What’s up Dreamers!
It’s been a real HOT minute. I am back with more blogs and posts to help anyone starting or looking to start a business. It has been a long and crazy ride the last few years the moment I decided to work for myself. I opened a lash business about 5-6 years ago, and that has been a passion of mine leading up to today. Today I am proud to say I own NOT ONE but TWO businesses in 2023. It is not easy when you want to be your own boss but it is so REWARDING. I have worked for companies that taught me very valuable lessons; good and bad. Overall, my experience as a boss babe, has been both stressful and beautiful. Everything I have gone through in this journey has made me wiser and stronger. I will say there are things I wish I would have done better to be more successful, but in divine timing everything will come in together. I believe in myself and this path I chose to take and I want you all to believe in yourself too.
Moon Sugar Artistry is my first baby, and I want to expand the company into something bigger. I thought of many ways I can utilize this company to make an impact in the world. Lash Extensions at first was a fairly new service so not many people were doing it back when I started the Lash Studio. I worked out of my house, traveled to clients, and worked for other lash companies to gain more skills. All of those adventures brought me to being able to open my own studio suite. Lashing became more than just gluing lashes on someone, it became a lifestyle I wanted to use to help people. Beauty services genuinely make us women feel good, even men love a good haircut. What I learned in this business is people did not just need a lash artist, but they needed a friend. They needed somebody to listen to them talk about things they can’t talk to other people about. I learned so much from all my clients and I also learned how to help them cope with their mental health. Our conversations and time together gave me an idea to start a podcast about mental health. (It’s still in the works, but its coming.) I wanted to start connecting with more people with blogs, podcasts, and livestreams to help people feel understood and beautiful in their own skin. Moon Sugar Artistry is still growing, and even though there had been some hard times, I’m so grateful I didn’t give up.
After a few years of lashing my brain off, I wanted more. If you’re like me and have to have multiple incomes, and multiple hustles. You understand why I had to DOUBLE IT with MYSTIQUE HAIR. Mystique Hair came from me losing hope in lashing to be honest. The vision I had for my Lash Company started to dissipate. I wasn’t seeing much growth and I was losing that passion and motivation I had in the creative process. So, I had an idea of trying to flip my business and bring back that passion for creativity. I wanted to keep myself in the same field but out the box a little bit. I thought about it for about a year and decided to start a Hair Company. I wanted to be the hair plug for my hairstylists, entrepreneurs and influencers. So, I created Mystique Hair. Now being back in the creative process mode is actually making me revisit my vision for Moon Sugar Artistry. Now I want to recreate and go back to the drawing board for my original company and find that passion again. Being in the creative process for one company brought motivation to expand the other. It was like a domino effect in the best way. Now I’m refocused and motivated to see both companies succeed. It’s two different businesses but they correspond with each other in many ways. The best part about it is that I’m utilizing my Cosmetology license and sticking to my field but making it apart of something bigger than just being a hairstylist or lash artist.
I am very excited for this new adventure, and I want to keep telling my story to those looking into being their own boss. I want to use this platform to help guide people through my experiences. I will be making this a weekly blog to touch base on how everything is going, what mistakes I have made and how I fixed them, and what I’ve learned along the way. Stay Tuned Dreamers & KEEP FOLLOWING THOSE DREAMS!
Love, Luna
Luna J Creations 