9 to 5ish with theSkimm

Deepica Mutyala on Creating Her Seat at the Table

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Deepica Mutyala dyed her hair blonde and wore blue contacts trying to be like the cool kids in her Houston suburb. But soon she realized: being herself was in. Fitting into western beauty standards was out. Enter: Live Tinted, Deepica’s brainchild. Today, she shares how she turned her online community into a beauty brand that celebrates every shade of skin and in between. 


In this episode, Deepica shares:

  • What it was like growing up in Texas as a South Asian American girl
  • When she knew it was time to quit her day job to become a beauty influencer
  • How she knew she needed to create Live Tinted’s first product, the huestick 
  • Why she decided to vlog her the journey of freezing her eggs
  • How intentionally celebration her success keeps her from burning out

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