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Beauty Spotlight
by Vallen Cordon
Five Questions
for Ms. Plush
“Is she wearing blue lipstick and rainbow
colored eyebrows?!” Well if she is, she’s
probably award-winning makeup artist
and personal stylist, Tyronsa Lawrence
better known as Ms. Plush. If you don’t
know her name yet, just stay tuned.
Hailing from Rocky Mount, NC, Ms. Plush
is CEO of Millionaire Status Makeup
Artistry and Plush Diamond Boutique, a
woman’s retail shop offering ladies’ shoes
and apparel from petite to plus size. She
also recently launched cosmetics line,
Platinum by Plush, offering high pigmented eye shadow and lip gloss. Just who
is this Ms. Plush, and how did
she become a small town girl
living out big city dreams?
Well, I don’t really know a lot of makeup artists personally, but I feel I have
a style of my own that when people see my work they will say “That’s a
Millionaire Status face right there” or “Ms. Plush must have done her makeup.”
Also I don’t see too many artists starting their own line. I am trying to take my
line from being independent to being a household name.
What’s your advice to other young ladies who may feel that their goal is
unattainable because of living in a “small town?”
How did you turn your dream of
exploring the world of beauty
and fashion into a reality and
who influenced you?
Honestly, I wish I could say “Oh
this is a dream I’ve had since I
was a little girl” but that’s not
the reality of it. I started getting
into fashion in my mid-20s, and
shopping became an obsession.
If I had $10 I was going to shop, not only for myself but for others. Shopping
became second nature to me so I turned an obsession into a profession, and
Plush Diamond Boutique was born. As far as makeup, so many people were
speaking it into my life, but I never paid attention to it. People were buying me
makeup brushes, asking me to do their makeup before going out. I even did
all the ladies’ makeup on my wedding day not realizing what I was actually
doing. Then one day I literally woke up and decided to play in some makeup
and brushes that I had received as a gift the year before, posted the look on
Facebook, and Millionaire Status was born. God laid this talent on me because
everything I do is self-taught, but my influence was reality TV. I would watch
and see all the fashion and makeup the ladies were wearing and ask, “Why can’t
the ladies of Rocky Mount and surrounding areas have those same styles?”
What sets you apart from other makeup artists?
With God ALL things are possible! Faith in God and yourself is what will help
you attain your dreams. Your surroundings don’t define you. Where you live has
nothing to do with how you live your life; only you can hold you back.
What is the most important beauty advice that you can give to women?
BE YOU! Don’t be afraid to be different and step out of what “folks” consider to
be normal. Wear whatever you wear with confidence. As I tell my clients, “Wear
the product; don’t let it wear you.”
What’s next for Ms. Plush?
Whatever God has for me, I am ready! Platinum by Plush will soon carry more
products such as foundations, brushes, eyeliners, etc. We plan on being a fullfledged line, carried in major cosmetic stores. Plush Diamond Boutique will
also be expanding in the near future.
For more on Ms. Plush and her products, check out her boutique at
www.plushdiamond.com and her cosmetics line at w w w. f a ce b o o k . co m /
PlatinumbyPlushcosmetics.
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