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Tech Support Website Helps Influencers Make Seven Figures!

Black founder tech company Chloédigital helps content developers with technical support and growth strategies

Chloé Wattschloédigital, a leading tech support membership platform for content creators. Chloé is a self-taught coder, who launched the business in 2014 when she saw a real need for content creators to have access to technical support and growth strategy, in order to not only maintain their websites but also accelerate and grow them as a business.

They now have more than 300 global influencers on their membership programme, helping to grow their digital empires. Even though 2020 was a disastrous year for many, Chloe remarks that it was an interesting year to see how content creators and influencers, mainly female, were able to pivot and not only maintain their businesses but actually thrive throughout the difficult year.

Chloé is passionate about helping women use technology to create the life and career of their dreams, and she is most proud when she sees clients supporting their families with flexibility, they didn’t think was possible and reaching milestones, like buying houses or going full time into self-employment, because of the freedom a well-run blog and business gives them.

Also, as a young black female in tech, Chloé is particularly passionate about showing younger women and girls that a career in tech is achievable and accessible to them, breaking the pattern of under-representation in this space.

Our mission is to help women live the life of their dreams through technology. We have hundreds of millennial women on our membership who have built growing and sustainable businesses through their blogs.

We catch up with Chloé to discover more about her company…

Can you tell us about your businessChloédigital is the leading tech support membership for content creators. I launched the business in 2014 when I saw a need for content creators to have access to technical support and growth strategy, in order to not only maintain their websites but also accelerate and grow them as a business.

We now have more than 300 global influencers on our membership programme. We have tiered options for members from basic and consistent tech support through to growth strategy, road mapping and website and app development.

How did you come up with the idea for the company?I was always into tech growing up. When I was 15, I had a Myspace page, and you had to code to make your page look cute, so I taught myself. From there I started to help up and coming bands and artists to create their pages. I then went on to start designing websites for friends and small businesses.

With this knowledge and skill set I had been offering my services to influencers I knew for a while. I soon built a reputation and more and more influencers would contact me and ask to pay for me to fix issues on their site. I also started to see that influencers didn’t really have a partner to help guide them strategically around increasing traffic, ways of managing platinum wigs their campaigns to drive sales for brands and also how to start looking ahead at new ideas and opportunities. I then saw a real gap for an efficient service, through a subscription model, where we could offer packages that worked for each influencer.

What advice would you give to other aspiring female entrepreneurs?Feel the fear and do it anyway. Stand in your power and see what you are made of.

What can we hope to see from chloédigital in the future? As our customer evolves so does our product. Ecommerce has been a huge focus for us, and we have been guiding our members to think ahead and develop services that they own on their own sites. This means thinking beyond brand partnerships and delivering something to their audience through the knowledge they have. Whether that is selling apparel or a much-needed course to their audience. 2021 will see this growing even more and this is really exciting for me as it is totally in-line with our mission. I want to help women build the life of their dreams and that requires building and developing long-term strategy and products they can control and own.

www.chloedigital.com

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Carra- The New Natural Hair Advice Service

The world of textured and Afro hair care is about to change with the launch of Carra, a new natural hair advice service for curly and textured hair

Carra is a pioneering new hair advice service that combines science and data to offer customised hair routines, expert advice and personalised product recommendations for curly and textured hair.

There’s so much conflicting curly hair care advice on social media, that it’s hard to know what products and hair regimens work best for you. You may class your favourite hair guru as an expert but in reality, she’s only an expert with her own hair texture.And we often seek advice dark brown wigs based on how we perceive our hair to be instead of thoroughly understanding its uniqueness. The pioneering beauty-tech platform by founder Winnie Awa of Antidote Street, is set to revolutionise the afro/curly hair market.

What is Carra

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With its savvy combination of science and data, Carra is a new digital platform that offers custom hair care routines, expert advice and personalised product recommendations. It starts from the premise that not all hair textures are the same and each curl from 3A to 4C behaves differently. And if you’ve been struggling with your hair and finding there’s something missing in your haircare regime, help is at hand with Carra’s experts to guide you through what your hair needs, recommending products that will help your hair to thrive.

How it works

Imagine a hair prescription service. You fill in a thorough questionnaire about your hair, and using science, data and personalisation, Carra will pair you with their own professional hair coach, each of who understand the science of haircare, product ingredients formulation and have years of practical experience working with textured hair.

Carra hair coaches will perform an in-depth virtual consultation to fully understand needs and goals of each user based on their hair texture, health, type, and lifestyle. You will then be given your own hair care prescription (accessible via your profile on the Carra platform), featuring a personalised analysis of your hair, suggested routines and product recommendations. And you have the option of continued support over the following weeks or months.

