Meet Esther Louis | Professional Makeup Artist/ Esthetician

There are a few words that are a factor behind my success/success of my brand! I like to call it, the bundle factors: prayer, consistency, & faith. Prayer for me, is my safe haven, where I know that I can share it all to the Lord. This helps me to know he will carry me and guide my foot steps within my journey. Consistency plays a huge role in expansion, success, and retention for business. When something/someone is consistent, it shares dependability. Lastly, FAITH! That’s in all caps for a real and close reason to my heart! You hear all the time, to have faith, step out on it and it’ll work out if you do. All these things are true, and it’s even realer when you’re faced with decisions that can change your whole life. What I realized as a believer in Christ, that reality is, if you say you believe, your actions have to meet your words! God has truly shown me that, if I just trust him, each door will open and all I have to do is walk through it!

Wowzerz! Do you have your seatbelt on?! Let me take you on this virtual ride! Lol
I’m Haitian and Dominican and when my parents came to the states, they wanted to show my sisters and I that if they can make it, so can we! They were very hard working! We saw the good, the bad, the ugly! What my sisters and I are super grateful for, is the love that we saw between them and the love they had for us! We truly had a great example set before our eyes! My parents loved the Lord, loved each other, worked hard and loved us unconditionally. Even through tough discipline, we truly appreciate that now as adults.

Born and raised in NY, my parents moved my sisters and I down south, for them to soon retire. Right before I started college, my mom passed away with breast cancer. This pained, struck our hearts as a family, and transitioned our lives like no other!
While my two older sisters were in grad school in other states, my dad and I were still here in the Spanish Fort/Mobile, AL area.
My dad saddened and in grief about our mother, couldn’t stay in the house they built together, so he moved back to NY. Since I was still in college and didn’t want to lose my credits, I stayed back and finished out here.

Then honestly my career started! I realized that artistry was my passion at 11 years of age when my mom after chemo treatments wanted me to do her makeup. When I finished and saw the light in her eyes, I knew since then, that was my calling. After college, I worked two to three jobs just to be financially stable and comfortable. I truly felt empty inside because I wasn’t in a career that I enjoyed. The one thing I knew was that I had to give a 100% then in what I was doing to be able to elevate in my next phase in life.

I took risks in the unknown and just kept praying for it all to work out. That is truly why and how I’m here today. I’m blessed to say that I’ve worked for some amazing brands such as Lancome, Chanel, & Mac Cosmetics.

I think what may set me apart from others is my humility. I really take my artistry business seriously! It’s hard for me to accept compliments and praise when I’m just still striving to be better in my skill set and knowledge within the industry. Now, I take pride in my work and I know that my skill is strong, however, I really try to strengthen that daily with every chance that I get. Also, I try to ensure that anyone/everyone who comes in contact with me, leaves with a great experience! I want to bring joy to them! I want my clients/future clients to feel great not only on the surface but also internally! If I can be apart of that with the experience and services I provide, then count me in!!! I naturally love people, so if there’s something I can do to offer my help to other artists and ones in the industry, I don’t mind sharing my knowledge of what I know! I want us all to win! I’m a firm believer that no one can take your gift from you! We may know the same things but operate and pour out what we know in different ways! So sharing what I know, will never take away from my gift and ability!!!

I’m most proud of the fact that I never gave up. All my hard work prior to and now aren’t in vain! I see it just unraveling before my eyes and even when I get weary, the Lord kindly reminds me that his hand is still over my life!

With the recent passing of my father, once again myself and family have experienced another pain in our hearts. With healing and growth, we find strength. I’m just consistently trying to operate in that and remind to give myself grace.

Through the hardships I’ve experienced in life, at 31, you just couldn’t have told me I would be here. I’ve experienced and still am experiencing pain/sorrow from the passing of my parents. I would’ve loved for them to see where I’m at in life now! I just know their hard work that they’ve instilled in my sisters and I, is something we will forever keep in our hearts and passed down to our kids and generation! Through it all, this has taught me for sure to keep going & and that my purpose/gift is still needed.

I find myself in a place called “beauty for ashes”. It all dials back to what I stand for: prayer, consistency and faith !

Now this is hard, because I love to travel! I would have to say locally, I would take them to some of my favorite restaurants here in the city! A few of my favorite restaurants here in the city are Ollies Mediterranean, Siam Thai Restaurant , SOCU Oyster Bar! I live on the gulf coast and the beach isn’t so definitely a beach trip!

This brings me to tears to me almost every time I think/talk about the people that are supportive in my life! However, let’s get right into it! My greatest supporters are my family & friends! My bestfriend goes super hard for me and she really just doesn’t understand how much I appreciate her, Brianca Adams!!! Thank you for being you! I love you! You literally cheer me on day in and day out! Even in my lows, you pick me up and encourage me to continue on! Dee Thomas, this one has watched my journey from to start to the present day!!! Her presence in my life with each milestone has been dear to my heart because she really has cheered me on every step of the way!!! Courtney Simpson, who gave me a chance and shared my name across the globe! She has and still is pushing me to be my best self!

My sisters,(Christina &Christine) who challenge me to keep going as well! They show me so much love as their younger sister and remind me daily, who I am in Christ. They also remind me not to forget what our late parents instilled in me (us).

My tribe: Khristian, Pae, Sarah, Maya, Judy, Tomorrow, Santina, Joannah, Annie, Taylor,
Marshall, Brenda, Brianca, De-dee etc.