Diarrha N’Diaye-Mbaye, founding father of makeup brand Ami Colé, is having a full-circle moment.
After launching Ami Colé in 2021 with the aim of delivering quality cosmetics to those with darker skin tones, N’Diaye-Mbaye has landed her first retail partnership with Sephora — where the founder previously worked as a sales associate during her undergraduate years at Syracuse University.
N’Diaye-Mbaye went on to finish stints at L’Oréal and Glossier before harnessing her dexterity in product development for her own brand, Ami Colé, which is able to roll out online and at 277 U.S. Sephora doors starting Dec. 30.
“It’s been each surprising and energizing to see that our thesis was correct: that ladies of color are on the lookout for recent ways to...
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