On this episode of Shop Essence Live in partnership with New Voices Family, we talk to Anna Cobb, Founder and CEO of Rejuv. With a background in plant science and a passion for health and wellness, she created Rejuv a 100% plant-based energy juice with six organic ingredients and no allergens or synthetic additives. She was inspired to develop Rejuv after a life-threatening allergic reaction to synthetic energy supplements.
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00:00Hello, hello, and welcome to another episode
00:04of Shock Essence Live.
00:05I am your host, Noni.
00:07We do this in partnership with the New Voices family
00:09to bring you Black-owned businesses to shock
00:12with us every single week.
00:15Now, it has been a new year right now.
00:18You know, we're always on our new year, new you situation.
00:21Last year, late last year, I gave up energy drinks.
00:25I did, because I felt like they were not really good for me.
00:28When I go away, I'm sorry, I perform on the weekend.
00:33As you guys know, I'm a wedding singer.
00:35And when you go to bed at 8.30 at night, usually,
00:37but you gotta sing till 1 a.m.,
00:39I felt like I needed these energy drinks.
00:41And now, we're about to highlight someone
00:46that has created a great alternative solution
00:49to energy drinks.
00:50I'm so excited.
00:52Everybody, please welcome Anacaba Vriju.
00:56Did I say that right, Vriju?
00:58Yes, hello, how are you?
01:01I was just saying before, I was like,
01:03somebody up there knew that I needed this product.
01:07So I would love for you, and y'all, I'm not kidding.
01:09I'm in the office today, Black Girl Magic headquarters.
01:12I put my name all over this,
01:13so nobody would drink my drinks in the refrigerator,
01:16but I can't wait to try.
01:18Before we get into trying the flavors,
01:20please let us know how you came up
01:23with this incredible brand.
01:25Yes, well, as you know, my name's Anna.
01:27I'm the CEO and founder of Rejuvenation.
01:29And we started in 2020 after I had faced
01:33a severe allergic reaction
01:34to a synthetic energy supplement.
01:36I was on life support and in a coma because of it,
01:38but I was blessed with a second chance at life.
01:41So I wanted to use my degree in plant science
01:43and my love for juicing to create
01:45a better-for-you healthy alternative
01:47to all those other energy drink products on the market.
01:52Oh my goodness.
01:54First of all, you are a walking miracle
01:57that we're witnessing on the show.
01:59So shout out to that.
02:01But then also, it's just like really taking those moments
02:06where it's just like,
02:07other people would be down for the count.
02:09And you literally sent it into a triumph.
02:12So hats off to you for that.
02:15Shout out for that.
02:17Really great.
02:18So how did you come up with developing this,
02:22like the formula?
02:23How did you even start that?
02:25Yeah, so as I mentioned,
02:27I went to Tuskegee University
02:29where I got my degree in plant science.
02:31And my grandmother, who was like my best friend,
02:34she's 93 years old.
02:36She was always a huge juicer in my life.
02:39I grew up on a vegan vegetarian diet.
02:42And so I wanted to use all the things
02:45that I was basically raised on
02:46to create something with all the different flavors
02:49that I love the most.
02:50So I am a huge apple juice girl.
02:52I love pineapple juice.
02:54I love hibiscus.
02:55And we just wanted to see what we could do
02:59to add better energy into people's lives
03:02without the jitters or crashes,
03:03especially someone who, I used to play volleyball.
03:06I was always super active
03:07and I thrived off of like the energy drinks
03:11that you were just talking about.
03:12So, you know, we need energy.
03:16And I feel like, you know,
03:17obviously some people don't like coffee.
03:19I'm not a huge coffee drinker.
03:21So I wanted something fruity, something fresh,
03:23something that was gonna give you good high energy
03:26throughout the day.
03:27And so we went through the formula process,
03:30started in my mom's townhouse.
03:32I always say we started from one tiny teapot
03:35and now we're at a huge scale.
03:37We have our own manufacturing facility in Denver, Colorado.
03:40And then we warehouse out of Oklahoma.
03:43And yeah.
03:45I even just, I just love the shape of the bottle.
03:48It's like intentionality.
03:50Like we're on the go.
03:51Okay.
