Mary is a chemical Engineer and cosmetic scientist. She started out her brand to fill in the gap for skincare products that specifically cater to people of colour. Having faced her own battles with her skin, she struggled to find the right prod

Season 2 Ep 5: Ft Zainab Sanusi

Jan 13th, 2023 31m 30s

Sliq formerly know as Fro beauty was started in 2021. Zainab got the idea for the after she had a bad reaction to a product she bought in Nigeria. It motivated her to learn more about the business of beauty. Sliq is on a mission to redefine the

Season 2 Ep 4: Ft Omoehi Ighodalo

Dec 9th, 2022 29m 12s

Omoehi’s beauty business journey started out with her formulating products in her dorm room at university, and that’s when she knew she was going to fully launch her own company. Although, Mohini Beauty only launched in 2020. It’s years in the

Season 2 Ep 3: Ft Ruqayya Tofa-Basheer

Nov 28th, 2022 38m 53s

Ruqayya started raw beauty in 2017. She suffered from eczema at a young age and the products she used weren’t effective. She turned to more natural alternatives. Raw beauty is an eco-luxury beauty brand that believes in clean beauty. The produc

Season 2 Ep 2: Ft Doyinsola Afolabi

Nov 11th, 2022 25m 46s

Doyin started her brand because she couldn’t find an affordable eyebrow pencil in Nigeria. Mac’s brow pencil was too expensive when converted to Naira. Her “Browgasm” product blew up. She grew up with a lot of beauty products and magazines. The

Season 2 Ep 2: Ft Doyinsola Afolabi

Nov 4th, 2022 25m 46s

Season 2 Ep 1: Ft Abiola Desalu

Oct 28th, 2022 28m 30s

Abiola launched Modara naturals officially in 2015. The products are handmade using 100% natural ingredients. Many of the ingredients are sourced from Africa. We spoke about the importance of empowering local communities on the continent by sou

Season 1 Ep 10: Ft Violet Addy

Jul 16th, 2022 25m 6s

Season Finale!! Violet described how building Byote had given her purpose. During the lockdown she had a lightbulb moment. Her favourite brands had closed, and she realised that the seeds in which oils are extracted from by the international br

Season 1 Ep 9: Ft Majiri Igboegwu

Jun 25th, 2022 48m 52s

Majiri studied chemical engineering, because she always wanted to be an entrepreneur. She knew that chemical engineering would give her the problem solving skills needed to run a company. After graduating from university in the U.K she worked

Season 1 Ep 8: Ft Mayowa Akeredolu

Jun 4th, 2022 22m 40s

NB Skincare was founded in 2019. Mayowa always had issues with acne and hyperpigmentation. She decided to study a masters in cosmetic science and fragrance in France. During her masters, she learnt how to formulate products and the business sid

Season 1 Ep 7: Ft Fikayo Da-Silva

May 14th, 2022 30m 38s

Growing up in London, Fikayo always knew she wanted to be her own boss and run her own company. She decided to move to Nigeria to make this dream a reality, seeing as developing economies have more opportunities. We spoke about whether one shou

Season 1 Ep 6: Ft Jacqueline Adeseke

Apr 23rd, 2022 29m 13s

Initially Jackie set out to help her mum with her beauty brand. Her brother convinced her to take ownership of the brand and she hasn't looked back ever since. She states that finance is the biggest obstacle in running a beauty business. The st

Season 1 Ep 5: Ft Vanessa Mbaeteka

Apr 2nd, 2022 37m 44s

Vanessa grew up with skin problems and she struggled to find products that worked effectively. Her brand, HerSkin is the solution to her problems. She created this brand to share her story as well as help people solve some of the skin conditi

Season 1 Ep 4: Ft Elaine Shobanjo

Mar 5th, 2022 32m 25s

From a young age Elaine knew she wanted to go into the beauty industry. She decided however to start off her career in banking before making the transition. She has loved the transition so far. Hearing that girls went to the studio because of h

Season 1 Ep 3: Ft Esione Asakome

Feb 5th, 2022 31m 30s

Esione transitioned from running a beauty blog to retailing international products and now manufacturing her own products. It's shocking that bleaching products are still patronised by Nigerians. We discussed suggestions for tackling this issue

Season 1 Ep 2: Ft Oyin Alajogun

Jan 8th, 2022 34m 20s

Oyin started Honey Beauty in 2021. The brand gained momentum in a short time frame. For someone who barely wore makeup and thought she would be spending her life coding. This is such an interesting pivot. "Tech bro" to beauty entrepreneur.

Season 1 Ep 1: Ft Tejiri Arigbodi

Dec 4th, 2021 22m 15s

The first guest ever on the Reine Africaine podcast is Tejiri Arigbodi. Tejiri runs a skincare blog called SkincarebyTej and recently launched a skin care brand called SkinbyTej. Tejiri explains why she started a luxury bodycare line. She also

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Intro

Dec 3rd, 2021 29s

Hello Everyone,Black women have been excluded from the global beauty industry for the longest time and it is a mission of mine to create a community for us to excel in the industry. The notion that African brands are subpar is far from the trut

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