"I just thought, 'This woman feels underserved, under recognized, and needs to be reflected.' Watts created Stripes Beauty to address the gap in menopause-specific beauty products, emphasizing that her mission extends beyond vanity to providing genuine support and recognition for women navigating perimenopause and menopause symptoms."
"I didn't want it to end my existing career that was going pretty well. But at the same time, it was really a hard, lonely, scary time for me. I wished there was a manual. Ultimately, I was sick of pretending that perimenopause wasn't happening and started talking about it."
Naomi Watts experienced menopause symptoms at 36, including dry skin, night sweats, and irregular periods, but doctors initially explored other diagnoses like tuberculosis before identifying menopause. Lacking support and clear answers, Watts partnered with beauty company founders to create Stripes Beauty, a menopause-focused brand offering skincare, haircare, and wellness products targeting perimenopause and menopause symptoms. The brand's latest launch, Rich & Tight, is a peptide-infused body butter addressing menopause-related skin crepiness. Watts emphasizes this is not vanity but recognition of underserved women needing representation. She discusses aging in Hollywood and her decision to publicly address menopause despite initial career concerns.
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