Codilia Gapare
Codilia Gapare is a UK based Zimbabwean entrepreneur who invented the first ever false lashes range for chemotherapy patients and those suffering hair loss, she is the founder and CEO of C-Lash. Early life. Codilia was born in Harare on the 16 October 1977. She grew up in the capital city Harare and city of Masvingo. She attended her high school education at Mt Pleasant High in Harare and Masvingo Christian High. In 2020 she received her MBA from Manchester Metropolitan University. Career background. In 2014 Codilia was diagnosed with cancer, during that time she noticed that  there were no fake eyelash options for cancer patients, she then developed an idea of false lashes for cancer patients called 'C-Lash', which she collaborated with beauty brand Eylure in 2016. The C-Lash product range was released in Boots stores in 2019 and in Walgreens in 2020. In 2019, C-Lash was voted one of the 50 Prima High Street Heroes and Best Lashes in the Red Best of Beauty Awards. In 2020 the product was also launched in, Australia, Norway, Finland, Sweden and Poland. Awards and recognition. In 2018 - 2019 she was invited to join the Centre  of Professional Excellence Advisory Board Codilia sits on the Mind Matters Board of Advisors Cheshire. She was a speaker at MMU Centre of Enterprise, Veturefest, Enterprise Vision Awards - International Women's Day, Cheshire Women's Networking, Women Mean Business London, Colony Networking Event and some other local networking groups.