Doing what I love and aligning with brands and companies that have the same vision, values and goals.
Let’s talk shop? Tell us more about your career, what can you share with our community?
I use cosmetics and self care to edify the body. Leveraging the ‘Human Form’ i.e. hair, makeup and styling to adorn and enhance the beauty that is already within someone. I got here by identifying what I value most. I am an idea generator that dreams of the impossible. I have often been frustrated with the “it’s all about who you know” of the industries that I am in: Beauty and nonprofit. As a military veteran who deals with social anxiety, Post Traumatic Growth, hypervigilance, etc., I literally have had to put myself in many uncomfortable situations. I’ve learned that as long as my intentions are pure and I have done my best, to trust the process. The times I have grown have all been in times when I was very uncomfortable. I want people to know that I am very passionate and intentional about my business and brand. Many people have this perception that life is easy after you get out of the military. In fact, if you are like me and go in at age 18, once you re-enter civilian life, it almost feels like life is just beginning. Not all veterans look a certain way either. We come in all shapes and sizes and I think it’s really important to acknowledge this, especially for women service members. I’ve often felt that I didn’t fit into society’s label of a military person. I am super “girly girl”, passionate and real breaker. The military taught me alot about myself but there was so much more I discovered during my transition into mainstream society. I represent the women veterans of the world who are making our own tables, because seats weren’t always extended to us.
Let’s say your best friend was visiting the area and you wanted to show them the best time ever. Where would you take them? Give us a little itinerary – say it was a week long trip, where would you eat, drink, visit, hang out, etc.
First stop would be Iced Beauty Bar in College Park, right there at Harvard and Main. My friends like to get dolled up before hitting the town, so we’d definitely stop by Complexions and get a facial, Icess for lashes and then Skreem Beauty for the works (Full Baddie Glam makeup). Virgil’s Gullah Kitchen is an awesome eatery down there; I love the one more on the Westside as well. I also really enjoy the food at The Breakfast Boys; I always ask for Peaches, because she’s just a dope server. If they want to shop, drink, and play some games we’ll hit Ponce City Market. I always love Edgewood Avenue for Slutty Vegan, Puff and Petals, and maybe a girl party at Esco. Argosy in East Atlanta is also one of my favorites. Then on our educational trip I would definitely love to take them to the Apex Museum, the High Museum of Art and the Atlanta Botanical Garden.
Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
Wow, I could thank so many!
Website: veatrabeauty@gmail.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/veatrabeauty/?hl=en
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Image Credits
Images shot by Antoine Duane Jones of ADJMedia and Muhammad KingOfVisualz