Stay ConnectedThe Life of a Makeup Artist is a beauty podcast that gives you a real insider look (with no filters!) on how artists really live.
The Life of a Makeup Artist digs deeper to inspire, educate and elevate! From beauty talk to business chats with industry insiders and founders.
Join host, Jaleesa Jaikaran as she shares her experiences as a Caribbean woman living and working in New York City – taking you on the journey she’s on and sharing the stories of the people she meets along the way.
Susan Yara is a powerhouse. She started her early as a journalist covering news stories. When she realized that it didn't fulfill her soul. She moved on the likes of beauty - from New Beauty, Aveda then launching her Youtube channel, Susan's journey is the perfect culmination of excellence, dewy skin and tenacity. Now the founder of Naturium skin, Susan shares its beginnings and their newest launch Dew Glow Moisturizer SPF 50 and why she prefers chemical SPF over mineral.
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Super excited to announce that we are officially bringing The Life of a Makeup Artist to Youtube! It's been over a year since we've upgraded to visual episodes and now you'll be able to binge the podcast like your favorite Netflix series! The podcast can be found on @jaleesajaikaran on Youtube as it serves as a hub for all things Beauty, life & education. Subscribe here: https://youtube.com/c/JaleesaJaikaran Follow us: www.instagram.com/thelifeofamakeupartist & of course don't forget to leave a review for your new fav beauty podcast !
In a return episode, we touch base with a friend of the podcast Amy Liu, on the growth of Tower 28 Beauty.
If you haven't tried this brand, it's time to take a trip a Sephora. Lui shares the latest launch, Tower 28's Make Waves Lengthening mascara, and why this one is making actual waves in the beauty industry.
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TikTok has given beauty a breath of fresh air and I'm not mad at it at all.
While Tiktok has been great for sharing beauty education in a fun and concise way, sometimes…its gives a big NO but how about we talk about it in this episode?
SIIA Cosmetics was founded by diverse tea with very different backgrounds, an American woman from the International business world, a South Korean immigrant from the beauty market, and a Moroccan immigrant from the hospitality industry. With the mission to bring the highest quality of cosmetics to the world, join me as I chat with this growing brand's founding member, Megan Rein.
Blake Newby is a former beauty & fashion editor that now does it all.
Blake started her career like many in the beauty closet at several major media houses like Elle, The Zoe Report and Glamour Magazine. Now off the heels of stepping down as the lead of fashion & beauty at Essence, join us for this candid conversation on her life as a beauty editor, the ups and downs of living in NYC and the privilege that many aren't transparent about. Blake and I have a joyous heart to heart as two black women in beauty on the highs and lows of the industry, the tea on dating apps and her new role bridging the gap between capital and culture.
Blake Newby's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blakelawren/
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Maya is a howard university grad that is the personification of style, beauty, and grace from the start of her career.
Today we chat with her about not only her incredible career journey and new position at the cut, but what beauty & selfceare really means to her and what her 30th year is personifies.
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"Good Hair" is controversial subject. It's a topic that is charged with alot of emotion and opinion.
The business and politics of black hair in this country goes way deeper.
Today we talk about hair health, the ins and outs of hair care while working in the beauty industry with industry expert and celebrity hair stylist Mirna Jose.
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With fashion month in full swing, working backstage for many is a huge career dream. When I first moved to NYC it was definitely one of mine.
Now with almost a decade of being in NY here are some of the things I did to get backstage and work some of the biggest shows in NY, Paris and Milan.
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It's no doubt that Fashion Week has been through an evolution.
There's been countless articles on Vox, NY Times, Bustle to name a few on fashion week being dead since 2019. So is it dead? Reincarnated or on its last breath? Let's talk about it with industry insider and former Essence Beauty Director Blake Newby.
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