Authors

Ashunta Sheriff-Kendricks is an Emmy-nominated celebrity makeup artist with over 20 years in the beauty industry. Through her work on major Academy Award-winning motion pictures and through her work on the iconic character “Cookie” from the Fox hit TV show Empire, Ashunta has become the red carpet go-to artist for many of today’s A-listers in Hollywood. Ashunta created Ashunta Sheriff Beauty to bring easy-to-use, quality products to create flawless, stunning and radiant makeup looks for all skin tones.

Karen Chambers is Senior Editor of Sisters From AARP and a multicultural beauty, lifestyle and branding strategist. She is a former executive with IMAN and Dark & Lovely Cosmetics, contributing writer for Black Enterprise and editor of Black Elegance magazine. The coauthor of Beauty Stories from Around the World has guest lectured on cultural diversity and inclusion at FIT and the UN and serves as chair of the DEIB Taskforce of Cosmetics Executive Women.

Celebrity stylist and author Susan Moses has built an illustrious career steeped in the culture of fashion editorials, advertising, film, television, music, and red-carpet events.Her clients have included Queen Latifah, Kathy Bates, Wynonna Judd, Jill Scott, Brandy and many others. Her book The Art of Dressing Curves has been deemed the bible for plus-sized fashion by InStyle and is an homage to her curvy muse.

Jenyne Raines is a freelance writer, author and content creator. The Brooklyn native is a beauty and lifestyle expert whose work has been featured in Essence, InStyle and Cosmopolitan. She has also produced content for style brands such as Revlon and Clairol. When not on the lookout for the best skin tint, she can be found enjoying fine restaurants, museums, concerts or the Westminster Dog Show.