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A pioneer in performance-driven, natural beauty, April Gargiulo is the founder and CEO of Vintner’s Daughter, a skincare company committed to having a profound positive impact on the skin and world of its customers through its whole plant, result oriented skincare. April’s background in fine winemaking formed her exacting quality and craftsmanship standards. Before starting Vintner’s Daughter, April spent 8 years at the helm of her family’s Napa Valley winery, Gargiulo Vineyards. She launched Vintner’s Daughter in 2013 with a single game-changing product, Active Botanical Serum. It quickly became a word of mouth, cult favorite among editors, beauty enthusiasts, skincare professionals and made Vintner’s Daughter one of the most coveted and beloved skincare brands.
Today, her two game-changing products, Active Botanical Serum and Active Treatment Essence sit atop every Best in Beauty list, including those from Elle, GQ, Town & County, Glamour, Byrdie, WWD, Cosmopolitan, Nylon, Chalkboard Mag, Harper’s Bazaar, Shape and others. April has been honored as an influential female founder by Fab Fit Fun and received a Female Founder Award from CEW (Cosmetic Executive Women). She is often asked to speak about her innovative Fewer, Better approach to beauty at culture-leading events like In Goop Health, WSJ Future of Everything Panel, Beauty X Summit, and WWD BeautyVest. She has been a popular guest on influential podcasts such as goop’s Beauty Closet, Second Life and The Glossy Beauty Podcast to name a few.
With a deep belief in the power of fewer and better products to positively impact the skin and our world, April leads a business with a core commitment to sustainability and giving back. Since the brand’s inception, she has committed 2% of revenue to charities benefiting women, children and the environment. Vintner’s Daughter is Carbon Neutral, Platinum Green Certified, certified cruelty-free through the internationally recognized Leaping Bunny Program and is currently on track to earn a B Corp Certification–the designation for companies meeting the highest standards of accountability and transparency.
Never one to rest on her existing success, April remains passionate about sustainability, social impact and promoting a positive and inclusive beauty ethos. She is never far from a pot of tea and marvels at the wisdom and elegance of nature. She resides in San Francisco and Napa Valley with husband and fellow entrepreneur Mitch Lowe (also her Executive Chairman) and her two young daughters.