The Carra Starter Package starts from ￡40/30mins. Visit Carra.co for more details.

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Wig Fix – Keep your hair on with this new invention

This anti-slip wig fixer by a black owned company, is the first wig invention in 55 years, and Kylie Jenner’s hairstylist loves it!

With over eight million women in the UK experiencing hair loss, linked to alopecia, cancer treatment and the ill effects of hair extensions, coupled with the fact that wigs have become the fashion accessory of choice for the world’s biggest celebrities, beauty influencers and social media creators, it’s no surprise that wigs are estimated to become a five billion pound global industry by 2024.

One of the key gripes from wig-wearers is slippage. When a wig slips, it is inconvenient and embarrassing, but it can also severely damage hair by pulling on the hairline. Traction alopecia is form of gradual hair loss, caused primarily by pulling force being applied to the hair. It is particularly prominent in African and Caribbean women due to protective styling, and the greater use of wigs and hair extensions within the community. In fact, the British Journal of Dermatology reports that over 31% of African women with relaxed or natural hair will experience some form of traction alopecia.

Aasiyah Abdulsalam (above) set out to correct through her company The Renatural.Aasiyah explained, ‘I set up the Renatural in 2019 because after writing a dissertation about wig manufacturing and spending 10 years as a wig stylist, I felt like the beauty industry was experiencing so much innovation and the wig industry was being left behind. There’s a lot of creativity and DIY solutions from stylists and customers but the products offered just aren’t matching up.’

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Aasiyah continues, ‘We are creating, bonding and attaching our wigs the same way the ancient Egyptians did 3,000 years ago. Current methods of attachment are harmful (causing issues such as skin infections, tension headaches and traction alopecia). They are also time-consuming, unrealistic and expensive. Customers are wasting time, money and are dangerously impacting their health using the current adhesives available for the hair extension/beauty market, such as sticky glues/gels and ineffective clips and combs, elastic bands and grips.’

To combat the stress on the hairline, Aasiyah created the Wig Fix, ￡25,– a specially engineered, silicone headband that secures your wig while protecting your scalp and promoting natural hair growth underneath. It is a universal size, works with all full wigs, lasts for years and can be worn on heads with or without bio hair.

This clever little headband works on all full glue-less wigs, including full-lace and wefted, and is X-ray transparent to suit all skin tones. However, it can also be easily tinted to your preference at home. When worn, it is completely hidden by the wig, and is 100% hypoallergenic. Silicone is water repellent and heat dissipating, so sweat and moisture will not affect its gripping qualities.

such as Kehlani, Kahh Spence and Patricia Bright – and Kylie Jenner’s hairstylist, Tokyo Stylez swears by it.

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20 of the Coolest Grey Afro Hairstyles on Pinterest

Being grey no longer marks you out as being old or behind-the-times. These are the coolest styles we’re vying for on social media

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Why Ghana braids are so hot right now

You can’t go through your Instagram or Pinterest feeds without tripping over someone wearing Ghana braids. It’s easy to see why, they’re stylish, detailed, and versatile.Jemima in Ghana braids

Blackbeautyandhair.com’s Jemima Cousins chose Ghana braids for her holiday look. ‘Ghana braids are the definition of cool. Style-wise you can do what you want, how you want. The length, colours and designs are limitless,’ says Jemima. check out our Ghana braids gallery.

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High Demand for Hair and Beauty Freelancers Post-Covid

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A third of Brits are struggling to book hair and beauty appointments in salons, with demand for freelance professionals growing The majority (51%) would prefer to have some hair and beauty appointments at their home according to a survey by Capital Hair and Beauty

Despite much of the country back up and running to nearly pre-pandemic levels, a third of Brits (33%) are still struggling to book hair and beauty appointments that suit their schedule, with haircuts being the hardest to come by as (15%), according to a new study.

Other in-demand services where appointments are proving hard to come by of late include a hair wash, cut and green afro wig blow-dry; gents’ haircut; highlights; and a full head of colour.

The UK’s largest independent supplier to?hair and beauty?professionals,?Capital Hair and Beauty,?surveyed 2,000 UK adults to find out just how many are struggling to book in for treatments and services at salons, and whether this indicates an opportunity for more mobile and freelance hair and beauty professionals.

The research revealed that the demand is varied across different cities, with Londoners experiencing the greatest shortfall of appointments, as 43% struggle to book in for their favoured services right now. Four in ten Mancunians (41%) also shared they cannot get an appointment, making it the second hardest place to book in-salon treatments.

