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Huda Kattan
File:Huda Kattan.png
Born (1983-10-02) October 2, 1983 (age 41)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Michigan–Dearborn
Occupations
  • Makeup artist
  • beauty blogger
  • entrepreneur
Years active2010–present
Websitehudabeauty.com

Huda Kattan (Arabic: هدى قطان; born October 2, 1983) is an American[1][2][3][4][5][6] makeup artist, beauty blogger, and entrepreneur.[7][8][9] She is the founder of the cosmetics line Huda Beauty.[7]

Early life

Huda was born on October 2, 1983 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma,[10] as one of four children.[11] Her parents are both from Iraq.[10] The family later moved to Cookeville, Tennessee, and then to Dartmouth, Massachusetts.[12] Huda attended the University of Michigan–Dearborn where she majored in finance.[10][11][13]

Career

In 2006, Huda moved to Dubai with her father because he accepted a job opportunity as a teacher in the emirate.[11][12] A few years later, Huda moved to Los Angeles, where she studied makeup.[9][10][12][14] Among her clients were celebrities such as Eva Longoria and Nicole Richie.[10] Huda then returned to Dubai where she became employed by Revlon as a makeup artist.[9][11] In April 2010, upon the advice of one of her sisters, Huda started a beauty-related WordPress blog which she named "Huda Beauty" on which she would post makeup tutorials and tips.[10][11][12][13][15]

In 2013, Huda founded a cosmetics line which, like her blog, is also called "Huda Beauty."[7][11][12][13][16] Her first product, a series of false eyelashes,[11][12] was released through Sephora.[13][17] The Huda Beauty label achieved success with the sales of the false eyelashes, which were famously worn by Kim Kardashian.[13]

Huda's company, which is based out of Dubai, later began to offer other beauty products, including eye shadow palettes, liquid lipsticks, lip liners, highlighter palettes, foundations, concealers, baking powders and liquid eyeshadows.[9][11][12][14][16][17]

Huda achieved popularity on Instagram, attaining more than 47 million followers as of 2020.[7][8][11][14][17][18] Huda is ranked #1 on the "2017 Influencer Instagram Rich List", earning $18,000 for each post of sponsored content.[11][19] Huda has been described as "a Kim Kardashian West of the beauty influencer economy",[12] and was declared one of the "ten most powerful influencers in the world of beauty" by Forbes magazine.[20] She was chosen as one of "The 25 Most Influential People on the Internet" by Time magazine in 2017.[11][18] In 2020, Huda was listed on Fortunes 40 under 40[21] In 2021, Huda was ranked number one on cosmetify Beauty Influencer Rich List.[22]

In 2018, Huda began starring in her own original Facebook Watch reality series entitled Huda Boss,[23] alongside her family.

In 2021, Huda participated in a campaign to provide food and donated one million meals through her cosmetics company Huda Beauty.[24]

Philanthropy and activism

Through her cosmetics brand, Huda Beauty, Kattan has participated in various philanthropic efforts. In June 2020, Kattan announced that Huda Beauty will donate $500,000 dollars to the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund[25]

In 2021, Huda Kattan and Huda Beauty started a petition for beauty brands to disclose when they've retouched or edited their images or videos, to help dismantle "toxic" social media beauty standards.[26] Through her beauty brand, she has also supported the Asian American community,[27] Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) and food drive initiatives such as 100 Million Meals.[28] Kattan has also used her social media platforms to speak up about the forced evictions in Palestine [29] In May 2021, Kattan and her company, Huda Beauty donated $100,000 dollars to Help India Breathe, a COVID-19 relief fundraiser launched by former monk Jay Shetty and his wife, Radhika Devlukia-Shetty.[30]

