I remember going through a tough time in my life and was looking for a home for my girls and I. My goal was to be in the same village where they attended School. I eventually found a place for us to live, and was relieved because it was exactly where I wanted to live. I knew at that moment we were where we needed to be. However, I later on learned it was also where I needed to be. I remember finding out about Madam C.J. Walker's Villa Lewaro mansion through a Facebook group. I couldn't believe that all of these years I've known about this phenomenal woman, now I actually live down the block from where she once lived. I...
When I started my business in 2011, I couldn’t see 10 months into the future let alone, 10 years. I sort of “stumbled” into the beauty industry, tripping over a pending divorce, depression and a dire need to find relief from the troubles I was going through at that time. In a perfect world, I would take myself on a tropical vacation to get away from all the drama. At the least, I would take myself to a spa where I would sink myself into a hydrotherapy tub, get my dead skin cells sloughed away with an aromatic sugar scrub, and get the kinks out of my neck due tension and stress. Unfortunately, I couldn’t afford to...
In 2021, I Design Beauty, LLC will be 10 years young! What a milestone! For the first couple of years, IDB was just a brand floating through the streets of NYC via word of mouth. Family, friends and random people have benefitted from the great smelling, moisturizing benefits of my products. I started this business before social media was a thing, and didn’t have a website for the first eight years. There were moments in my entrepreneurial career where I got distracted and sidetracked, but I always found my way back to my first love. Now, nine years later, after no social media (in the beginning), no website, a brief hiatus and rebranding, we’re still here and ready to expand...
You Deserve It! According to statistics mothers get just 17 minutes of “me time” to themselves each day. Modern mothers say they still take on 78% of the housework even with a partner in the home. For single moms, I’m sure the statistics are worse. We are always on the go. Work, school, kids, appointments… life! There’s always something going on, and the busyness of life can sometimes make it difficult to take time to relax and pamper yourself. This is why I created Indulge by I Design Beauty™. The goal was to create not only a skin and hair care line, but a lifestyle brand. Indulge means to allow oneself to enjoy the pleasure, or to yield to...
