Yepoda

𝗖𝗶𝗮𝗼 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗼, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗬𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗱𝗮 예쁘다! 🇮🇹 We are very happy to announce the opening of our 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗼𝗽-𝘂𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗻, this time at Stazione Milano Centrale! 🚉✨ It feels like just yesterday when we launched our very first pop-up on Corso Garibaldi last December. Our first physical store experience was such a success that we quickly followed it with another in Roma Termini. Now, we’re excited to return to Milan, this time in one of Italy’s busiest locations, for five months! From 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟵, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰, 𝘁𝗼 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟳, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱, you’ll find us at the platform level of 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗼 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗲, from 8 AM to 9 PM daily. Come join us and discover the best of K-Beauty in the heart of Milan! 💖 #Yepoda #MilanoPopUp #KBeauty #GrowthJourney #Sustainability #Innovation #MilanoCentrale

🌍💚 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗹, 𝗿𝗲𝘂𝘀𝗲, 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗮𝘁: 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗱𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 💚🌍 Did you know that the beauty industry is a 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝘄𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲? Every year, 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲-𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 end up in landfills and oceans, contributing to the 𝟭𝟮 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 that harm marine life and ecosystems annually. At Yepoda, sustainability has always been at the core of what we do, and we never compromise on that. From the beginning, we've prioritized 𝗲𝗰𝗼-𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗹𝘆 𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗴𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲! Naturally, developing refills for our products has been a key project – one we've worked on for many years – and it’s something our customers have been eagerly waiting for. That is why we’re so incredibly 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲 the launch of 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆! All refill products will be in biodegradable pouches, besides The Bubble Double Refill that is contained in a bio-based plastic pouch due to the consistency of the product, allowing our customer to 𝗿𝗲-𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗴𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻. This is an incredible achievement. 🎉 By switching your beauty routine to refillable products, research shows we 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝘄𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲 𝗯𝘆 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝟴𝟬% compared to traditional packaging. Imagine the impact if just 10% of skincare users made the switch – 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝗸𝗲𝗽𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝗰𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿! We’re hopeful that the cosmetic industry will continue to embrace these sustainable practices, encouraging more people to make refills a part of their daily beauty routines. Small steps, big impact – at Yepoda we are very proud to participate in these changes. 🤗 #YepodaRefills #SustainabilityInBeauty #EcoFriendlySkincare #PlasticFree

We had such an amazing day yesterday at Hôtel Mahfouf ! Introducing Yepoda to Lena's community as well as meeting some of our existing French customers in person (for the first time!) was such a fulfilling experience. 🫰✨ A big thank you to SCREEN AGENCY for this amazing coordination & making this project come to life! 🙏 To a very successful partnership Yepoda x Hôtel Mahfouf’s Team. 🌴🤗 Nous avons passé une journée incroyable hier à l’Hôtel Mahfouf ! Faire découvrir Yepoda à la communauté de Lena ainsi que rencontrer une partie de notre communauté française (pour la première fois !), fut un réel plaisir. 🫰✨ Un grand merci à SCREEN AGENCY pour cette organisation impeccable ! 🙏 À une très belle collaboration Yepoda x Team Hôtel Mahfouf. 🌴🤗 chadia spahija #Partnerships #FrenchCommunity #BeautyIndustry #SkincareLovers #BrandExperience #Paris #Yepoda #HôtelMahfouf

🌍 Discover our 1% for the Planet donation of 2023 🌍 At Yepoda, sustainability is at the heart of everything we do since the very beginning. In 2020, Veronika & Sander 준영 made the decision to become part of 1% for the Planet, an incredible initiative founded by the creators of Patagonia. This means that Yepoda donates 1% of every order to selected environmental projects each year! We are very proud of this commitment and especially of seeing that the more we grow, the more we can support amazing organizations. With our 2023 donation, we were able to support the following NGO’s: Plastic Soup Foundation (3rd year in a row!): 🧴 Combats microplastic pollution in consumer and cosmetic products. The Surfrider Foundation Germany (2nd year in a row!): 🏄♂️ Defends oceans and beaches via education, clean-ups, and advocacy. WWF (2nd year in a row!): 🐼 Preserves wildlife, habitats, and raises environmental awareness in over 100 countries. Coral Guardian (new partner!): 🪸 Protects and restores coral reefs through local community collaboration. It is always extremely rewarding to see our donations translate into tangible actions. This year, our support for Coral Guardian has led to the adoption of an entire reef in Indonesia, helping to restore endangered marine ecosystems in the Flores Sea! 🎉 At Yepoda, we're proud to be part of 1% for the Planet. It's our way of showing how much we care about the environment and sustainability. By supporting these important organizations, we're making a real difference and keeping our promise to protect the planet for future generations. Together, we're driving positive change and building a better, greener future. #Sustainability #1PercentForThePlanet #OceanConservation #CoralGuardian #YepodaCares #EcoFriendly #Skincare #Beauty

