Today we’d like to introduce you to Marche’ Graham.
Hi Marche’, thanks for sharing your story with us. To start, maybe you can tell our readers some of your backstories.
Crazy enough I can’t remember my official start, however, I can remember when I started showing up online as my authentic self in a fuller and more transparent capacity. I say I can’t remember my start because creating and sharing makeup, fashion, and hair just came naturally for me.
I enjoy those things and showing my creativity in that way. In 2019, I walked away from a toxic relationship and engagement and started sharing parts of my healing process online to my surprise so many people related and found my words inspiring.
Through that extremely hard process, however, I got tired of wishing I could be in a certain place, wishing I could be a certain type of woman, and started showing up as her. I’m far from where I want to be but being consistent, authentic, and having fun with everything I do has proven that I can do it.
I was the only thing standing in my way, so I moved to the side and I’ve had my foot on the gas ever since.
Alright, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall, and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
This has definitely not been a smooth road, my struggle at first was self-doubt. I wasted a lot of time wondering what others would think of me and my content, especially when sharing my healing journey.
The only way through that was to do it, it might have felt uncomfortable at first and it’s something that I still sometimes struggle with today but I am better at quieting those thoughts. As long as I was happy with what I was putting out then it was good enough, everyone else’s validation was extra. Another major struggle was handling the unexpected ebbs and flows of my own healing/self-love journey.
When I chose to share parts of my story online, I didn’t just want to share when I had it all together. However, it’s not easy to be authentic and transparent when you are actually still in a dark place. I found sharing therapeutic after a while but it did not happen overnight.
Thanks – so what else should our readers know about your work and what you’re currently focused on?
I’m known for my makeup, fashion, and natural hair content. I create tutorials, creative videos with transitions or videos for inspiration with the ultimate goal being inspiring others. I specialize in fun, maximalism style fashion and makeup. I’m a vibrant person and it reflects in my style, which is my favorite way to be creative and express myself.
I would have to be most proud that I am able and that I allow myself to be creative in multiple ways. I am also a freelance makeup artist and I absolutely love making people feel extra beautiful for whatever special day or occasion they have, it’s really one of the best feelings ever. For years though, I would stress about fitting into one box creatively until I realized I was blessed with multiple talents and it’s a disservice to not expand into all of them.
I think that is also what sets me apart from others, I express myself in multiple ways authentically. I am done trying to fit a certain aesthetic, instead, I’m doing myself the best way I can.
If we knew you growing up, how would we have described you?
Growing up, I was still a little glam girl who loved all things glittery, bright, colorful, and sparkly. I was a very busy little girl with a whole lot of energy, so being the youngest with many other siblings my parents put me in a lot of activities. I found my love for dance and cheer at the age of 5.
From 5 to 17, I danced and cheered competitively for my schools and All-Star cheer programs. Those cheer programs gave me lifelong friends and we’ve been friends for 20+ years now. I’ve always been a really creative person, I had a very vivid imagination and I’ve loved expressing myself for as long as I can remember. I still have journals from when I was as young as 6 and I have to say reading my past journals for the first time was so emotional because I was so wise to be so young but I was also so nervous to be myself because we all know kids can be cruel.
Growing up in pre-social media, our scope was more limited than today’s youth, so I didn’t see many people wearing super bright clothes, having natural hair, or having the body type I had. Representations matter so much for little black girls and boys. Growing up through puberty is hard for everyone but it was extra hard for me and 13-year-old Marche’ would think 28-year-old Marche’ was pretty damn cool.
And, is that not the ultimate goal?
Pricing:
- Makeup $100
Contact Info:
- Email: marchesmirror@gmail.com
- Website: www.marchesmirror.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CYsWRR3rn-V/?utm_medium=copy_link
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/marchesmirror_/status/1482084492361744385?s=21
- Youtube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCi6npwEae1HALPBmUyWADmg
- Other: https://vm.tiktok.com/TTPdhomAFG/
Image Credits
Cameron Evans @mymomcallsmecam