03:52We're gonna get into the flavor.
03:54So what flavor are we going to taste first?
03:58So right now we actually are doing a huge,
04:03a Black History Month rollout.
04:05So I sent you those two shot bottles.
04:07Those are our Blacker the Berry flavor.
04:09That is Blackberry and Black Current.
04:11So I would love for you to start there.
04:13They are, right now you can get five for $10
04:16and free shipping all month.
04:18So five for $10, seven for $12.50 or 14 for $25.
04:23Yes.
04:24So the two ounce shots are gonna give you
04:26the highest energy.
04:27It's gonna give you the same amount of energy
04:28of a 16 ounce bottle.
04:30But obviously like if you're on the go,
04:32if you're traveling and you just need something
04:34to put in your suitcase really quick,
04:36the two ounce shot is definitely the way to go.
04:38Just cause the 16 ounce can be a lot taller.
04:40So.
04:41Listen Anna, I am about to be on a world tour.
04:44We got NAACP awards.
04:47Essence is being honored.
04:48Next day we're traveling to Mardi Gras
04:52cause we're going to be on a float.
04:54Next day traveling to Black Women in Hollywood.
04:58So when I tell you this came right on time,
05:02and I got three kids, this came right on time.
05:05So.
05:05You're beyond busy.
05:08Also, the taste is so good.
05:10There's not like a, you know,
05:12you taste other energy drinks.
05:14There's like that chemical aftertaste
05:16where you're just like, this is probably not good for me.
05:18But this is just, it has like a,
05:21you can taste the fruit,
05:22but it's also like a tea almost as well, which is nice.
05:26Yes.
05:26Blackcurrant is what?
05:29Blackberry and blackcurrant.
05:31So all of our ingredients only have five or less,
05:33all of our flavors only have five or less ingredients.
05:36And we use the like rawest pressed juice.
05:38So when you get to the other flavors,
05:40I will say like peach, it definitely tastes like,
05:43it tastes like peach nectar,
05:45as opposed to like the peach rings
05:47that most people associate peach with.
05:48You know, like we go to peach candy first
05:51before we go to actual peaches.
05:53So, yes.
05:55But then with our hibiscus flavor and our pineapple,
06:00those are like our top sellers.
06:02They're more in like the sweeter side
06:04just because of the ingredients that we source.
06:08Okay, so hold on, hold on, hold on, walk me through it.
06:10So the next one I'm gonna try is the peach.
06:14Okay.
06:15Can you talk about the peach and some of the flavors
06:17that people will be tasting within that
06:20and what the ingredients are?
06:21I love this too.
06:22You are absolutely right.
06:24Is like, look at these ingredients, y'all.
06:26I can pronounce every single thing.
06:29I can pronounce it, y'all.
06:31So good.
06:32Yeah, so with our peach flavor,
06:35you're gonna get more on,
06:36it's definitely great for people who are low glycemic,
06:39are diabetics, my sister is diabetic.
06:41So definitely wanted to have a product line
06:44for them as well.
06:46It's not as sweet.
06:47It's more on like the citrusy kind of like tea side.
06:52Think of like unsweetened tea.
06:54Yes.
06:55I love it.
07:00Yes.
07:00Yes.
07:02And the best, the only thing I will say about peach
07:06is it was seasonal.
07:07We had released peach last June.
07:10So it technically was supposed to be off the market,
07:14but we do have some of our retailers in Florida
07:17that were really interested in keeping it on.
07:19So we went ahead and kept peach on the site.
07:22So you can still get peach right now.
07:27Yes, you can still get peach,
07:28but blackberry is our flavor of the season right now
07:33for Black History Month.
07:36We're gonna take these apples.
07:38Yes.
07:39Apple is definitely one of my favorites.
07:41I mean, they're all my babies,
07:43but apple is definitely one of my favorites
07:46just because it helps with digestion.
07:49And I'm a person that's all about gut health.
07:51So the apple is great for digestion,
07:55great for cleaning out that gut
07:57and giving you the energy and replace, so.
08:01Look, and I don't know how you mastered the flavor profile,
08:05but I'm somebody that,
08:07I don't like things are too, too sweet.
