Reine Africaine Podcast
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.
Episodes
17 episodes
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 prod...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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26:00
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 ...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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31:30
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 ...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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29:12
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 produc...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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38:53
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...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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25:46
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 sou...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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28:30
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 int...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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25:06
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 ...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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48:52
Season 1 Ep 8: Ft Mayowa Akeredolu
NB Skincare was founded in 2019. Mayowa always had issues with acne and hyperpigmentation. She decided to study a masters in cosmetic science and fragrance in France. During her masters, she learnt how to formulate products and the business sid...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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22:40
Season 1 Ep 7: Ft Fikayo Da-Silva
Growing up in London, Fikayo always knew she wanted to be her own boss and run her own company. She decided to move to Nigeria to make this dream a reality, seeing as developing economies have more opportunities. We spoke about whether one shou...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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30:38
Season 1 Ep 6: Ft Jacqueline Adeseke
Initially Jackie set out to help her mum with her beauty brand. Her brother convinced her to take ownership of the brand and she hasn't looked back ever since. She states that finance is the biggest obstacle in running a beauty business. The st...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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29:13
Season 1 Ep 5: Ft Vanessa Mbaeteka
Vanessa grew up with skin problems and she struggled to find products that worked effectively. Her brand, HerSkin is the solution to her problems. She created this brand to share her story as well as help people solve some of the sk...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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37:44
Season 1 Ep 4: Ft Elaine Shobanjo
From a young age Elaine knew she wanted to go into the beauty industry. She decided however to start off her career in banking before making the transition. She has loved the transition so far. Hearing that girls went to the studio because of h...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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32:25
Season 1 Ep 3: Ft Esione Asakome
Esione transitioned from running a beauty blog to retailing international products and now manufacturing her own products. It's shocking that bleaching products are still patronised by Nigerians. We discussed suggestions for tackling this i...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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31:30
Season 1 Ep 2: Ft Oyin Alajogun
Oyin started Honey Beauty in 2021. The brand gained momentum in a short time frame. For someone who barely wore makeup and thought she would be spending her life coding. This is such an interesting pivot. "Tech bro" to beauty entrepreneur. ...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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34:20
Season 1 Ep 1: Ft Tejiri Arigbodi
The first guest ever on the Reine Africaine podcast is Tejiri Arigbodi. Tejiri runs a skincare blog called SkincarebyTej and recently launched a skin care brand called SkinbyTej. Tejiri explains why she started a luxury bodycare line. She also ...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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22:15