Life & Work with Lea Roman

Today we’d like to introduce you to Lea Roman.

Hi Lea, please kick things off for us with an introduction to yourself and your story.
I am the founder of Mindful Soul & Beauty. Prior to earning my cosmetology license in 2010, I worked in the fashion industry. In 2001, I became a design assistant at the outdoor clothing company, Gramicci. I also had the pleasure working on Lauren Conrad’s first fashion line, The Lauren Conrad Collection in 2007. I gained an abundance of knowledge on body types and sizing from head to toe.

In 2008, I decided to shift gears in my career to minimize travel. I wanted to be more present with my then 5-year-old daughter. Working in salons with my female clientele, I became aware of a certain truth. All the elements of beauty: fashion, makeup, and hair were merely temporary illusions. Unless my clients connected to their inner beauty allowing them to radiate or value their authentic beauty, it didn’t matter what fashion or makeup they had.

I began to lead with my own inner beauty. My clients took notice of my new ‘glow’. Women began asking me for advice. As I guided these women through their beauty transformations, I recognized there is so much more depth to being beautiful. I decided to go from “Beauty Artist” to “Beauty Therapist” in order to incorporate the foundation of self-love in my work.

Formulating workshops, online classes, and 1-on-1 beauty therapy sessions have become my mission. A mission-driven by passion to heal beauty wounds that we, as women collect throughout childhood and beyond.

My background in both fashion and beauty has allowed me to empower women to claim their radiant beauty by instilling the magic of self-love. Not only can I make you look beautiful, but I will help you to believe in the beauty you already possess.

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?
It was smooth for a long time until COVID hit. I had to shut down my beauty studio. Luckily, I was able to pivot to online courses within my beauty workshops.

Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next you can tell us a bit more about your work?
I love the workshops I’ve created. Women can do the workshops individually or attend group workshops all online. I am also going back to in-person workshops which is very exciting. I’m most proud of the feedback I’ve received from past clients. Here’s one quote I love:

“Lea’s Beauty Therapy sessions are AMAZING!!! I had a Beauty Wisdom session with her. Plus, she does my hair and she taught me how to do my makeup. I am almost 59 years old and I feel prettier than I ever have in my entire life! Thank you so much Lea for helping me find my own beauty style – so I could feel truly beautiful for the first time — inside and out.”

We’d love to hear about any fond memories you have from when you were growing up?
I loved playing dress-up and putting on shows for my mom. I was always a creative kid.

Contact Info:

• Website: www.mindfulsoulandbeauty.com
• Instagram: www.Instagram.com/leathebeautyartist
• Other: www.Vimeo.com/mindfulsoulandbeauty