08:09You know, when you taste a fruit drink
08:11and it's just like overwhelming sweetness,
08:14but then I don't want to taste nothing
08:15that it tastes like, you know, soil.
08:17I'm like, I don't want that amount of bitterness.
08:22If you have managed to find the perfect, perfect balance,
08:27you guys have to try these Riju flavors.
08:32So good.
08:32And it's, and I'm not even getting to the benefit
08:35of it being like naturally energy, like boosting.
08:38Like that's a whole other,
08:39like I'm just talking about taste.
08:41I could be drinking on this all day,
08:43but it's also providing me with energy.
08:46Nothing, I think I need more energy, but there are times,
08:49you know, when we have that crash
08:50and I'm so glad that you talked about that
08:52because I remember the moment I stopped.
08:56I was like, I have to stop.
08:58I'm not going to say the brands,
08:59but I have to stop with the energy drinks
09:01because I remember I was on stage.
09:04I had had a double espresso or something.
09:08And then I also had that drink.
09:09And my best friend's like, you sure you need that?
09:12And it's just such a habit.
09:13Like we're just down and just like, yeah, I do.
09:15We got to see you at one o'clock in the morning.
09:17When I tell you my heart,
09:19like that's why it's like hearing your story
09:21when you ended up in the hospital.
09:23Um, we got to watch that.
09:26You know, you got to watch the intake
09:27and watch everything that we're putting in our bodies.
09:30Even though there's like short-term benefits,
09:32what's the long-term like harm that we could be doing.
09:35So I really, really appreciate you developing this line.
09:39Y'all, it is delicious.
09:41But that is all.
09:42And I tell people, yeah, I tell people all the time.
09:46I do a lot of like consumer research
09:48since my background is science.
09:50And over.
09:52Over a hundred million people,
09:55like actually pass every year from energy supplements
10:00or from like overindulging in energy drinks
10:03in the pre-workouts, those types of things.
10:07And a lot of that data is not ever sent back
10:09to the brands that are promoting these products.
10:13A lot of these products are promoted to young people
10:15because, you know, they know they're going to buy them.
10:18They know they want to look as cool as the next person.
10:20So, you know, we see these celebrities
10:22and some of these brands promoting some of these products
10:25but we don't actually realize how many people
10:27are suffering like long-term health problems
10:31because of them.
10:31So that was really, I mean, of course what happened to me
10:34was a miracle that I'm still here.
10:37But to hear other people's stories
10:40that have had heart attacks when they're like 17, 18 years
10:43old or, you know, long-term health problems.
10:45So yes, we're definitely doing this for more than just,
10:50more than just the taste, more than just the energy.
10:52We're doing this for a whole movement
10:53of people who get overlooked.
10:55So.
10:56Number one, Hannah is taking care of us.
10:59So what I have is Hibiscus.
11:02Yes, Hibiscus, another fan favorite.
11:04Hibiscus was our bestseller last year.
11:06We saw a 40% sales increase with Hibiscus.
11:11We actually just started sourcing our Hibiscus from Ghana.
11:15We used to source it from like a local company
11:20but now we actually are sourcing it directly from Ghana
11:22and it is fantastic.
11:24We love, love Hibiscus.
11:26Look at these ingredients.
11:28If I'm looking at these ingredients,
11:30these look like everyday things.
11:32So what would we say is the thing that's giving the energy?
11:35Like what is the secret sauce that's gonna boost my energy?
11:40Yeah, so we use Wayasa.
11:42It is a plant that we get from Ecuador.
11:46It's more on like the tea side of things.
11:49It's not gonna give you those jitters, those crashes.
11:51And then we infuse it in our raw press juice.
11:54So there are definitely other companies that use Wayasa
11:57but not really, they're mostly, most of them are carbonated
12:01and then most of them are either adding other
12:05like coffee, green tea, basically more caffeine than needed.
12:09So.
12:11Yeah, it's just like, even in my mind,
12:13I'm looking at this and I'm so trained.
12:15I'm like, what's the long scientific word
12:17that we're putting in here to put the,
12:19you forget that natural things and food
12:22and like just clean ingredients
12:25can also give you so much energy
12:27without some of the bad side effects that you experience
12:30with like over caffeinated things.
