Basically Beauty

07 I really wanted to dig deep with Lauren Danuser today of local Phoenix boutique, Local Nomad. She moved to Arizona all the way from the midwest and purchased her store space before even stepping foot on the Arizona dirt. She knew what she wanted, quit her corporate job, got experience working in a San Francisco boutique, and launched Local Nomad a few years later. Local Nomad believes in the slow fashion movement and wants to pass along to their customers the stories behind the goods they sell. Most purchases one makes at Local Nomad are investments in the creative endeavors of entrepreneurs.

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• How Lauren first got interested in fashion and retail
• Her story of moving to Arizona and bringing Local Nomad to life
• How she buys the clothing and goods she sells in her store
• Dealing with social media and comparison

Product of the Week:

Wet Brush hairbrush

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Resources:

• localnomadshop.com
• Instagram: @localnomadshop

Basically Beauty is managed and edited by Nikki Butler Media.

06 Melissa Pruett of MELT By Melissa has an amazing story with a beginning that you’d never think would lead to where she is now. MELT By Melissa is a self-care studio with a confidence-boosting team of aestheticians that offer services for your brows, lashes, skin and so much more. In today’s episode, Melissa shares the story of life before MELT, feeling pressured to success from her family, battling with finding her passion, moving to Arizona and selling cars... Melissa certainly didn’t know she was destined to be a business owner from the get-go. She also shares her experience with building her first space from the ground up, and the feeling she gets when she walks through those doors each morning.

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• Deviating from your original career plan to begin something completely different
• Honing in on your passions and making those the focus of your business
• Manifesting your future with actual, physical practices
• Building four walls for your business to officially live in
• What beauty means to Melissa

Product of the Week:

UNITE 7 Seconds Masque

Download the 7-Day Hair Cleanse here!

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Resources:

• meltbymelissa.com
• Instagram: @meltbymelissa + @melissapruett24

Basically Beauty is edited by Nikki Butler Media.

05 The Lauren Style is probably how you recognize today’s amazing guest!! Lauren Schumacher is a photographer and lifestyle blogger and one of my very best friends. Lauren and I have so many bizarre similarities in life that I just knew we were destined to be in each other’s lives the minute we had our first conversation. After struggling to find the industry and career she wanted to spend her time in, and bouncing from several different trades, Lauren had realized her interest in photography was more than just documenting her stunning summer vacations. She took the leap to dedicate her professional career to this craft and has since become a sought-after branding and product photographer.

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• Struggling to find your professional path
• Mastering your craft through self-taught education
• Numerous tips and tricks for taking and editing photos
• Body positivity and feeling confident in front of the camera
• Lauren’s definition of beauty!

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Product of the Week:

UNITE 7 Seconds Detangler

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Resources:

• thelaurenstyle.com
• Instagram: @thelaurenstyle

Basically Beauty is edited by Nikki Butler Media.

04 Oh Hot ‘Gram! That is the name of the insanely successful online course about how to level up your Instagram game as a hair designer (“hair stylist” for those of you who are new to my lingo)! Jamie Dana is the mastermind behind this course. She began her career just as I did, renting a chair in a salon, building her book of business and making women feel confident with a beautiful new hair style. Jamie set herself apart from your typical hair designers by taking her business online and creating residual income for herself. I had been admiring her through the eyes of social media until one day, I gained the courage to slide into her DMs! A simple message had turned into a coffee date, which turned into a friendship. Jamie has so much to teach you all; I can’t wait for you to hear our conversation!

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• How Jamie helps other hairstylists grow their businesses outside the salon
• Going from hair designer to hair educator
• Building an online community
• Jamie’s top social media tips
• Creating and hosting Ember Retreat

Product of the Week:

UNITE Smooth & Shine

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Get more Basically Beauty @basicallybeautypodcast!

Resources:

• jamiedana.com
• Instagram: @jamiedanahairstylist

Basically Beauty is edited by Nikki Butler Media.

03 The spaces and environments that surround us contribute so much to our well-being and state of mind. It makes all the difference when you are in a beautiful room that inspires you to create and motivates you to spend each day with intention. This episode’s guest creates these memorable spaces daily for her clients. Lexi Lundberg, founder and lead designer of Lexi Grace Design, chats with me about why she chose the path of interior design and property staging, and what these stunning interiors that she creates actually mean for the people living in them.

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• How the need for home staging kick started her business
• The true purpose of creating beautiful interiors
• How Lexi grew her team
• Her family’s adoption story
• What beauty means to Lexi

Product of the Week:

UNITE 7 Seconds BlowOut Crème

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Get more Basically Beauty @basicallybeautypodcast!

Resources:

• lexigracedesign.com
• Instagram: @lexigracedesign

Basically Beauty is edited by Nikki Butler Media.