Hey guys, welcome back to Skin Anarchy. Today is our 800th episode and I could not be more thrilled to celebrate this milestone with an interview that brings you one of the most amazing individuals in the beauty space. She is truly a force and she has created such an empire with not only her brand, but the legacy that she's created alongside.

Today, we are going to be celebrating her newest book that has just come out,

has been released, so make sure you guys check that out before anything else.

And without further ado, please welcome Anastasia Suarez.

Welcome, Anastasia, I'm so, so honored to be hosting you today.

Thank you so much for having me.

I appreciate.

It's truly an honor, and I'm excited you wrote a book.

Putting all this wisdom out into the world, it's amazing to read from somebody who's been through it all and built something from the ground up.

It is beyond inspirational to see that. I would love to start from the beginning if you don't mind.

If you can tell us about what was it like coming to a new country, starting fresh, walk us down memory lane?

It was quite difficult. Remember, I didn't speak the language, didn't have a community

that usually supports you. It was quite traumatic for me. And so I came to United States with hope and with the desire to make a mark

and was quite shocking for me at the beginning.

The first six months, I think I cried every day.

Yeah.

Yeah, nobody talks about that, right?

You come to a new place and start fresh and also the language barrier.

How was that navigating? Well, that was one of the most difficult, I have to say, because not being able to

communicate is difficult. It was very hard. I used to take evening classes to learn. Remember,

in the same time, I was 31. It's very difficult when you are an adult to learn a new language.

If you are young, you don't even have an accent.

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