"I started Aesthetically Pleasing Beauty because of a bad prom makeup experience in high school. In my senior year, I was determined to learn and do my own makeup. After that, my cousins, my sister, and my friends all wanted theirs done too. I fell in love with it as a hobby, but told everyone it would never be a career. Just something I did for fun.

When I got pregnant with my oldest, everything shifted. I realized I wanted to build a business helping others feel beautiful and confident. I went to esthetician school and fell in love with all aspects of beauty services, from skincare to waxing. After graduating, with no clients and not posting, I still decided to open my own business, Aesthetically Pleasing Beauty, committed to offering these services in my community.

My first suite owner believed in me from the start. I came in to interview as a waxer, but with my sister's support, I ended up getting my own suite that same day and technically quit the job I applied for. I've been waxing and doing facials ever since, now more than makeup. The passion that started it all still inspires me every day, and every client reminds me why I began Aesthetically Pleasing Beauty: to empower others with confidence and creativity."

"So I chose to partner with Aurganics because it was different. Black-owned, woman-owned, and local. I like that. And for me, it was like I started off small, and to see this happen with a skincare product when we're used to seeing bigger skincare brands, it felt like, okay, I should definitely give this a try because, I mean, what could it hurt? And I just felt, I feel great about taking that leap because I love the product."

"Personally, I use it in my skincare routine. It's like my second-to-last step. To get my clients to try it, I started with it after waxing, and I would recommend it if they had hyperpigmentation or anything. I would recommend the sample size. Give them a sample, and they will try. Fell in love with it. Then I transitioned to doing it during facials because I was seeing the differences it made. But I definitely started with it during the waxing because I was doing more waxes when we kind of connected."

"Personally, I use it in my skincare routine. It's like my second-to-last step.

I transitioned to doing it during facials because I was seeing the differences it made.

But I definitely started with it during the waxing because I was doing more waxes when we kind of connected."

"If I'm at Starbucks, I get the turkey bacon sandwich and a caramel ribbon crunch with extra caramel and extra crunch."

"In my free time, before I got really busy and before it got cold, my goal was to visit every park in Greensboro. That was just, like, something I enjoy. And it didn't matter where. It didn't matter what it looked like. I was gonna go to the park, and I was gonna walk. I love nature and just being outside. So that is kind of like a therapy for me. I love it."

"I've had a journey myself. When I was in high school, I literally had acne up until I went to aesthetic school, and I'm still kind of fighting that now. So it's just really falling in love with the journey because a lot of people want fast fixes, and it doesn't work like that because one moment, let's say two months from now, your skin could look great and be the best it's ever looked. Two weeks later, you could be like, dang, my skin reverted, thinking that it's bad when it's not skin, it's like a cycle. We have cycles and everything. And I just feel like people should appreciate that more.

I feel like people want to reach the destination faster than they want to experience or take the time to enjoy the journey to good, healthy skin. And then, many people also see health as clear. That's not always true. Your skin could be clear, yet your skin barrier is damaged. Health is kind of its own perspective. Like, everybody has their own way of keeping their skin healthy."

"Recently, I haven't been listening to music. I've been listening to the radio. When I go to the spa, it's always a gospel playlist playing in the background. And I don't know if you guys have heard Daniel Caesar. I can't think of it now. Of course, now that you guys ask me, I can't think of the name, but it's a gospel song. Daniel Caesar's choir sings it."

"Looking back, I would tell myself not to rush; time isn’t as limited as it seems. When I was younger, I felt pressured to achieve specific milestones, like earning a set amount of money or achieving certain goals by a certain age. Not reaching those points made me feel disappointed.

And now, at this stage, it's kind of, again, another part of our journey: failing, but getting back up. To me, failure is not a bad thing. It's really like a stepping stone. Like, oh, this is the beginning of this new cycle. Like, we're just getting started.

So it's definitely that. Just to experience things and take life. I hate to say not to take life seriously, but just enjoy it more, because, as I said, time is an illusion. So, sitting here dwelling on what we didn't finish, what we couldn't do, instead of just trying again, it makes life harder than just letting it go and being like, okay, this is the stepping stone to the next thing I need to look at.

And then failure also tells us what to do when we try again—for example, okay, let's do it differently this time. This didn't work out last time, so let's implement something else."

"I just transitioned my vanity from my bedroom to my sunroom. And I just started doing my nails myself. So, literally putting on my robe, putting on the Fenty body butter, and sitting over there doing my nails. Right after I do my nails, I do my skin care, maybe do a little facial, and just like basking in the moment of taking everything in. I love just the little things about self-care. While doing the nails and toes, I play a little music. It's just fine."

"What keeps me motivated is the end goal. I'm spiritual, so knowing there's something bigger at the end of the tunnel makes me feel like there's always a next move.

My children also motivate me. Before, it was just about me, and slipping up seemed less serious. Now, I feel a strong responsibility; my kids need to see that success is possible, no matter what.

So it's definitely a combination of the two, the end goal and my children."