Awards & Accolades

Highlights

BCBNE birthed it's beginnings in nail art/nail care, expanded to makeup artistry/skincare, then hair/wig styling to barbering. Additional services in wardrobe/

fashion styling were finally added to complete the vision of a image consulting business. The journey of pursing an image consulting business has it rewards. 

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• Beauty/Barber Benevolence causes.

• B.A., Communications Radio/TV-Central State University (OH)​.

• Contributing Author-Milady's Standard Nail Technology book,6th edition.

• Manicurist & Hair/Makeup Artist listing-Film Florida Production Guide.

• Instructor Training-Barbazon Modeling School.​

• Microsoft Office Professional Certificate.

• USF Small Business Development training.

• Great American Teach In Certificate.

• Full Specialist Diploma.​

• Cosmetology Diploma.​

• Barber Diploma (Honors).​

• Cosmetologist-Walt Disney World Cosmetology.

• Manicurist Vendor-Wesley Chapel Toyota.​

• Management & Supervision Certificate.

• Entrepreneurial Training Certificate.

• Wardrobe-Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre.

• Personal Dresser-Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamboat tour.

• Manicurist- Versace HEAT Nail Lacquer event.

• Nail Artist - Forever XXI

• Previous Nail Specialist Program Board Member & Developer of a Nail Business Developed​ program - Hillsborough County Schools.

• Master Certificate & Field Tester-Creative Nail Designs. 

• Cosmetics Rep.-Iman Cosmetics.​

• 1996 - Current

Salon experience.

• 1999 - Current​​

Lifestyle/Beauty/Fashion Writer.  

-Nails Magazine's blog.

-ENTERNET Magazine. 

-Bernadette Thompson Nail Care Collection, (content writer: special event service menu).

• 2001

Golden Reel Award.

Teaching Certificate-Artistic Nails and Beauty Academy.

Nailpro Nail Competition Trainee Certificate.

• 2005​

Joe Francis Haircare Scholarship.

Freelance Makeup Artist-Bramm Films.

• 2006​​​​

Frutezia Fresh Style at Your Fingertips Contest winner - "Hidden Jewels," with a traveling nail art exhibit to​ art museums: Diverse Works Art Space, El Museo o del Barro & Atlanta Contemporary Art Center.

Manicurist-Revlon Beauty Bash.

Makeup Artist-Grown Man Films.

Marketing/Promotions-Kiss Color Cosmetics.

Educator-INM 

• 2007​​

Manicurist-Lippmann Collection event​.

Agenda Consultant-Stein Mart. 

Fashion Merchandising & Design studies.

Facial Specialist Consultant- RoC/More Magazine event.

• 2008

Beauty Expert - Rokosz Studios.

Makeup Artist/Manicurist-Home Shopping Network.

Makeup Artist- L'Oreal's Mall Space Tour.

Hair/Wigs-Wizard of Oz tour.

Personal Hair Styling for "Young Nala," in the Lion King tour.

• 2009

Nail Specialist Learning Leader for Paul Mitchell the School.

Trained Cosmetology Facilitator for Look Good Feel Better program.

Manicurist/Pedicurist & Nail Tech Lead-MobileSPA.

• 2010

The Art of Bridal Makeup Certificate.

• 2011​​​

Stage Makeup course.

Freelance Makeup Artist-MAC Cosmetics (2011-2016).

Manicurist-Christain Dior Institute training (Art Basel event). 

Freelance Makeup Artist-Fashion Fair Cosmetics.

Manicurist-Burt's Bees photo shoot.

• 2012

Makeup Artist-Mecedes Benz Fashion Week Swim.

Hair Stylist-Gold Digger Productions.

Hair/Makeup Assistant-Zioptan photo shoot.

Hair/Wigs/Makeup-Romeo & Juliette, Florida Grand Opera.

Beauty Culturist, Barber and Nail Executive was founded, (2012-Current).

• 2015

M.S., Entertainment Business-Full Sail University (FL).

• 2017

Vendor-Dade County Public Schools.

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