Ami Colé founder Diarrha N Diaye-Mbaye talks about what makeup means to her and how her clean makeup brand embodies that definition to empower women of color.
Diarrha N'Diaye-Mbaye grew up admiring the elegance, beauty and allure of the Black women she would see coming into her mother's Harlem hair braiding shop. Now, N'Diaye-Mbaye the founder of beauty company Ami Colé, makes sure to celebrate her culture by creating clean makeup for melanin-rich skin. Before starting her company, the beauty CEO worked in social media, marketing at beauty-focused jobs, for companies such as Temptu and L'Oréal.