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The cosmetics and beauty industry is a $532 billion global business. Over the years it’s changed to include smaller, boutique makeup companies that sell directly to customers. We’ll take a look at gearing products to Native consumers how some Native cosmetic entrepreneurs and makeup artists carve out a space for themselves.
Guests:
Jennifer Harper (Ojibwe) – founder and CEO Cheekbone Beauty Cosmetics INC.
Amy Thoman (Chippewa Cree/Lakota) – owner of Indigenous Cosmetics
Isaac Meyers (Kodiak Native) – makeup artist
Break 1 music: Yas (feat. Nukathadiva) (song) Uyarakq (artist) Miseraq (album)
Break 2 music: Happy Sundance (song) Dallas Arcand (artist) Modern Day Warrior (album)