What is an indie brand exactly ? My definition is a brand usually owned and operated by a small team (in many cases just one person) that typically offers handmade or homemade products. Social media and influencer marketing has given indie brands an opportunity to grow very quickly and become household names in a few years. Many …
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“I am Radiant”, “I am Magnificent”, “I am Amazing” These aren’t excerpts from a motivational speech but shade names from makeup company, Plain Jane Beauty. After sharing a few of their all natural, organic makeup shades on the Makeup for Melanin Girls Instagram page, there was an outpouring of support for the brand, so I …
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The number one complaint from most melanin girls is that it is hard to find shades and colors catered to our skin tones or the options are too limited. Though there are some great companies out there that have heard our plea (MAC, Colourpop, Lancôme), the companies listed below are creations from melanin girl bosses who decided to …
From 15 second viral clips on Instagram, to the continued growth of beauty channels on Youtube, makeup artists are an influential part of social media. The incredible success of MUAs such as: Beatfacehoney, Michelle Phan and Anastasia Beverly Hills; through social media platforms, has inspired many men and women to become MUAs. The #makeup hashtag has 80,095,610 number …
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With a reported number of 300 million users and 70 million photos shared each day, Instagram has become a key marketing and social engagement tool for businesses. It is also a great platform for testing out new business ideas. To leverage Instagram as a marketing tool, some marketers have turned to buying fake followers and …
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It’s important to start a blog or website as a Makeup artist or Beauty guru as it is one of the easiest ways to elevate your brand image. A makeup artist or beauty guru with a nice, professional looking website will be perceived differently from one without one and this goes for almost any product, …
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