City?%?of?people who are struggling to book salon appointments?right now

Due to the high demand for salon appointments following covid-related closures, many are considering turning to independent, mobile or freelance hairdressers and practitioners to guarantee themselves a slot. In fact, the majority of Brits (51%) said they would prefer to have a hair or beauty treatment in the comfort of their own home, rather than head to a salon.

When it comes to the treatments the nation would prefer to have at home, one in three (31%) would rather have a freelancer come to them for a haircut, while one in ten (11%) would like a hair wash, cut and blow dry without having to travel to the salon.

Freelance hairdressers may want to revisit their price list too, as the survey also revealed that people would pay more for at-home and out of hours appointments. Almost half (46%) of UK consumers stated they’d be willing to pay more than usual (salon prices) for an appointment with a freelance or mobile hairdresser or beauty therapist at their home, with more than a third (37%) admitting they would be happy to spend up to 20% more for this luxury.

At home treatments were found to be most popular in Northern Ireland, with 59% of those in Belfast preferring to have some hair and beauty appointments at home. Over half (53%) of those in Manchester would also rather have some home appointments over heading into their usual salon.

City?%?of?people who’d?prefer to have home appointments?for some treatments?

Flexibility around working hours is a big advantage for freelance hairdressers and beauticians, especially amongst those that don’t mind working later into the evening, as half of those surveyed (50%) also said they’d spend more to get an out of hours appointment.

Forty percent also said they value the flexibility around appointment times so much so that they would pay 20% more for an appointment outside of usual salon hours.

This surge in demand for at-home appointments and out of hours treatment may have some professionals considering whether they should go solo.

With work-life balance becoming more of a focus for UK workers following the uncertainty brought about by the pandemic, the wider benefits of a freelance career path such as flexible working hours the freedom of managing your own schedule, finances, and client base, not to mention the opportunity for complete creative control, can be particularly attractive.

Chloe Pullen, a?25-year-old?hairdresser from Whitchurch, Shropshire, has been?freelance for?two and a half years, and describes it as the best thing she ever did for her hairdressing career.

In fact, she revealed that going freelance has doubled her salary.?

Chloe said: “I would make the same amount in a day freelancing as I would make in a week employed. This is not to say it would happen for everyone.?I had very good training which made keeping and growing clients easier for myself.

“Sometimes, you do start off with less money than when you were employed, but it didn’t take long until I was making more money in much less time.

“It has meant I can take?complete?control of my business and working?hours. It?has?had?its challenges?and?can be very scary at the start not knowing your income from month to month.

“I was very worried about?business?after lockdown,?but I have found that if anything people are more appreciative of hairdressers after?having?to do their own hair and I’ve not lost any clients at all,”

Samantha?Shamplina-Burkwood?, Marketing Manager?at?Capital Hair and Beauty commented on the findings:? “It’s great to see this demand in the UK for more mobile, independent and freelance hairdressers across the country. Some will prefer to work in a salon and others will like going to their client’s homes for their appointments, and this shows that there are plenty of options out there.

“Freelancing or being a mobile hairdresser can offer people the chance to take charge of their own business and have more flexibility over many aspects of working life such as their hours, creativity, client list and price lists, as well as benefitting consumers.

“When considering making the change and being a freelancer?it’s important to look at the associated costs you’ll face, as you will be setting your own prices?to reflect these. Considering things like equipment, products and then business expenses like?insurance and travel means that you won’t get any surprises if you do decide to make that switch.”?

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Five skincare tips for natural brides

Getting married is stressful! Let’s face it! I say this, because I’m days away from tying the knot and for the most part it has been a joyous season in my life. But the truth is, my hair, skin and nails have taken a mini-battering due to the focus on the bigger things like; decorations, legal paperwork, family etc. By Dr Clare Anyiam-Osigwe

Here are my top tips to looking like a goddess on your big day!

1. Apply a face mask weekly.Best masks: Premae Plush Therapy Masque (￡17.99/100ml) with kaolin clay and superfood cocoa butter for 45 minutes to remove blackheads. 3107-Skincare’s Deep Cleansing Makeup Remover (￡34.99/ 60ml) used as a mask is beautifully infused with apricot and jojoba oils, which lift off impurities helping to nourish the epidermis. I tried this with a face steamer and loved it!

