Billie backs Movember by encouraging female 'staches

The brand's body hair movement now focuses on facial hair

Published On
Oct 29, 2019

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The fall season marks the arrival of Movember, the month-long movement during which guys all over the world commit to growing mustaches and facial hair to support male health issues. But now, backed by female shaving brand Billie, women are joining the cause too by showing off their own ‘staches.

The brand is encourage females to partake in the movement by proudly displaying and sharing their own whiskers in a new online film starring real women with real whiskers. It’s a fitting move since Billie has stood out, ironically, by trying to “normalize” female body hair—its past campaigns have featured women proudly sporting bikini line and armpit hair

Company founder Georgina Gooley says Billie put a casting call out on Instagram, seeking women who proudly wore ‘staches in their pics. “The models Billie partnered with didn’t even have to grow their hair out for the shoot—they’d just been wearing their mustaches confidently for a while,” she says. 

“The team had a fun day on set—there was a lot of laughing and commiserating about past pressures to hide their ‘staches from the world,” she adds. “We’re hoping to destigmatize upper lip hair and empower women to feel confident with having hair there. We’d love it if having a mustache was just as normal for women, as it is for men.”

Billie’s campaign is encouraging consumers to donate to the Movember movement, and the company will be matching 100% of all contributions, up to $50,000.

 

Credits

Date
Oct 29, 2019
Client :
Billie
Agostina Galvez
Production Company :
Radical Media
Director of Brand Marketing :
Alyse Borkan
Brand Marketing Manager :
Hannah Butman
Creative Director of Brand :
Jessica Shriftman
Creative Director of Design :
Noemie Le Coz
Graphic Designer :
Katie Minchak
Jr. Graphic Designer :
Katie Xie
Sr. Copywriter :
Lily Miesmer
Director of Production :
Deb Rosen
Director :
Agostina Galvez
Cinematographer :
Sam Cutler-Kreutz
Production Designer :
Alicia Sciberras
Styling :
Julia Baylis
Make up :
Yumi Kaizuka
Hair :
Naoko Iwata
Executive Producer :
Joanna Margilaj
Producer :
Erin Kennedy
Editorial Company :
Cosmo Street
Editor :
Marlo Caine
Head of Production :
Luiza Naritomi
Editorial Assistant :
Quincey Kai
VFX/Finishing :
The Mill
Shoot Supervisor :
Jade Kim
2D Lead :
Vi Nguyen
Producer :
Lindsey Riddle
Colorist :
Josh Bohoskey
Mixer :
Kyle Miller
Music Supervision :
SixtyFour Music
Music Supervisor :
Rebecca Grierson
Assistant Producer :
Warren Wolfe
Song :
Original Composition
Composer :
Jordan Crisp
Photographer :
Ashley Armitage
Retoucher :
Studio RM

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