NaptrulyCanadian

** Makeup isn’t meant to hide you…

It’s meant to meet you where you are.

Skin first. Always.

10 minutes later — still you, just more intentional, more elevated!

Be honest…
Do you feel more confident with less… or more?”**

Prom glam doesn’t have to be heavy to be that girl ✨

Soft skin.
Clean glam.
Everything placed with intention.

This is the look that has you glowing in every photo…
and still feeling like yourself in real life.

If this is your vibe — don’t wait last minute.

💄 Prom & Grad bookings now open
📩 DM “PROM 2026” + your date

Soft corals and red tones today ❤️💋

Spring is almost here, but outside is still giving winter…
so I brought the warmth forward.

e.l.f. on the eyes and cheeks,
NYX liner + Essence liquid lipstick on the lips.

Skin intentional. Glow effortless.
Comfort meets polish.
Which lip combo do you like better?

Black history lives in the spaces our mothers built.

My mother didn’t just do hair — she created community, opportunity, and a place where women felt seen long before “inclusive beauty” became a trend.

Before Amisco… there was Cerese’s House of Beauty — a fully functioning salon in the basement of our childhood home on Whistling Hills in Alton Towers, Scarborough.
If you ever sat in that chair… you know. 🖤

She trained with intention — graduating from Bruno’s Hairdressing School and Tolpaz Academy, specializing in Black haircare.

She later continued her education at Centennial College, majoring in Business and Accounting — because she understood that mastering your craft also means mastering your business.

From a home salon…
to Amisco Beauty Supply (1995–2003)…
to mentoring professionals and serving our community with excellence — her work shaped not only an industry, but my purpose.

Women, stylists, barbers, and entrepreneurs walked through those doors. Many built their own dreams from what she helped nurture.

Today, her service continues in a new form — as a life coach, minister, and wedding officiant — still guiding people through life’s most meaningful moments.

And I carry that legacy forward through beauty, education, and creating spaces where women — especially women of color — feel confident, celebrated, and understood.

This post is more than memories.
It’s gratitude.
It’s lineage.
It’s proof that legacy lives on.

If you were ever part of Cerese’s House of Beauty or Amisco, I’d love for you to say hello below. 🖤

Drop LEGACY in the comments if you’re building something bigger than yourself.

Taking my hair from rest mode to color-ready 🌿

After 4 months wearing it natural, I wanted to treat my strands before coloring — especially where my greys are most concentrated at the crown and part line.

Fresh aloe was my prep step.
It hydrates, soothes the scalp, smooths the cuticle, and creates a protective layer so the color deposits beautifully without leaving my hair feeling stripped.

I focused my color where I needed coverage most, let it process, and the result… soft, shiny, healthy hair that still feels like MY hair.

I finished with bantu knots to keep my ends tucked and wrapped it up to protect the moisture (winter air is no joke ❄️).

And of course — nothing wasted.
The aloe shells went straight onto my skin because care is always full circle.

Aging, greys, texture — none of it scares me.
It just means we care differently, not less.

If you’re embracing your greys, transitioning, or just learning how to care for your hair better — you’re in the right place 💛

Well-seasoned skin deserves respect — not correction.

Skin carries history.
Hormonal shifts, stress, climate, lifestyle, and time all leave their imprint — and that isn’t something to erase. It’s something to understand.

Many women come to me feeling like their makeup suddenly stopped working.

Dryness, rosacea, pigmentation, dullness, texture, adult acne, metopaus— these changes are real, and they require a different approach.

My work is never about adding more.
It begins with thoughtful prep, barrier support, hydration, and formulas that move with the skin instead of sitting on top of it.

The goal isn’t to look different.
It’s to look rested. Fresh. Comfortable.
Still fully yourself — just with more ease.

This is what happens when artistry meets intention.

✨ If you’re ready to feel like yourself again, I’d love to work with you.

DM or email to book your session

✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽Sometimes resemblance isn’t about comparison.
It’s about continuity.

When I learned about Queen Ndatte Yalla Mbodj of the Kingdom of Waalo, I didn’t see someone to imitate. I saw a reminder.

A reminder that Black women have always led with resolve.
With dignity.
With refusal to be erased.

If we recognize ourselves in those who shaped history, maybe it’s not coincidence.
Maybe it’s responsibility.





What historical figure reminds you of your own strength?