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2. Cleanse with a face oil.Best Face Cleansing Oils: Premae Pretty Parched Nourishing Cleanser (￡29/ 120ml), for dry skin, contains ginger oil and unrefined safflower oil. Antonia Burrell’s Natural Glow Cleansing Oil (￡50/100ml) comes highly recommended: ‘I’m a cleansing oil junkie and it’s a mission to find an all natural?cleansing oil that also washes off. On days when I want to give my skin a treat, the?herbal scent soothes the senses and it truly?does leave the skin clean and glowing.’ Lynda D’aboh, Founder, Wonderlusting

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3.Invest in a powerful eye cream. The eyes. The window to the soul. It’s not secret that you will be tired leading up to and on your wedding day. To keep the under eyes looking bright and fresh you should invest in a good eye cream at least three months before you say, ‘I do’. Apply it after moisturising the whole face. Gently tap it into the corner of the eye socket, all the way around to the outer edge. Where possible, try not to rub your eyes when you wake up.Gently pat the eyes with a clean cold wet flannel to stimulate the blood flow. My old faithful is Bobbi Brown’s Extra Repair Eye Creme (￡44/15ml).

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4. Change your pillow cases. An old fisherman’s wife tale, but I’ve definitely noticed the difference. By switching from a cotton to a silk pillowcase, I seem to retain more of the moisturiser and my skin feels a lot smoother to touch.

5. Don’t have a facial. People love to try and visit me at Harley Street in the month of their wedding and I simply turn them away. I insist in seeing clients as early as four months, but not later than six weeks prior to the big day. Simply put, the skin will detoxify for at least two weeks pink long wigs after the facial, which means you may breakout, have white/black -heads seeping from pores while the skin administers its own ‘waste removal’ especially after one of my Plush Therapy Extraction Facials (￡75 for 60mins/ ￡125). Prioritise and plan your treatments in advance so you don’t have to cover up imperfections on the day or wear concealer because you’ve just waxed and your pores are red and pronounced.

That being said, I wish you the very best with your pre- and post- nuptial skin. Drink lots of water (I find using Acquablend’s Fruit Infusion Bottle, ￡25, makes it fun and easy to consume different freshly squeezed water of your choice on the go), www.acquablend.com

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World Afro Day 2017

Aiming to tackle the issue of bias against afro hair which has been previously overlooked

The inaugural World Afro Day, which takes place on Friday 15 September 2017, aims to celebrate the value and beauty of natural hair. This is an opportunity to change the often-negative perceptions that exist around afro hair with an event that people of all backgrounds and hair types can enjoy.

The WAD team will be attempting a RecordSetter World Record for the ‘Largest Hair Education Lesson’ at the event in London, England. Five hundred children of all backgrounds will take part in the world record, which will also be live streamed across the world via social media.

WAD Founder, Michelle De Leon, believes education is key to changing the way people view afro hair and this starts with young people;

“Their mental well-being and self-esteem are a top priority,” says Michelle “It’s in all our interests to promote self-love and make young people, no matter what their hair blue hair wig type: curly, straight, wavy or coily, feel great about themselves. No limitations should be placed on a person of African descent because of their original hair type; whether they choose to be a ballerina, sit on the board or run for Prime Minister.”

Alongside their world record attempt, the World Afro Day team will be hosting a public debate to discuss how various industries can support the inclusion and appreciation of afro hair in the workplace. The esteemed panel includes model and mumpreneur, Keisha Omilana, Berkley Professor and Campaigner, Angela Onwuachi-Willig, and internationally acclaimed hair stylist, Vernon Francois.

Be part of the movement and purchase tickets for this event here.

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Ooh Baby Baby! Salt-N-Pepa make-up range

Take a trip back to the 90’s with this new make-up collaboration between hip hop duo Salt-N-Pepa and Milani Cosmetics

The collaboration with Milani Cosmetics includes lip kits and eye shadow palettesSalt-N-Pepa have teamed up with Milani Cosmetics and are bringing back 90’s attitude in a big way, thanks to this latest beauty collab. The pair, real names – Cheryl ‘Salt‘ James and Sandra ‘Pepa‘ Denton were very involved in choosing the colours 80s wigs female with Pepa commenting, ‘I wentthere hands on and I was in there, because colors are very important. Iknow what I like to wear… your face is like a canvas, and I was so happyto be able to play with all of the different colors.’

Now you can channel the energy of the duo’s confident, fun-loving spirit with this chart-topping four-piece collaboration, personally picked by the first ladies of hip hop.

The packaging is heavy with retro sass, featuring photos of the pair from back in the day, rockingtheir signature bright tunics and gold hoops and chains.

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