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redefining BEAUTY AND SKINCARE
TO REFLECT MORE INCLUSIVELY
Ezinne Iroanya-Adeoye is the Founder and CEO of SKNMUSE, the premium beauty brand dedicated to elevating the beauty experience for the modern black woman.
Ezinne was born and raised in Nigeria. After graduating from high school at 15 and ace-ing her SATs, she came to the US for college. She thought she was going to be a petroleum engineer. Lucky for the rest of us, that didn’t happen. Ezinne never forgot the joy she found in the soothing remedies her mom and grandmother prepared for her dry skin. She’s paying it back now, with her luxurious balms, oils, and body butters. For Ezinne, beauty is culture, and she’s on a mission to make the beauty counter reflect more inclusively.
Ezinne has a great story, you’ll want to listen in.
“I can speak for black women. And if anything, beauty is culture for us.”
~ Ezinne Iroanya-Adeoye
In this episode Stephen and Dan discussed:
- Changing majors 3 times in college
- How her brand wants everyone to feel like “Omalicha Nwa” (‘beautiful one’)
- The day her brand was featured by Beyoncé
- How her mom is even more of a fashionista than she is
- Her vision to create a space that re-imagines beauty for black women
“Stand in your truth and the world will make one for you.”
~ Ezinne Iroanya-Adeoye
MORE on EZINNE and SKNMUSE
Ezinne:
twitter.com/ZMuse_
linkedin.com/in/ezinne-iroanya-adeoye-567a6515b/
instagram.com/avenue_z/
SKNMUSE:
sknmuse.com
instagram.com/sknmuse/
twitter.com/sknmuse
linkedin.com/company/sknmuse/
“I called my mom after and I remember her saying, ‘God bless Beyoncé!’”
~ Ezinne Iroanya-Adeoye