About BVSB
Bella Vida Santa Barbara: Embrace a Beautiful Life
Bella Vida Santa Barbara is a Sustainable Luxury Skincare brand inspired by California’s vibrant natural beauty, especially the ocean that graces our shores. As a clean, sustainable, and Leaping Bunny Certified Cruelty-Free company, we’re committed to delivering products that not only enhance the skin but also support a lifestyle of wellness, self-care, and environmental respect.
Founded in 2019 by Erin Schmidt, Bella Vida Santa Barbara emerged from humble beginnings in a Santa Barbara bungalow kitchen. Erin’s journey began with a personal struggle: years of cystic acne and the unique challenges of her sensitive, fair skin as a natural redhead. With a daughter on the Autism spectrum and after losing her mother to cancer, Erin was driven to seek cleaner, safer products for her family and herself. Her experience with traditional skincare treatments left her longing for alternatives that were gentle on the skin, the body, and the planet.
Bella Vida Santa Barbara reflects Erin’s dedication to creating an elegant, botanical-based skincare line that marries efficacy with ethical integrity. We formulate, manufacture in small batches and package our products by hand right here in California. We prioritize formulas that are predominantly vegan and certified clean by Think Dirty and the Good Face Project, maintaining high standards for natural ingredients and a minimal environmental footprint.
Our commitment extends to sustainable practices: we advocate for reduced waste, offer refill options, and are striving to become nearly plastic-free. We believe in the responsibility of beauty brands to lead the way in reducing ocean pollution and preserving our planet’s resources. At Bella Vida Santa Barbara, we take pride in fostering a clean, cruelty-free, and environmentally conscious approach to luxury skincare, where beautiful skin is just the beginning of a beautiful life.
Most of all- we want to be a company you love and are proud to support!
So, thank you for being here!
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Please send us before and after pictures of your amazing results, as we love seeing those and they really help others! Thank you, bella!
Blessings,
Erin Schmidt, Founder & CEO
* Certified Woman-Owned Small Business
Our Offices:
WESTLAKE VILLAGE:
4607 Lakeview Canyon rd. #246
Westlake Village, CA 91361
Manufacturing facility:
1543 Covington Ave.
Westlake Village, CA 91361
About our Founder:
Master's Degree in Speech-Language Pathology and worked with children with disabilities for over 25 years
Mother of a girl with Moderate Autism
Award-Winning Organic Skincare Formulator
Member of the Female Founder Collective, 2020 to present
Featured in Foundr Magazine and Podcasts in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
Featured in interviews in: Foundr Magazine, Los Angeles Tribune, LA Fashion Magazine, Think Dirty's Female Founders to Watch for Women's Day in 2020, Bella Vida Magazine, Canvas Rebel, WTVOX, Dieline Magazine and more
Sustainability & Effectiveness
We started creating the products we wanted to see in the world and we did this with an uncompromising approach to sustainability. Sustainably sourced, produced with Solar and Wind Energy in the USA, and packaged with Glass and Recycled papers. We also offer Zero Waste-Refills on our bestsellers.
Humble beginnings
Our story begins in an apartment kitchen in Santa Barbara, California in 2019 overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Certified Organic Skincare Formulator, Erin Schmidt, who suffered for many years with cystic acne, had a passion to help others. She set out to create the most Sustainable Luxury Skincare brand out there with a small inheritance from her father who died tragically two months before launch.
