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Since September, Melissa Clayton carried a bit of a secret: She had swung a deal on the network television show Shark Tank.
The Acton entrepreneur was there to pitch The Matte, her idea to make life a bit simpler. When living in the Back Bay, Clayton found it a struggle getting ready in the morning - not enough space in the bathroom meant each morning was a balancing act.
The problem was solved by moving to a bigger house. So, The Matte was born. It s a shelf that, when folded, fits in a drawer. In use, it creates a work surface over the sink.
What is The Matte?
Describing what the product does, Melissa Clayton said in an interview, âThe matte simply lays down, goes right over your sink and in a second you re going to have your own beauty counter. The Matte will hold 2 pounds of makeup and product and it even has little indents to hold your brushes and nothing rolls on the floor.â
She added, âSo we ve already sold 10,000 units over the course of bringing the product to life and for tomorrow night, I think the sky s the limit, to be honest.â
Who is the founder?
Not only the inventor of The Matte, Melissa Clayton is also CEO + Founder of Tiny Tags, an online personalized jewelry brand. She started her first company, Tiny Tags after the birth of her first son in 2006 when she couldnât find the perfect personalized necklace so she decided to make my own. The same is true with The Matte. Tired of using her toilet seat as a counter, balancing makeup on the edges of her sink and watching expensive
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Living in a Back Bay apartment, Melissa Clayton discovered a problem: There simply was not enough space in the bathroom to get ready in the morning.
Hairdryer on the toilet tank, toothbrush here, makeup there and not enough vanity top for everything to sit comfortably. When she and her family moved to Acton, the house might have been bigger, but the bathrooms were not and the struggle continued.
It was a puzzle she believes is shared by women everywhere.
From that, the germ of an idea - a collapsible platform that could sit over the sink on the vanity top. When done, it folds down to the size of an iPad - and fits in a handy drawer.