Danessa Myricks
Founder & CEO
- Société
- Danessa Myricks Beauty
- Description
- Danessa Myricks is a makeup artist, photographer, entrepreneur, educator, and one of the beauty industry’s most influential innovators. Over the course of a career spanning more than 25 years, she has redefined the way products are created, taught generations of artists around the world, and helped shape the future of beauty through groundbreaking product innovation. Before launching Danessa Myricks Beauty in its current form in 2015, Myricks began creating innovative products in the basement of her home to address the void she saw in the beauty industry. Her expertise in product development helped shape collections for some of the industry's most beloved beauty brands, generating more than $1 billion in retail sales. After beginning her career in healthcare, marketing, and beauty publishing, Myricks became a self-taught makeup artist and photographer, building a global following through makeup bootcamps, educational DVDs, trade shows, and international masterclasses. Her work behind the scenes developing products on a global scale exposed significant gaps in product performance, shade inclusivity, and representation. Inspired by the needs of the community she served and determined to challenge the status quo, she evolved her business into what is now Danessa Myricks Beauty, creating a brand rooted in innovation, artistry, and inclusivity. Referred to as the “Willy Wonka of Beauty”, Myricks takes a revolutionary approach to product development resulting in award-winning, innovative, multi-use products. She continues to push the industry forward with innovative makeup products that are beloved worldwide. Since launching her brand, Danessa Myricks Beauty has been awarded over 110 accolades including 9X Allure Best of Beauty awards, Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies List, and honored 2X on WWD’s Most Powerful Beauty Brands List among many others. Myricks remains rooted in her artistry as her brand expands around the world, keeping community-building at the forefront. As CEO, she runs the business based on a mission to build confidence through beauty and she powers a global community on the foundation of love, creativity, and diversity. But the most rewarding part of her work is receiving inspiring words from people who previously felt underrepresented, unseen, or ignored by beauty brands, now finally land at a brand made for all, Danessa Myricks Beauty.
Speaker on
The Art of Colour: A Makeup Artists Round-table
Conference
09/17/2026
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14:45 - 15:30
(GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)