We had the good fortune of connecting with Alexis Delalama and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Alexis, we’d love to hear more about how you thought about starting your own business?
As a mother of 2 and a recent pandemic I feared losing my small business to the unclear of what our future looked like. I was so wrong about losing business, in fact I was the busiest I had ever been. I realized that no matter what the circumstances of the world today, most of us still need that one thing that makes us feel more beautiful, in this case Lash extensions. This made me want to help others have the opportunity to make money, whether it was on the side or a total career change. As a former single mom, I feel deeply for other women who had to raise a child on their own with little to no help financially. Something I also have been dedicated to in my career is offering high quality products, so I decided to start my lash training program and launch my very own lash brand! Since 2020 my business has grown tremendously and in September of 2021 I opened my own salon in Scottsdale,AZ ,MAD lashes! I now am working besides other amazing women also passionate about the beauty industry. We offer lashes, brow lamination and tint, teeth whitening, permanent make-up, spray tans etc. You name it, We got it! Today I feel blessed to be a business owner and to have built in a very uncertain time. I believe nothing is impossible!

Alright, so let’s move onto what keeps you busy professionally?
I think what lacks in this industry is communication. I’m not one to talk poorly about other businesses but what feedback I hear most is we are great at communication. I also hear our clients say that we are great with delivering to their expectations!

Let’s say your best friend was visiting the area and you wanted to show them the best time ever. Where would you take them? Give us a little itinerary – say it was a week long trip, where would you eat, drink, visit, hang out, etc.
If my best friend was visiting we would go get some appetizers at AZ88, and maybe a couple cocktails before heading out to the bars of Old town Scottsdale! I was a server/bartender in the scottsdale night life from 2011-2018! We would most likely be found at our old stomping grounds, Bottled Blonde!

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
I definitely owe my success to every single client who has supported me on my journey, whether that was me lashing you in my living room, my first salon suite, or now!

Website: www.madlashesco.com

Instagram: mad_x_mama

Yelp: MAD LASHES Scottsdale & Shea

Other: @madlashes_co

Image Credits
photos by @makeupbyashleywagner

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