The Inimitable Isamaya Ffrench on Her Well-Rounded Beauty Career, AI, and Creating
Gloss Angeles
Kirbie Johnson and Sara Tan
4.8 • 679 Ratings
🗓️ 20 June 2025
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, Sara sits down with Isamaya Ffrench, boundary-pushing makeup artist, creative director, and founder of Isamaya Beauty. She shares how it all began with painting faces at kids’ birthday parties, and the wild, wonderful road that led her to creating unforgettable looks for Rihanna and redefining the rules of beauty. From her early influences in 3D art and industrial design to the moment she finally felt “seen” in the industry, Isamaya reflects on the evolution of her artistry, her brand’s journey to Sephora, and the five products she always keeps in her kit.
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| 0:00.0 | G-M, Los Angeles. |
| 0:05.6 | Hi, Kirby. |
| 0:07.1 | Hi, Sarah. |
| 0:08.4 | Welcome to Los Angeles. |
| 0:14.3 | Okay, I am here by myself, sadly today. |
| 0:17.5 | Kirby is not with us, but we have an incredible guest that we have been waiting |
| 0:22.9 | to have on for so long from across the pond, as they say. We have British makeup artists, |
| 0:29.3 | creative director, beauty innovator, and genius, Isamaya French on Glasgow. Welcome. Welcome. |
| 0:35.7 | Thank you. We're so happy to have you here. Thank you. |
| 0:38.4 | Well, I thought I was coming to Sunny Los Angeles, but actually it's a little bit, it's a little bit misty outside. |
| 0:43.6 | It's June gloom. It's June gloom, which is a thing. But also, it's been really cold for like the whole year, |
| 0:48.7 | so I'm not really sure what's happening. I hope you get a little bit of sun by the end of your trip. Sunny energy. Yes. |
| 0:54.3 | So you just came back from the Business of Fashion event. |
| 0:58.1 | Yes. |
| 0:58.3 | How was that? |
| 0:59.4 | It was awesome. |
| 1:00.8 | It's my second year. |
| 1:02.3 | They've been running for three years. |
| 1:03.3 | I was on a jury. |
| 1:04.4 | So we were looking at these, you know, new brands. |
| 1:08.2 | And it's really fun for me because not only I get to meet founders, |
| 1:11.5 | which I love, because, you know, working in makeup, I get to meet hairstylists, but I don't get |
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