Reine Africaine Podcast

Jessica Adetu

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Reine Africaine podcast shares beauty and wellness tips for black women as well as beauty entrepreneurial journeys. We discuss the lack of diversity in the beauty industry and A-beauty as the next big thing. The aim is to encourage black women around the world to prioritize their well-being. The way you feel internally is just as important as the way you look externally. Growth is essential to living a purposeful life.

03/10/2023

Season 2 Ep 6: Ft Mary Magdalene

Mary is a chemical Engineer and cosmetic scientist. She started out her brand to fill in the gap for skincare products that specifically cater to people of colour. Having faced her own battles with her skin, she struggled to find the right products. In this episode we discussed the global beauty industries lack of representation, and possible solutions to the problem. Support the show

26 min
01/13/2023

Season 2 Ep 5: Ft Zainab Sanusi

Sliq formerly know as Fro beauty was started in 2021. Zainab got the idea for the after she had a bad reaction to a product she bought in Nigeria. It motivated her to learn more about the business of beauty. Sliq is on a mission to redefine the textured hair experience. She reveals her own natural hair journey. Zainab revealed something very surprising about her personal natural hair journey. Support the show

32 min
12/09/2022

Season 2 Ep 4: Ft Omoehi Ighodalo

Omoehi’s beauty business journey started out with her formulating products in her dorm room at university, and that’s when she knew she was going to fully launch her own company. Although, Mohini Beauty only launched in 2020. It’s years in the making. She about the importance of creating a makeup brand that caters to black women. Support the show

29 min
11/28/2022

Season 2 Ep 3: Ft Ruqayya Tofa-Basheer

Ruqayya started raw beauty in 2017. She suffered from eczema at a young age and the products she used weren’t effective. She turned to more natural alternatives. Raw beauty is an eco-luxury beauty brand that believes in clean beauty. The products are formulated using natural ingredients from Northern Nigeria. Support the show

39 min
11/11/2022

Season 2 Ep 2: Ft Doyinsola Afolabi

Doyin started her brand because she couldn’t find an affordable eyebrow pencil in Nigeria. Mac’s brow pencil was too expensive when converted to Naira. Her “Browgasm” product blew up. She grew up with a lot of beauty products and magazines. The business has since changed its name from “beauty line by Didi”to “Didibeauty”. Support the show

26 min
10/28/2022

Season 2 Ep 1: Ft Abiola Desalu

Abiola launched Modara naturals officially in 2015. The products are handmade using 100% natural ingredients. Many of the ingredients are sourced from Africa. We spoke about the importance of empowering local communities on the continent by sourcing ingredients from farmers. As usual, we discussed one of the most important issues in beauty, colourism, and how widespread it is. It is not only a problem in Africa, but also Asia. It brought us back to the biggest why behind the Reine Africaine brand. Support the show

29 min
07/16/2022

Season 1 Ep 10: Ft Violet Addy

Season Finale!! Violet described how building Byote had given her purpose. During the lockdown she had a lightbulb moment. Her favourite brands had closed, and she realised that the seeds in which oils are extracted from by the international brands are grown in Africa. That is when she decided to go into prodution. Byote places a huge emphasis on bringing non mainstream oils to the market. Their seeds are from local farmers in the north. Support the show

25 min
06/25/2022

Season 1 Ep 9: Ft Majiri Igboegwu

Majiri studied chemical engineering, because she always wanted to be an entrepreneur. She knew that chemical engineering would give her the problem solving skills needed to run a company. After graduating from university in the U.K she worked at a factory. The factory decided to ban weaves. She cried because she had no clue what she was going to do to her hair. She eventually realised that she did not need to relax her hair anymore. Support the show

49 min

TRAILER

Intro

Hello Everyone, Black women have been excluded from the global beauty industry for the longest time and it is a mission of mine to create a community for us to excel in the industry. The notion that African brands are subpar is far from the truth. There are women across the continent creating amazing brands. The Reine Africaine podcast provides a platform to share their phenomenal entrepreneurship journeys, their creative process, challenges faced, lessons learnt , as well as their top tips for self-care and beauty. Also, look out for my solo episodes too where I share my personal tips. I hope you feel inspired to pursue what sets your soul on fire. Jessica Adetu xxx Support the show

12/03/2021

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Reine Africaine podcast shares beauty and wellness tips for black women as well as beauty entrepreneurial journeys. We discuss the lack of diversity in the beauty industry and A-beauty as the next big thing. The aim is to encourage black women around the world to prioritize their well-being. The way you feel internally is just as important as the way you look externally. Growth is essential to living a purposeful life.

Creator

Jessica Adetu
Years Active

2021 - 2023
Episodes

17
Rating

Clean
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