𝐘𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐝𝐚'𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐁𝐨𝐚𝐭 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 🛥️ Every summer since 2021, we've held a special summer tradition at Yepoda: 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐲. Back in the summer of 2020, our team consisted of just three people and two interns — too small for a summer party is what we may have thought, or we were just too busy getting Yepoda off the ground. 𝐅𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐧𝐨𝐰, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐭'𝐬 𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐰𝐞'𝐯𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧! In the first year that we had a summer party, we were on a tiny raft without even a toilet. Believe me, a team event without a toilet is a bit of an awkward team event 😂 𝐍𝐨𝐰, 𝐰𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐧 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐭 𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐭 𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐥. 🫰🏼✨ This year, we had a fantastic boat with a rooftop that felt luxurious compared to the years before. 𝐌𝐲 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭: 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 (not counting Sander 준영 and me!). Our summer party is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate our growth and achievements – and to just take a break with the whole team. We always have a lively music discussion: part of the team loves reggaeton and salsa, while the other part leans towards techno (how it should be in Berlin! 😉) Last year, we even ended up with two dance floors! Each year, our summer event becomes more memorable, and new team members are often amazed by our boat party if they join shortly before it. 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐨 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 Yepoda 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲. Here's to many more years of growth and fun together! Thanks to everyone for such a cool summer event & the good vibes ☀️ 𝐏.𝐒.: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦'𝐬 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡. Can you guess which photo was our first year?

☀️ Have you spotted The Sunsational in Berlin? ☀️ Over the past two weeks, our new innovative refillable sunstick, has been featured throughout the streets of Berlin. In collaboration with 1% for the Planet 🌍, our partner since day one, we successfully launched our first collaborative out-of-home campaign in the city. 🏙️ To further our mission of spreading awareness about The Sunsational and our commitment to 1% for the Planet, two weekends ago we biked around Berlin, giving people the chance to test our sunstick and learn why this product is not only good for the skin, but also for the planet. Of course – we also had a little surprise – free mango-vanilla flavoured ice creams! 🚴♂️☀️ Did you know that our sunstick is: - Sustainable and refillable: Our sunstick is designed to minimize plastic waste with its refillable packaging. ♻️ - Ocean and reef-friendly: It contains mineral UV-filters (non-nano zinc oxide) that are safe for marine life. 🌊🐠 - Supporting environmental projects: We donate 1% of every order to environmental initiatives. 🌱 - Partnering with coral guardian: As a 1% for the Planet partner, we proudly support Coral Guardian. This organization protects and restores coral ecosystems, which are crucial for 25% of marine life and over 500 million people worldwide. They combat threats like climate change and pollution, and have removed nearly 2 tons of deep-sea debris in Spain’s Mediterranean Sea. 🐚🌿 - Clean beauty: Our sunscreen is free from silicones, parabens, PEGs, microplastics, mineral oils, formaldehyde, artificial colorants, sulfates, and drying alcohol. 🚫 As a company, we are deeply committed to delivering innovative products that not only meet our high standards of product efficacy but also honour our dedication to environmental sustainability. We are incredibly proud to be a member of the 1% for the Planet community, allowing us to contribute meaningfully to enviromental causes. Our support for remarkable organizations like Coral Guardian showcases our commitment to the restoration and preservation of marine ecosystems, reflecting our broader mission to make a positive impact on the planet and in the cosmetics industry! We are excited to continue hosting events like this and engaging with our community. Meeting prospects and existing customers in real life is always a valuable and fulfilling experience. Thank you to everyone who participated and supported our cause! Where should our next adventure take us? Let us know! 👀 #SustainableBeauty #RefillableProducts #CleanBeauty #VeganBeauty #CoralSafe #Yepoda #1PercentForThePlanet #BerlinCampaign #EcoFriendly #Sunsational #SustainableSuncare #EnvironmentalStewardship #CommunityEngagement

