Today we’d like to introduce you to Brittany Leary.
Thanks for sharing your story with us Brittany. So, let’s start at the beginning and we can move on from there.
Growing up as a young lady, I’ve always had a passion for hair and make-up. I started off doing family and friend’s hair at a young age at no cost because I love to make a person feel and look beautiful. However, life set in, so my dreams were set aside, and I became an employee. I gave that company my all. Therefore, working for a company that didn’t appreciate me was hard to manifest.
Nonetheless, in February 2019, the company I worked hard for chose to lay me off. At this point, I knew God had a plan for me. Consequently, I made a promise to myself that I will no longer put my all in someone else’s business. However, I will be putting my all in my own business. I made a promise to myself to start doing what I love, which was hair and make-up. I never completely let my side hustle go, which is hair and make-up because I knew I was good at what I do.
Meanwhile, my clientele starts growing. I realized I was paying out so much money when it came to buying make-up and hair bundles; I thought to myself I need to start my cosmetic line and hairline. Hence all this money I spend, I can invest in myself. Therefore I started researching different companies and vendors until I found the one that represents my brand. Indeed this was one of my most significant accomplishments and the right thing for me. Everything I accomplished in 2019 became real, so Sweet Arburn Beauty had been growing ever since. So I started small, and now I have 25 different colors of matte lipstick and two eyeshadow palettes. Also, my cosmetic line is animal cruelty-free products.
Overall, has it been relatively smooth? If not, what were some of the struggles along the way?
This journey has been hard. I have many nights where I felt like I wanted to give up. I was dealing with so much that I got so overwhelmed. Incidentally, the week before I launched my business, I received a phone call that my grandmother was getting sicker, and she wasn’t doing well. Furthermore, my grandmother was my heart, so I took a step back and started spending more time with her. However, I told her that I was starting my own company. She then looked at me and said: “go for it. Besides, I’ve always told you to start your own business. Therefore, I told my grandma that I’m naming one of my colors after her calling it: Sweet Mary. She then smiled at me. However, a month later, my grandmother passed, but I pushed through the pain and launched my lipsticks with the first one being Sweet Mary, which sold out quickly. At that point, I knew my grandma was my angel guiding me through the process.
We’d love to hear more about your business.
I have a beauty line name Sweet Arburn which specializes in cosmetics, but we also carry mink lashes and hair extensions. However, my cosmetic line features two different eye shadow pallets and one that glows in the dark and 25 different matte lipstick colors. Besides, my products are made with love, and once you wear Sweet Arburn, you will feel good and look good. What sets Sweet Arburn aside from other companies I don’t focus on the outside beauty but the inside beauty as well. Sweet Arburn is a family-oriented company that has a little something for everyone.
If you had to go back in time and start over, would you have done anything differently?
If I had to do it all over again, I would do nothing different because everything I have done made me the strong businesswoman I am today.
Pricing:
- Matte Lipsticks are $12
- Comic Dream eyeshadow palette are $20
- Beautiful Bronze eyeshadow palette are $18
- Mink lashes starts at $10
Contact Info:
- Website: www.sweetarburnbeautybundles.com
- Phone: 4043338412
- Email: sweetarburn@gmail.com
- Instagram: Sweetarburnbeauty
- Facebook: Sweetarburnhair
Image Credit:
Veon noveen
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