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Makeup Artist & Confidence Coach Adedoyin Omotara Unmask your Beauty My name is Adedoyin Omotara, the founder of Adoniabeauty, a beauty services and products company dedicated to help women unmask their beauty. Unmask your Beauty – Embrace your soul essence – Let your inner light shine! This is the powerful mantra behind “Adoniaa” the uniquely enlightened makeup line designed by me, a Nigerian-born, electrical engineer turned makeup artist and women’s empowerment advocate. Seeking the spiritually creative fulfillment missing in my successful corporate career, I determined to resolve the concern that beauty today, far from being that poetic ‘joy forever’ is unfortunately a source of insecurity, shame and stress for countless women. My inspirational teaching events promote beauty, inside and out, to an audience of women of all ages, particularly mothers and daughters. In September 2016, I launched my first set of colour cosmetics with an event I themed “Unmask Your Beauty.” Women from different backgrounds, cultures and walks of life came to celebrate with us. My makeup artists picked women randomly from the audience for a makeup session at the show. Then we got the women to walk the run- way answering one question: “What is beauty?” The women had different things to say: Beauty is confidence; beauty is showing up authentic; beauty is vulnerability. I concluded with ‘beauty is personal.’ Simply put, “Beauty is who you are at your core.” Women left the event inspired, uplifted, empowered and validated that they all had beauty inside. An important discovery I made in the last year, was to fully integrate my purpose into my business. The main reason I started Adoniaabeauty was to connect women to their individual beauty. This was not fully integrated into my business when I started it, but as soon as I took a step back and wrapped the message around my business properly, my business revenue increased and the potential for my business growth multiplied. I constantly challenge my underlying beliefs and assumptions by learning every day. I love to read books that nourish my soul. I also love listening to people that inspire me to greatness. I am constantly inspired by people impacting the world – people who take action to solve problems or causes that are close to their hearts. People who have fully discovered their purpose. One of my greatest inspirations is Tara Fela Durotoye who not only started the first makeup school in Nigeria but empowered women financially through her business. Another great inspiration for me is Michelle Obama who passionately worked on projects that were close to her heart and impacted the lives of so many young girls when she was the First Lady of America. All my personal and business decisions are based on my values – Joy, Freedom, Connection, Integrity and Generosity. Founder, Adoniaabeauty Inc. ADEDOYIN OMOTARA Makeup Artist & Confidence Coach www.adoniaa.com [email protected] 8