Personal life

In high school, Huda met her now-husband, Christopher Goncalo, who is of Colombian heritage.[31] The couple moved to Dubai in 2006, got married in June 2009, and had their first child, Nour Gisele, in 2011.[11] Huda is Muslim.[13] One of Huda's sisters is her business partner, Mona; while another sister manages Huda's social media, Alya.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Iraqi beauty blogger Huda Kattan among Forbes's 'Top Influencers' list". www.albawaba.com. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  2. ^ "HBD! Here Are 9 Things You Didn't Know About Huda Kattan". Vogue Arabia. October 2, 2018. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  3. ^ Schaefer, Kayleen (January 15, 2016). "Beauty Blogging in Dubai". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  4. ^ Rackham, Annabel; Brugen (video), Sophie Van (December 18, 2018). "Huda Kattan: The millionaire beauty boss". Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  5. ^ Nell Lewis. "Huda Kattan: The face that launched a billion-dollar beauty empire". CNN. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  6. ^ "Huda Kattan". Forbes. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  7. ^ a b c d Shatzman, Celia (October 24, 2017). "4 Crazy Beauty Hacks From Huda Kattan That Really Work". Forbes. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
  8. ^ a b Hirsch, Lauren (October 23, 2017). "The price of beauty is now measured by Instagram followers (and she has more than Leonardo DiCaprio)". CNBC. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
  9. ^ a b c d Shunatona, Brooke (July 11, 2016). "10 Reasons Huda Kattan Is the Baddest Beauty Blogger in the Game". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  10. ^ a b c d e f Schaefer, Kayleen (January 15, 2016). "Beauty Blogging in Dubai". The New Yorker. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Ghanem, Khaoula (October 2, 2017). "9 Facts About Huda Kattan". Vogue Arabia. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i Shapiro, Bee (March 20, 2017). "Is Huda Kattan the Most Influential Beauty Blogger in the World?". The New York Times. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
  13. ^ a b c d e f McClear, Sheila (June 28, 2017). "How Huda Huda Kattan Turned Blogging Into a Beauty Empire". Allure. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
  14. ^ a b c Valdesolo, Fiorella (October 16, 2017). "Huda Kattan Has 21 Million Followers, a Cult Makeup Line, and Something to Say". Glamour. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
  15. ^ Mankani, Sneha (September 7, 2017). "Huda Kattan spills the beans on how she built her beauty empire". Vogue India. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
  16. ^ a b Menkes, Suzy (April 7, 2017). "#CNILux: Huda Beauty - Making Its Mark". Vogue Italia. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  17. ^ a b c Imtiaz, Saba (October 30, 2017). "All made up! The indie makeup brands that are catering to women of colour". The Guardian. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
  18. ^ a b Time staff (June 26, 2017). "The 25 Most Influential People on the Internet". Time. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
  19. ^ "Instagram Rich List 2017 – The Platform's Highest-Earners Revealed!". Hopper HQ. October 20, 2017. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
  20. ^ "Top Influencers of 2017: Beauty". Forbes. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
  21. ^ "Fortune 40 under 40". Fortune. April 21, 2021.
  22. ^ "The Beauty Influencer Rich List". Cosmetify. April 21, 2021.
  23. ^ Spangler, Todd (May 30, 2018). "Instagram Star Huda Kattan Gets Her Own Reality Show on Facebook Watch". Variety. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
  24. ^ "Beauty mogul Huda Kattan donates one million meals to new UAE campaign". Arab News. April 18, 2021. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  25. ^ "Huda Kattan donates $500,000 amid US protests". Arab News. June 3, 2020. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
  26. ^ "'Enough is enough': Huda Kattan's mission to stop 'toxic' beauty standards". Emirates Woman. April 6, 2021. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  27. ^ "Huda Kattan Stands in Solidarity with Asian Americans in the Protest of Racism". Vogue Arabia. March 2, 2021. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
  28. ^ "Huda Kattan Donates One Million Meals to the Region's Largest Ramadan Food Drive". Vogue Arabia. April 19, 2021. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
  29. ^ "Beauty mogul Huda Kattan condemns 'unjust' situation in Palestine". Arab News. May 18, 2021. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  30. ^ "Beauty mogul Huda Kattan donates to Indian COVID-19 relief efforts". Arab News. May 19, 2021. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  31. ^ "Sister Act: Huda and Mona Kattan Share on Building Their Billion Dollar Empire as a Family". Vogue Arabia. May 16, 2019. Retrieved April 24, 2021. and her American-Colombian husband, Christopher Goncalo
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