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Desiree Reid, EVP of IMAN Cosmetics Shares The Key To Making Change In The Beauty Community For Black People

Published on August 29, 2017

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Desiree Reid is the Executive Vice President of IMAN Cosmetics and Jay Manuel Beauty. We sat with this high powered exec to discuss the state of hair and makeup and the strides in the natural hair movement vs the makeup and beauty industry. She also shares the major key to making a difference and ensuring inclusion and diversity is here to stay within the industry.

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