12:32So right now I have pineapple.
12:35Oh.
12:37Pineapple was our very first flavor
12:39that we came out with in 2020.
12:42This was like the, this is the mom's kitchen flavor, yes.
12:50This is great, this is so great.
12:52So just tell me the rules with this, right?
12:55Cause in my household, my kids, they don't have no juice.
12:58We don't have any juice in our house.
12:59Oh wow.
13:01I know, it's not, it's not, listen,
13:03it's not as bad as it sounds.
13:05I don't know what they're missing, it's fine.
13:08But would you, is this an energy drink
13:10that you would recommend people can give
13:12to like teenagers, children, what would you say?
13:15Yes, so our products are safe for everyone.
13:19We say age, between ages 10 and a million,
13:24but we do just say that obviously everything in moderation,
13:29these are energy drinks are not gonna give you that jolt
13:32in the beginning.
13:33You're gonna definitely see a more gradual energy.
13:35And then of course, the more that you drink them
13:37on a consistent basis, the more you'll say,
13:39oh, I can go maybe one every other day
13:42or not one every single hour, every day.
13:45So you, we're basically trying to train your body
13:48to end up having like sustained energy.
13:51Yes, they look so pretty.
13:53And then also safe for pregnant women
13:58and safe for diabetics.
14:01Okay, so that is very, very important.
14:04Safe for pregnant women, safe for diabetics, so good.
14:08You have a special discount code for those.
14:13Your website, you guys go to drink,
14:16would you order these from shopessence.com, shopessencelive.
14:22You're shopping directly with the Black-owned brands
14:24that we feature.
14:26You have a discount code for the Essence.
14:28Yes, it is.
14:30Yes, if you use code Essence,
14:32you can get 20% off by February 28th.
14:35We are doing free shipping all February long.
14:38So go ahead, order now, get your shots,
14:41get your full 16 ounce.
14:45We do variety packs.
14:47We have all types of things on the website.
14:49And yes, and if you are in, if you're in Maryland,
14:54if you're in Oklahoma, if you're in Florida,
14:56you can find us in store as well.
14:59So good, and I'm glad you brought up the pack
15:02because if someone would have gotten this gift for me,
15:06knowing the struggle of like me giving up these drinks,
15:09this would be such a thoughtful gift.
15:11So think about that,
15:13that person that loves energy drinks in your life,
15:15but you were like, ooh, that's a little worrisome,
15:18how much to drink it.
15:19This might be a really, really great alternative.
15:21I love that.
15:23So, Anna, this show is in partnership
15:26with the New Voices family.
15:27Can you talk a little bit about what it's been like
15:30being a part of that amazing community?
15:33Yes, I have.
15:35So I just joined New Voices later,
15:38like later in the year, last year,
15:40and I have absolutely loved it.
15:43My first introduction to New Voices
15:45was at Essence Fest last year.
15:47I volunteered with a friend of mine
15:48who had a booth at Essence.
15:51And just the environment and being in that space
15:55with so many entrepreneurs,
15:56so many like-minded people
15:57was just such a beautiful experience
15:59to kind of feed off of it.
16:02Like it gave me a jolt of energy
16:04that I definitely needed at that time
16:06as an entrepreneur, as we all need really.
16:09And like I said, yeah, New Voices has just been great.
16:13I love how we have our monthly calls together.
16:16We get to really dive deep on food and beverage
16:22or just CPG all in all,
16:24and like really get to share
16:26some of our experiences with each other.
16:28It's just been fantastic to have this community
16:30of like-minded people.
16:32And yeah, I can't wait to see what else comes from it.
16:36My goodness, my goodness.
16:37So I'm so glad that you said that
16:39because I say it every episode,
16:42take a chance on yourself.
16:44Look into New Voices family.
16:45It is free to join newvoicesfamily.com.
16:49And I just saw them at Essence Festival.
16:51That was just a skip away a couple of months ago
16:54and she joined and now I'm talking to her
16:57on Shop Essence Live.
16:58So you never, never know.
17:00You might be watching this as an entrepreneur
17:03like I'm not there yet, or let me do this first.
17:05Join New Voices family.
17:07Just bet on yourself and join.
