Beauty Is w/ Lola Abeni

Beauty Chat episode with special guest, Emilia Ramos. Emilia Ramos is the Founder and CEO of Agrestal Beauty, a luxury skincare company based in Baltimore, MD. Prior to founding Agrestal Beauty, Emilia's roles included supporting digital merchandising and marketing at Bluemercury and Macy's corporate offices.

Beauty Chat episode with special guest, Halle Deneen. Halle is a professional model with several national campaigns under her belt. Recently, she launched HD Model Management, with the aim of providing guidance and support for Black and Brown models to thrive as she has.

Beauty Chat episode with special guest, Ashanti Lation. Owner & Founder of VIP LUX Salon & Hair Boutique, Ashanti Lation is a Master Hair Stylist with over 20 years experience in the cosmetology industry. She is a respected leader in the “healthy hair movement” and is known for hair growing abilities and most notably, for her stunning work on international pop star, Normani.

The first Beauty Chat episode with special guest, Blake Newby. Blake is the Head of Style and Beauty Editor at Essence. Prior to that, she was a freelance beauty writer and editor with bylines in Allure, The Zoe Report, BET, Glamour, NYLON, Hello Giggles, Cosmopolitan, and The Grio.

Join Lola Abeni for the very first episode of the Beauty Is Podcast. The Beauty Is Podcast is space for candid conversations about the multi-faceted nature of our relationships with beauty. Beauty is always much more than meets the eye, and we discuss that here. In this episode, Lola shares the ethos of the podcast and expounds on the episode title. Be sure to follow the podcast on Instagram at @beautyispod.