Category: Small Business

#earringjunkie

Peace Beautifuls, in the upcoming weeks I will be do a showcase called #earringjunkie.  You may ask, what’s an “earring junkie”??? Definition – someone who is a lover of earrings, a collector of earrings…  Hey I’ve been called worst by better, lol!!!  The showcases will consist of my favorite earrings and their creators.

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The first showcase will feature GeminiFlyII

stay tuned✌

Small Business Spotlight Feature: Cases by Cherrell

Beautifuls, I absolutely love my custom cell phone case soooooooo much that I had to do a feature on it!!! Check out the video and see for yourself…to learn more about Cherrell & Cases by Cherrell read the Q&A below.

 

 

Q. What is your name and where are you from?
A. Cherrell. Baltimore, MD

Q. Can you tell us a little about your company (name, what you offer, when established, etc)?
A. I started my company in 2013, with no specific name other than, Cases by Cherrell. I create custom phone cases to represent many different personalities.

Q. What was your inspiration behind starting the brand and for each design?

A. I began making the custom phone cases after I lost a dead end search for my own custom case, soo.. I decided to make my own and it picked up ever since then!

Q. What distinguishes your product from other brands?

A. All of the designs are custom, however some started from my own likes and inspiration to create the initial design.

What distinguishes me from other brands is that, I make what the customer wants, and I work with them throughout the entire process to ensure that they are completely satisfied.

Q. What challenges have you faced with starting the line?
A. The challenges that I have faced, were that; it’s hard to market, “custom items” because everyone wants something different.  I have to price things based on exactly it is that each person wants, so it is hard to place an exact price on my website. However, I love making new things and I love the versatility!

Q. What personal goals would you like to accomplish with your business?
A. I would like to reach fan bases all over and I would like to continue to expand my business in other directions and ventures.
Q. Do you have any advice that you would offer to an aspiring entrepreneur?
A. I would say that it is not an easy process at all! It takes trial and error and you are never going to be perfect at what you do. You have to put yourself into the place of a consumer and put into place what you would expect yourself as a buyer.

Q. And finally, how do we get our hands on your custom designs?
Ig: Naturallycherrell #casesbycherrell

 

 

    Also I know you are also a fellow Naturlista! Why did you decide to go natural? 
 

Q.  How long have you been natural? Did you transition or did you big chop?
A. I will be three years natural at the end of June! 🙂 I did a pretty big chop and transitioned the front of my hair (about an 1ch long)

Q. What has been the most rewarding part of your natural hair journey? 
A. I loved watching my hair grow back and grow back healthy!

Q. Has anything been a challenge on your journey?
A. The first few months were a challenge with the awkward length of my hair, but I was able to adjust! I don’t regret anything!

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME CHERRELL!!!

Small Business Spotlight Feature: Trust Me Cosmetics

Peace Beautifuls, I’m back with a new feature that is great for the make up lover in all of us!!! I had the great pleasure to try the “Passion” lipstick by Trust Me Cosmetics.  Please view the video below followed by the Q&A with the owner Kimberly Howard.   Thanks for viewing 😘  and head over to her Facebook page…tell her Im Just Jackie sent you!!! https://www.facebook.com/trustmecosmetics

 

Q.  What is your name and where are you from?
A.   Kimberly Howard originally from Pelican, La, but currently residing in Dallas, Tx.

Q.  Can you tell us a little about your company (name, what you offer, when established, etc)?
A.  Trust Me Cosmetics offers lip-glosses and lipsticks for now. We will eventually offer nail polish, eye shadows, and other cosmetics products. 

Q.  What was your inspiration behind starting the brand and for each design?
A.   Our line is in honor of my godmother Pearlie Clark. She passed away last year from pancreatic cancer. She taught me to always to trust in God and even when she was in pain she still kept her spirit to beautiful. This line is to honor her and her will power to trust and believe. As a child I would give her a kiss to get her lipstick on my lips.

Q.  What distinguishes your product from other brands?
A.   Our products are highly pigment and handmade in the US.

Q.  What challenges have you faced with starting the line?
A.   A major challenge is being able to find the perfect colors that is fitting for women of all colors.

Q.  What personal goals would you like to accomplish with your business?
A.   My personal goal is to make sure that all of our customers are satisfied and feel beautiful on the inside and outside. Also, we plan to have a line so that makeup artist will be able to have a personalized makeup that they are proud of.

Q.  Do you have any advice that you would offer to an aspiring entrepreneur?
A.   Advice that I would give anyone is “All things are possible through Christ.”

Q.  And finally, how do we get our hands on your custom designs?
A.   To order you will be able to visit www.trustmecosemtic.com. The site will be launching on Friday May 9, 2014. Until then please email us atsales@trustmecosemtice.com.

Thank you for your time Kim!!!