17:09They have a ton of resources for you guys
17:12and an amazing community.
17:15So Anna, thank you so much for introducing Refuse.
17:22I'm a part of the rejuvenation now.
17:24Yes, you're a rejuvie.
17:26You're a rejuvie.
17:29I cannot, listen, this is gonna be incorporated
17:32into my everyday life, share with my teenage son.
17:35And I'm just really, really excited.
17:36And thank you, thank you for being such an inspiring,
17:39having such an inspiring story of taking a moment
17:43that could have taken you out
17:44and you turned it into something that will affect change
17:47for a lot of people.
17:47And I really, really wanna acknowledge you for that.
17:50And thank you.
17:51I can't even pick my favorite one.
17:53I cannot, they're all so good.
17:58But thank you.
17:59And thank you at home for watching.
18:01Is there anything else you wanna say, reply?
18:04I was just gonna say, we do offer,
18:06we do have cocktail and mocktail mixers
18:08on the site as well.
18:09So if you are interested in integrating any of our products
18:13with alcohol or non-alcohol,
18:15and then you can warm all of our products up like tea, so.
18:19Oh my gosh, wait, I'm surprised you mentioned that
18:22because even like these little shots,
18:24I was like, ooh, this would be a nice little tea,
18:26a coffee, so you can warm these up.
18:29Yes, just warming your cup.
18:31Cocktail and cocktail.
18:33Okay, okay, okay, okay, all right.
18:36So Anna- Right, we'll talk, we'll talk.
18:38We gotta talk because this is a lot we could do here.
18:40But thank you, thank you, Anna,
18:42so much for joining us this week.
18:43And thank you guys at home for watching.
18:45Tune in every single week for a new Black-Owned Brand
18:48to shop with us at Shop Essence Live
18:50in partnership with the New Voices family.
18:52Bye, see you next time.
18:56All right, Patrice, you are up next.
19:02Remind me what the color was.
19:04The deep orange.
19:07Yes, get into it.
19:09This was the deep orange or this one?
19:11The other one.
19:13Here we go.
19:16Switching gears.
19:18Should I put my little headband on?
19:22Actually, I owe you some more products.
19:24I didn't know you had children,
19:26so I'm gonna send you the complete set.
19:27I was like, she probably doesn't want
19:29these kids' skincare products.
19:30Where?
19:33It'll be coming.
19:35I'll save this.
19:37We're gonna, all right,
19:38let me just make sure I line everything up.
19:41Oh, yes, three kids, all different stages,
19:43all different skin things going on.
19:46Okay, any with eczema, psoriasis, dermatitis?
19:50No eczema.
19:50Oh, I'll send this to you.
19:53This is perfect for the eczema.
19:55Nice, oh my gosh.
19:57Ooh, I'm so into handcrafted soaps, too.
20:03You know how much, okay, let me save it for the day.
20:04Hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on.
20:07Here we go.
20:11I'm falling off my chair, y'all get me so excited.
20:15Okay, don't forget I can hear you.
20:17All right.
20:21Hello, hello, and welcome to another episode
20:23of Shop Essence Live.
20:24I am your host, Stephanie Dunavan,
20:26and this is a show we do in partnership
20:28with the New Voices family
20:29to bring you new black-owned products
20:32to shop every single week.
20:34I am so excited for this next brand.
20:38Like, they have something for everyone,
20:41and when we talk about how we care for our skin
20:44and what is on our face and being intentional
20:46with the ingredients we use
20:48and how to treat all the things that we deal with
20:50as melanated people, she has got us all covered.
20:54Everybody, welcome, Patrice Chappelle.
20:57Thank you, hi, how are you?
21:00I am amazing, and I'm so excited to get into this brand.
21:04Before we get into the products,
21:06can you tell everyone how you came up
21:08with Melanin Brand Skin?
21:10Yes, so when my son, Bron Eccles, was about seven,
21:13he struggled with extremely dry skin,
21:16and so I could not find any skincare products
21:19on the market that addressed children,
21:21especially black and brown children,
21:23so I started doing my research,
21:24getting the formulas together,
21:26came up with the name, the website, and here we are.
21:30So, so, I mean, she was like,
21:33bada-bing, bada-boom, bada-boom.
