina Livy, we had no idea the response would be so profound. Livy is a caring, inclusive and driven founder with an aura that embraces one and all and a weight loss formula that works.

6. Hammam Spa: When Celine Tadrissi opened Toronto’s Hammam Spa nearly 20 years ago, self-care wasn’t really a thing. Her Turkish Bath inspired spa has steadily become a weekly wellness destination for women and men alike.

7. Rosen’s Buns: Amy Rosen’s cinnamon bun journey is well documented on social media. Each twist and turn (including a Dragon’s Den appearance) told in her self-deprecating way. Today her bake-your-own buns are available at Whole Foods. So good!

8. Kanel Spices: Truffle Salt? Yes please! Kim Wiseman runs her all-female salt and spice mix business out of Montreal with unique flavours and combinations inspiring chefs and home cooks alike.

9. Janna Watson: We found Janna Watson’s art in a neighbour’s home and were instantly captivated. Her abstract works are full of motion, drama and colour.

10. Erin Rothstein: Erin Rothstein paints hyperreal food and everyday items that are beautifully imperfect. It’s hard to imagine they were created with paint and brush.

As a free newsletter, you are here because you want to be. Just as we don’t expect anything of the brands we cover, our hope for you is that the items we curate and the stories we tell enrich your life in some small way. If they do, we’d be honoured if you would share with your friends. You will find your unique referral code below. Copy it into a text, social post or email and send it to everyone you think would love the newsletter as much as you do.

Do you have a favourite women-owned brand you think we should cover? Simply reply to this email with the details and we might just write about it!