🏳️🌈 GIVING BACK: PRIDE MONTH 🏳️🌈 We are incredibly proud to share the wonderful news from our recent Pride campaign! Thanks to the amazing support from our community, we are donating €36.000,-- to four incredible NGOs! This sum will be equally split between: Lesben- und Schwulenverband (LSVD) (Germany) Agedo Milano (Italy) FELGTBI - Federación Estatal de Lesbianas, Gais, Trans, Bisexuales, Intersexuales y más (Spain) Fondation Le Refuge (France) For the second year in a row, we collaborated with a talented artist to reimagine the design of one of our bestseller products, The Mist Have in an XXL format. This year, Shanée Benjamin helped us bring this project to life! Shanée specializes in digital illustration, focusing on passionately telling the stories of LGBTQIA and BIPOC individuals. Creating community and connection through art is her passion. Her stunning design made our product not just beautiful and unique, but also meaningful. It truly captured the spirit of love and Pride. 🏳️🌈 At Yepoda, giving back has been a core value from the start. Our founders Sander and Veronika decided from day one to become a member of 1% for the Planet, and as we kept growing, they wanted to expand the impact Yepoda can have as a company. Last year, we donated €30.000,-- for our very first Pride campaign to the LSVD in Germany. We were already incredibly proud, and it is so rewarding to see that as we grow, so does our impact! We were not only able to increase our donation and continue our support for the LSVD in Germany, but also extend our contributions to three additional incredible NGOs in our other key markets: Italy, Spain, and France. 📈👏 We hope to continue supporting this beautiful cause year after year, increasing our contributions as we grow, to continue and #spraythelove. Together, let's keep making the world a more loving place. 🌍❤️ #Pride2024 #GivingBack #CommunitySupport #LGBTQIA #SocialResponsibility #PrideMonth #LoveIsLove

🌊Cigarette Clean-Up: Team Volunteering Activity with Surfrider Foundation Last Friday, our team participated in a meaningful volunteering activity with one of our 1% for the Planet partners, The Surfrider Foundation. As a proud 1% for the Planet member from the very beginning, we've been supporting Surfrider Foundation since last year in their mission to keep our waters clean! The past weekend, Surfrider Foundation organized a Europe-wide cigarette butt clean-up event. Hence, it was the perfect opportunity for our team to get involved - and we learned a lot! Here is why it’s SO Important to not throw your cigarette on the ground: - Every year, 4,5 trillion cigarettes are thrown on the ground. That’s approximatively 56150% more cigarette butts than there are people on the planet. - One cigarette butt contains over 4.000 different chemicals. 🚬 - Just one cigarette can contaminate 1.000 liters of water. Therefore it is absolutely crucial NOT to discard them on the ground – spread awareness!💧 - It can take more than 150 years for a cigarette butt to decompose. ⏳ With a dedicated group of 50 people, we took to the surrounding areas of our office. Splitting into four teams, we managed to collect 41.000 cigarette butts in just two hours! As a clean skincare brand ourselves, protecting the environment particularly important to us. We will ALWAYS only sell products free from silicones, parabens, formaldehyde, PEGs, mineral oils, microplastic, and sulfates. Each one of our product carries the 'Zero Plastic Inside' badge, certifying that none of our products contain microplastics. We hope to promote and encourage more people of our community to maintain our waters clean, and ensuring healthier skin around the globe. 🌍✨ We’re incredibly proud of our team's efforts and the impact we made together. 🫰✨ #Volunteer #EnvironmentalImpact #SurfriderFoundation #1PercentForThePlanet #TeamWork #CleanOceans #Sustainability © https://lnkd.in/dYC8_Swt

THROWBACK TO OUR AMAZING SEOUL TRIP IN APRIL ✨ This April, we flew to Seoul with eight Yepoda content creators from Germany and France! Along with Sander 준영 van Bladel and Veronika Strotmann, they were able to discover and learn more about Yepoda’s production and Korean skincare culture! Here is what we did: - We visited the Yepoda production where all our products are formulated and produced. Followed by a special presentation from our founders for a deeper insight into the vision and mission that guides us in our brand choices! 👀 - Our special guests experienced firsthand advanced skincare technologies and treatments at our partner K-Beauty studio, Comme Aesthetic where they each received a personalized Yepoda treatment after getting their skin analysis done. 💆♀️ - K-Beauty makeover session with Mr. Ham, one of Korea's most renowned beauty artists, who had already hosted our The Dewy Day event in Paris. The makeover was followed by a photoshoot session with their favorite Yepoda products! 📸 - Of course we enjoyed some delicious Korean food and drinks! 🇰🇷🍜 This trip was a very successful opportunity to raise awareness around the roots of our brand as well as strengthening the bond with content creators! Since 2021, we have successfully organized six immersive trips to Seoul, where Yepoda’s products are thoughtfully developed and manufactured with love. 🫰✨These experiences are crucial for enhancing our brand storytelling, showcasing where our products are manufactured as well as reinforcing and increasing awareness around our values. We are looking forward to more in the future!