21:35Listen, black women will get it done, okay?
21:37Yes.
21:38This is so good, and we were talking before break,
21:41and I was just so excited to see a brand
21:45that was kid-friendly as well,
21:47because I have a seven-year-old, she has eczema.
21:49I have two teenage boys, they have various degrees
21:52of acne and dark spots and all kinds of things,
21:55and you see the things that are over the counter,
21:59and it's just like, it causes so much flakiness
22:02and so much dryness, and it's just like,
22:05is there nothing else?
22:07And here she comes, like, wait.
22:09Yes, there is.
22:10So can you take us through some of the products
22:13that you have available, and what are the benefits?
22:16Yes, so this is one of our flagship,
22:19I'll show you in just a second.
22:20It's our Melon Moisture Cream.
22:22So this is great for eczema, psoriasis, dermatitis,
22:25and the good thing about this is that
22:28it is great for babies and up.
22:29So all ages, I have parents that use this.
22:32It's good for extra dry skin.
22:34So if you do not have a skin condition,
22:36you can also use this.
22:37The colota oats is in there.
22:39It has sea moss, so it's organic.
22:42There's no parabens, no toxins, nothing like that.
22:47It's vegan, cruelty-free, and gluten-free.
22:49So if you have any type of gluten allergies,
22:52we are the brand for you.
22:54And it smells so light.
22:57It's not very heavily scented,
23:00and also rubs on completely clear.
23:02There's no film or anything after that,
23:05but it's very moisturizing.
23:06And that is the thing.
23:08How do I not have a whole veil on my skin,
23:12but it's effective, which is really, really great.
23:15And you said from babies all the way up.
23:17Yes, so what you have there
23:18is actually our face moisturizer,
23:21and that is great for ages seven and up.
23:23So we have a complete starter kit
23:25that has the cleanser, the toner, and the moisturizer.
23:28And it has our rosewater, organic,
23:30and then our aloe vera as well.
23:34And it has a nice rose scent.
23:35So very, very subtle, very light.
23:37And a little bit goes a very long way.
23:40See, I'm glad you said that to me,
23:43because I am definitely a scooper.
23:46So, but just like a little dollop,
23:48and you can cover, dot, dot, dot,
23:50cover your whole face, really good.
23:51And I also really love handcrafted soap.
23:56Can you talk a little bit about this bar,
23:58and what are the benefits of your soap?
24:00Yes, so this is actually really good
24:02for acne, bacne as well.
24:05This is great for the preteen ages,
24:07as well as teen and up.
24:08So I have adults that use this
24:10if they have any type of blemishes or dark spots
24:13that they want to try to, you know,
24:15get rid of and things like that.
24:16It smells great, it's turmeric.
24:18It has coconut oil, sunflower oil, it's amazing.
24:22And I mean, just the smell alone
24:23will have you wanting to use this pretty much every day.
24:27And you can replace this with your cleanser,
24:29or you can use it in addition
24:31to your cleanser as well, every day.
24:34Also love how simple the ingredients are.
24:37No toxins.
24:39No toxins, nothing artificial.
24:42It's just all natural ingredients, but effective, y'all.
24:46I cannot not wait to try this, it's so good.
24:50And then I also have this amazing headband.
24:53You know, we don't always want to wet our hair.
24:56And it's good for makeup too,
24:58for the parents that want to,
25:00for the moms that want to use it for, you know,
25:03makeup application for your children at night
25:05when they're washing their faces and in the morning,
25:07it's also good for kids too.
25:09I love it.
25:12Yeah, it looks good.
25:14So you also have a promo code.
25:17You have a promo code for the Essence at home
25:19that are watching.
25:20Can you let us know what that is?
25:22Yes, so it's Essence, and it's 15% off until February 28th.
25:27So be sure to use it.
25:29You can use it on pretty much everything on the site.
25:32And yeah, we would love to get your business
25:33and for you to try our products.
25:35They're amazing.
25:37Amazing.
25:38So let us, we're gonna bring up the website here.
25:42You guys, this is so, so great.
25:45There are a lot of things on the market,
25:47a lot of things that are not really
25:50specially formulated for our skin
25:52and how our skin reacts to things.
