Deepica Mutyala on Creating Her Seat at the Table
Update: 2022-10-19
Description
Deepica Mutyala dyed her hair blonde and wore blue contacts trying to be like the cool kids in her Houston suburb. But soon she realized: being herself was in. Fitting into western beauty standards was out. Enter: Live Tinted, Deepica’s brainchild. Today, she shares how she turned her online community into a beauty brand that celebrates every shade of skin and in between.
In this episode, Deepica shares:
- What it was like growing up in Texas as a South Asian American girl
- When she knew it was time to quit her day job to become a beauty influencer
- How she knew she needed to create Live Tinted’s first product, the huestick
- Why she decided to vlog her the journey of freezing her eggs
- How intentionally celebration her success keeps her from burning out
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