Hi all, welcome to the final episode of NHBF Shines On for the season! To cap it all off we welcome Dija Ayodele. Dija is an award-winning aesthetician with more than 15 years’ experience in the beauty industry. She's also an author, a business owner, and a consultant who educates us about the importance of looking after our skin.

Dija also champions diversity and her book, Black Skin is the definitive skincare guide for black women. She's someone who genuinely wants to help people have a better relationship with their skins.

To find Dija on Instagram head to ​​@dija_ayodele

To find our host Brooke go to @br00ke.evans on Instagram.

Today, we’re joined by Lan Nguyen-Grealis. She's worked with major fashion titles, Glamour, Vanity Fair, Earl, Grazia and Stella. She's an author of two books on makeup and someone who is a strong advocate for turning makeup into art.

She's also someone who has done it largely as a freelancer. On today’s episode we wanted to find out how she did it, and how you can make it in the beauty industry if you want to strike out on your own.

If you want to find more of Lan’s work, head to @lanslondon on Instagram.

To find our host Brooke go to @br00ke.evans on Instagram.

Today on the podcast we’re joined by Anne Veck. She has a three-decade long career in the industry and has been described as one of the most iconic hairdressers in the world by Hair Magazine.

She's had a long journey from France to running her own sustainable salon, and we wanted to hear all about it on today's episode. We discussed why you have to be careful of ‘green-weashing’ and why becoming more environmentally conscious can help you garner more customers.

If you want to hear more about how to run your own salon more sustainably, head to https://respectyou.me/salon-resource-toolkit/ and find all sorts of tips and tricks to make your salon greener. Also follow Anne on Instagram @annevecksalons

To find our host Brooke go to @br00ke.evans on Instagram.