Hi everyone,
I know it’s been
ages since I wrote a blog post (actually, over a year), but so much has
happened since I last wrote. Of all the things that have happened, I recently
lost my mother and as a result, I moved back to my birthplace, New York City,
to be with my family during this devastating time.
You guys DO remember
me right? I know you guys probably forgot but I’m a
Fashion-Turned-Beauty-Blogger now. Let me explain…
I did some
soul-searching with a business consultant awhile back and realized that fashion
really wasn’t my passion. Although
I’m interested in Plus Size Fashion and Modeling… it’s not something I’m passionate nor knowledgeable about. I
realized that I knew more about hair, makeup, languages and traveling than I
did anything else that I could blog about. These were the things I have an
interest in, that I am passionate about and that I could help others with.
I get the makeup and
hair knowledge from my mother. As far back as I could remember, my mother was a
makeup and hair person through and through. Always braiding hair and doing
people’s weaves and doing her makeup and other people’s makeup. She always kept
my hair slayed growing up.
I remember as a
teenager, when we were living in Germany, I would sit in the bathroom and watch
my mom do her makeup before she went out for the evening. She would give me
tips about how to use highlight on the arch of the eyebrow to accentuate it,
how to make a straight line with eyeliner pencil, etc. She also taught me how
to braid hair, how to relax it (although I’m a naturalista now), and everything
she knew about wearing extensions. My mother cultivated an interest in hair and
makeup in me that never left.
I thought about how
over the years, my go-to presents to friends were always makeup kits. My
friends always knew to buy me lip-glosses and eyeshadows to make me happy. I
had done some faces over the years and thought to myself, why don’t I
transition from makeup enthusiast to makeup artist? Why don’t I encourage
others to travel? Why don’t I raise
awareness about black multilinguals
and encourage others to pick up a
language?
From this came the
rebirth of La Deutsche Diva (hair and beauty blog) and the birth of Black
Girls Learn Languages, a community that raises awareness of black multilinguals by
celebrating black multilingual women as well as inspiring, encouraging and
supporting black women who are learning languages. This journey to being an MUA
as well as the journey to becoming a polyglot will be a hard one, but I really
hope you will join me so we can learn together.
So sit back, relax
and enjoy the ride!
xoxo,
La Deutsche Diva
Wunderbar! :)
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