Location

Budapest, Hungary

Founded

2017

Price range

€8.50 – €22.80

Shipping

Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Czechia, Romania, Italy, Poland, Greece, UK, USA, Belgium, Bulgaria + 38 more

Catalogue

33 products

Size range

30–100

New arrivals

1 this month

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Geek & Gorgeous

Independent brand — verified
About

Geek & Gorgeous is a Hungarian skincare brand founded in 2017 by Judit Rácz together with Helia-D, a Hungarian heritage beauty company. Rácz is a computer scientist turned cosmetic formulator. She built Hungary's largest skincare review site in 2010, founded the ingredient database INCIDecoder in 2015, and earned a Cosmetic Scientist diploma from the Society of Cosmetic Chemists in the UK. The brand motto is short. Less fluff, more stuff. What that means in practice is high levels of clinically proven actives, with the exact percentages printed on the pack. Very few brands at any price do that. Geek & Gorgeous is also refreshingly blunt about clean beauty. It states that it does not consider the ingredients other brands demonise to be toxic, and that it does not believe in fearmongering. It leaves out fragrance, including natural fragrance, plus colorant and drying alcohol, and it frames those choices as tolerability decisions rather than safety ones. Products are made through contract manufacturers rather than in-house, and the brand is now stocked in more than 5,000 drugstores across Europe. Almost everything is vegan, with one exception, Calm Down, which uses lactobionic acid from lactose. It is 100% cruelty free. Best sellers include C-Glow 15% vitamin C serum, Zero Feel SPF 50, Power Peptides and A-Game 20 retinal serum, which the brand launched in 2020 as the first affordable retinal on the market. Prices sit between about €12 and €23. For affordable actives, this is the benchmark. The percentages are printed on the pack. No guesswork is needed.

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Brand Details

Contract manufactured
Hungary
Yes — full line
Last reviewed
Oct 2026
Independent brand
Verified
J
Judit Rácz
P
Péter Budaházy

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Frequently asked questions

Who founded Geek and Gorgeous?
Geek and Gorgeous was founded by Judit Rácz, a computer scientist who taught herself cosmetic chemistry after struggling with severe teenage acne.
When was Geek and Gorgeous founded?
This Hungarian skincare brand launched in 2017, building on founder Judit Rácz's earlier ingredient analysis site and skincare review platform work.
Is Geek and Gorgeous good quality?
Yes, this skincare brand expanded into 19 lines at Superdrug across the United Kingdom, known for clinically dosed, fully transparent active ingredient percentages.
Is Geek and Gorgeous cruelty free and vegan?
Yes, this skincare brand is cruelty free, and vegan with the exception of a single product noted on its own brand story page.
Where is Geek and Gorgeous based and made?
This skincare brand operates from Hungary, formulating and manufacturing through the facilities of heritage Hungarian beauty company Helia D.
What is Geek and Gorgeous known for?
This skincare brand is known for fragrance free, science based formulas like its C Glow vitamin C serum and tiered strength retinal serums.

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