Global Beauty Ambassador MEDIA KIT maisie dunbar television and radio personality who has been featured on FOX TV, WOLB talk radio, TLC, BET, channel 8, GH TV, Moments In Ghana Reality TV show, and many others. Her work has graced several advertising campaigns for clients such as Samsung, Revlon, Ashley Stewart, Steve Madden, P&G, and Anne Klein. Maisie has also been interviewed by notable businesses in journalism such as the Washington Post, Washingtonian Magazine, Liberia’s own Daily Observer, and Front Page Africa. Unmatched in her expertise, she’s often recognized by major publications and cosmetology schools for her innovation and attention to detail.
A native of Liberia, West Africa and proud mother of an ambitious young man, Maisie has broken barriers as a leader in her industry, launching BluffaJo Cosmetics in 2006. A leading edge skin care and professional makeup brand, BluffaJo uses high pigment The name Maisie Dunbar is minerals and natural ingredients to enhance the beauty of women synonymous with beauty. With worldwide. In 2016, BluffaJo went global launching in West Africa more than two decades of industry , Ghana, Liberia, and Nigeria to rave reviews, and providing experience, she is one of the most sought- after celebrity beauty experts in the world. celebrity-quality products to a fast-growing African market.
Despite her busy schedule, this beloved beauty professional is passionate about mentoring and training others—regularly As founder of the Global Award-Winning Maisie Dunbar Global hosting sold out seminars on techniques and business strategies Experience based in metropolitan Washington, DC, Maisie has of the beauty industry and sharing her knowledge through earned a stellar reputation as a talented makeup artist, skilled international training in places like London, Ghana, Nigeria, nail influencer, holistic lifestyle professional, and a Global Citizen Liberia and South America, to name a few. Her awards are too for Beauty. Throughout her illustrious career, she has garnered many to list and include: Maryland Top 100 MBE Business of the numerous accolades and awards for her expertise in the fast- Year, Salon of the Year Winner by Nails Magazine, Café Mocha ‘Salute paced beauty industry. Her’ honoree, and the Minerva Entrepreneur Award.
With names like Donna Karan, Patti LaBelle, Cameron Diaz, Sharon In an interview with Modern Salon, Maisie stated, “I want to be Osbourne, Common, and Marjorie Harvey (named a lipgloss after part of showing what we, as an industry, can do to transform her), Maisie’s A-list clientele reads like the Who’s Who of fashion lives.” This global beauty maven is an inspiration to women the and entertainment. Her creativity, wealth of knowledge, and world over, and continues to blaze trails in her industry. professionalism have landed her work in the pages of Vanity Fair, O Magazine, Glamour, Italian Vogue, Ebony, and Essence and Seventeen, to name a few. Maisie is also a regularly featured CELEBRITY BEAUTY MAVEN | ENTREPRENEUR | AUTHOR
provides luxurious makeup in rich, bold colors for the woman who loves glamour, fashion, and all things beauty. This extraordinary brand uses all natural ingredients and contains no fillers, no parabens, and 100% micronized minerals—ensuring that not only does it look good on you, it’s also good for you.
The high quality ingredients protects the skin from pollutants throughout the day. The BluffaJo brand is non-comedogenic, and free of oils, parabens, dyes, talc, alcohol, fragrance, and other substances that can cause allergic reactions on sensitive skin. The brand is so effective in coverage and exceptional in quality that it has been used by high profile clients like Elise Neal, Tamera Mowry, KeKe Palmer, Regina King, and at events such as Mercedes Benz Fashion Week, Miami Swim Week, Runway Ghana, and the NAACP Awards to name a few. www.Bluffajo.com CLIENTS
BET Kirk Franklin Kim Coles Anna Maria Horsford Ann Klein Fantasia Steve Jackson (NFL) Deitrick Haddon ChapStick Mary Mary Isaiah Washington Lisa Nicole Carson Pilot Pen Co. Star Jones Anika Noni Rose Malaak Rock Lions Gate Ent. Diahann Carroll Cece Winans Dr. Bobby Jones Target Dionne Warwick Sophie Okonedo Bokeem Wobine PBS Angie Stone Elise Neal Ruven Afanador Public Broadcasting Service Anthony Hamilton Debbi Morgan Steve Madden Greibo Ent. Kelly Price Brave Williams Hill Harper Sevyn Streeter Common Dr. Joyce Banda Harriette Cole Veronika Bozeman (Former President of Malawi) Selita Ebanks Marcus Johnson Guns and Roses Chris Spencer Roberta Flack Zane (N.Y. Bestselling Author ) Chaka Khan Amina Salum Ali Eric Benet Sharon Page (Author) (Tanzanian Ambassador) Jasmine Sullivan Yara Shahidi Monda Webb (Filmmaker) Eleanor Holmes Norton Sharon Osborne Ama Abebrese (Congresswoman) Jamie Brown (Publisher) Sharon Leal Tyson Beckford Maxine Waters (Congresswoman) Pastor Jamaal Bryant Clay Aiken
MEDIA, AWARDS & HONORS
FILM, TV & RADIO PERIODICALS AWARDS & HONORS CNN Online Washingtonian TED Talk Scratch UK Magazine Columnist Expert Speaker WJLA ABC 7 News Washington Post Canadian Fashion Magazine Columnist FrontPage Africa Inaugural Fox 45 Baltimore New York Times Business of the Year (Liberian Awards) Fashion Correspondent Fox 5 DC Huffington Post Washingtonian Magazine Write Up Top 100 MBE TLC Italian Vogue (Business of the Year CND | Tippi Hedren Scholarship Program - Beauty Changes Lives BET Elle Entrepreneur of the Year) (Mentor/Judge) - Present TV3 Ghana InStyle Minerva Entrepreneur Award Judge Makeup Artistry Competition Moments In Ghana (TV Show) Harper’s Bazaar Vicki Peters’ “Aaamazing” Nail Tech Award 2015 The Washington Post Star FM/EIB Networks Ebony (Write Up) Montgomery County The Capitol Insider Seventeen Cosmetology School Salon Sense Magazine Zoo Babies (Film) Glamour (Board Member) (Contributing Writer) 7:33 am (Film) “O” Magazine Instyle, Essence & Ebony Magazine Salon Today Magazine (Write Up) (Beauty Expert) Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Liberia Travel & Life Nails Magazine/Nail Pro Columnist (NY & Miami) Salon of the Year Winner By Nails Ten Most Influential Nail Care Artistry Essence Magazine Radio One Leaders in North America Parents American Beauty Academy Nail Talk Radio One of the Most Influential Black Health Magazine Commencement Speaker Women in the Beauty Industry Ladies’ Home Journal NAHA (Nail Competition Judge) - Present Celebrity 101 Hairstyles Magazine TRADE MAGAZINES Good Housekeeping Nailympia (Speaker and Judge) (Top Salon Pro. Nail Care in USA) Nails Beauty Etc. Town & Country Maryland SkillsUSA Super Bowl Gospel Celebration Nail Pro Launchpad (Makeup Competition Chair) The Steve and Marjorie Modern Salon Dayspa Maryland Fashion Week Emcee Harvey Foundation (Kids Rock Fashion Show) Speaker American Salon Scratch (UK) Salute Her: Bridging Gap Award Salon Today (Salute Her: The Beauty of Diversity luncheon)
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