Xperience Development Hub, a social enterprise geared at enhancing female development and empowerment in Africa, is honouring ten (10) Ghanaian beauty practitioners and brands at the Xperience Womanity Awards. The award ceremony will be held at the Swiss Spirit Hotel and Suites in Accra on the 27th of April 2019.
These 10 beauty practitioners will receive the award for Beauty Enterprise and will join 100 female entrepreneurs being honoured in all entrepreneurial sectors in Ghana.
See which beauty practitioners made the list
1. Sandra Don-Arthur
Sandra Don-Arthur, Founder and CEO of Alexandrina Makeup, was the overall best make-up artist at the 2018 Ghana Makeup and Beauty Awards. She was also the official Maybelline make-up artist at the New York Fashion Week 2018.
2. Valerie Lawson
Valerie Lawson is one of Ghana's leading makeup artist and founder of CVL BEAUTY. CVL Beauty is known for providing beauty services to cater to specific beauty needs of each client. She has an impressive client portfolio and was crowned Bridal Makeup Artist of the year at the Ghana Makeup and Beauty Award.
3. Evita Joseph Asare
Evita Joseph Asare is the force behind the Evita Joseph Brand. Evita Joseph made an impressive career switch from a Mechanical Engineer to a beauty mogul. Her makeup products are must-haves in every beauty kit.
4. Violet Amo Amoabeng
Violet Amoabeng is the owner and founder of Skin Gourmet Limited, a natural skin care product line, made with locally sourced ingredients from Ghana. Her products can be found in Togo, Benin, South African and Sweden. Violet is a graduate in Business Administration from Shenandoah University, Winchester, Virginia, USA and was the winner of Dark & Lovely Beauty Accelerator 2017.
5. Valerie Obaze
Valerie Obaze is an award-winning beauty entrepreneur and founder of R&R Luxury. Her beauty brand has been featured in a plethora of publications including Elle magazine. R&R luxury is the perfect combination of authentic products and the answer to many skin care issues. Her passion for natural skin care products and PR, Valerie has created a significant brand that has been recognized all over the world.
6. Sacha Okoh
Sacha Okoh is the owner of SO Aesthetic Cosmetics, a Ghanaian makeup luxury brand. The SO Aesthetic's Ultra Coverage Foundation was crowned Best New Makeup Base Product of the Year at the Pure Beauty Global Awards 2019 held in Dubai. SO philosophy is to unveil the secrets of natural flawless makeup for all ages and ethnicity.
7. Lawrencia Owusu
Lawrencia Owusu is a top makeup artist in Ghana. She was crowned makeup artist of the year at the maiden edition of Ghana Makeup Award 2017. Lawrencia has also worked with leading beauty brands including Benefit Cosmetics (USA), Cargo (USA), Elizabeth Arden(USA), Vera Moore(USA), Fashion Fair (USA), Dermablend (USA) and Becca Cosmetics (USA)
8. Regina Ama Dumah
Regina Ama Dumah is also one of Ghana's most promising makeup artist. She was crowned the FGHA Makeup artist of the year and Ghana Most Promising Makeup Artist at the Makeup and Beauty Awards 2019. She also works as a nurse.
9. Mami Gyamfua
Mami Gyamfua is the CEO of Oh My Hair, one of Ghana's largest hair distributors. Her client list includes Ghanaian
high-end individuals and celebrities.
10. Jessica Owusu Ansah Jessica Owusu Ansah leads the forefront of makeup vlogging and blogging in Ghana. She is a three-time award-winning blogger, content creator and YouTuber.