Maricella (“Mari”) learned early on that a regimen of good skin care will have positive and lasting results. Years of continuous research of skin care products and cosmetics led Mari to her career as a makeup artist and skin care consultant.

Although she’s been doing makeup on friends and family since she was 4 years old, her official journey started after being laid off from her oil and gas job in 2015. It was at this point that Mari decided to turn a lifelong hobby and passion into a full time business and launched Makeup By Mari, LLC.

Mari has lived in Houston her entire life and had built a large network thanks to her education at Saint Agnes Academy. Working out of her boutique in The Woodlands, she provides Makeup Lessons, Skincare consulting, beauty products and her custom made jewelry line to her clients. Her staple offering, Mother Daughter lessons, have ultimately proven very successful in the Woodlands and she is looking to expand her services to different locations in Houston.

In a digital world, Mari’s business success relies heavily on word of mouth and successful internet campaigns on Yelp, Instagram and Facebook.

Mari joined me in the studio to talk about her journey from the Oil and Gas to digital savant and makeup beauty/jewelry entrepreneur. Funny how our corporate careers careers in Oil & Gas led us to our passion in entrepreneurship. We discuss the humble beginnings of our budding relationship and what is to come for the future. During this interview Mari was not pregnant, but since we have recorded, she gave birth to her daughter, Emilia!

During our conversation, Mari contributes our first guest, Brandi (Holmes) Bowie and the podcast as motivation and encouragement in her own field. She took away many creative ideas and we hope that you will do the same during this show! Maricella has also donated an item from her jewelry boutique that is now on sale at In Their Closet. The necklace is absolutely gorgeous and will be listed online. Please check our social media sites for more details on how to purchase unique, hand crafted piece.