25:55So definitely try this product out.
25:58There is something for everyone, which is great.
26:03So you are also a part of the New Voices family.
26:06Patrice, can you talk about what that experience
26:08has been like for you?
26:10Yes, it's been incredible.
26:11So I joined last year.
26:14I'm also a part of the Pace Bootcamp
26:16and that has been amazing as well.
26:18Just the community, the networking,
26:20being able to be amongst other women that look like myself
26:24and they're in different phases of their journey.
26:26So some people are emerging brands like me,
26:29some are name brands that are in Target.
26:31So being able to just have that fellowship
26:35and be able to just have the resources has been great.
26:42So, so good.
26:44So I cannot wait.
26:45Oh, I'm gonna take pictures.
26:47I gotta do a before and after
26:48and take some pictures using these products.
26:50So good.
26:51I just wanna thank you so much
26:54because I know that somebody is watching right now
26:57and it's like, that is exactly what I have been looking for.
27:00So you guys, I'm gonna put up her website one more time.
27:04Make sure that you check out melaninbrandskin.com.
27:07See everything that she has to offer there.
27:10I'm really, really excited for this, the Fresh Face
27:13and then you also have an eczema kit.
27:15So I got some shopping to do too.
27:17I got some shopping to do too.
27:18And make sure that I get the shopping in.
27:21This would also be such a great like,
27:23I'm sure you have like a package
27:24or some kind of gift bundle.
27:26We do.
27:27I'll tell you really quick about that.
27:28So we actually do have our book box.
27:30This book, me and my son actually wrote
27:33and we published this last June.
27:36And so it's called Wash Your Tea and Close Your Eyes.
27:38And it teaches children how to take care of their skin,
27:41about their T-zone, how to pH balance everything.
27:45It's amazing.
27:46And Ron is the main character.
27:47I'm in the book.
27:48And also what is also good about this is the fact
27:50that we also talk about Black History Month in the book.
27:53So it references that.
27:56It's really good.
27:57So be sure to get a copy of this as well.
27:58It's available on our site and Amazon.
28:01You guys cannot sleep.
28:03And I know parents can relate to this.
28:05You think it's second nature to teach kids about hygiene
28:09but it is not second nature.
28:11So that is really great.
28:13That's a great little gift there as well for the little ones
28:16to really teach them about self-care
28:18because eventually we ain't going to be there
28:20to help them wash their teeth.
28:22They need to know.
28:23They need to start learning now.
28:25But it's been so great to have you on.
28:27I'm so excited to try out all of your products, all my kids.
28:33I might have to steal some of them, but it's fine.
28:35I'll get my own.
28:36I'll get my own.
28:37But this has been really, really great.
28:38Patrice, thank you so much for joining us this week.
28:41And thank you everybody at home for watching.
28:43Tune in next week for more Black-owned products to shop
28:46here at Shop Essence Live
28:48in partnership with the New Voices family.
28:50See you guys next week.
28:55That was awesome.
28:57That was so great.
28:58Okay, so yeah, I got to get the eczema thing.
29:01Okay.
29:02Because we try so, and then my son, yeah, with the acne.
29:04I'm so glad you said back me too.
29:06Yes, definitely.
29:08You look wonderful.
29:09Yeah, I feel like that gets kind of glossed over
29:11but that's great.
29:12And then this one, the face moisturizer.
29:15The amount of times when I drop him off from the school bus
29:19and the face is just like.
29:20Oh, I know.
29:21Listen, in the book, we actually,
29:22the start of the book,
29:23it talks about how I send Brian to school
29:26and his face is moisturized.
29:27And then he comes home
29:28and it's like looking totally different, dried out.
29:31And that's what I went through with him.
29:33But then with this, it lasts all day.
29:35Oh yes.
29:36Just one application in the morning
29:38and do the routine at night, you're good.
29:41I use it every day.
29:43Okay, good.
29:44Okay, yeah.
29:45So this is really good.
29:45And this bar you can use every day?
29:47Yes, you can.
29:49It's a lifestyle.
29:51Yes, I'm excited.
29:52All right.
29:53Well, thank you so much, Arianne.
29:56We are done.
29:57So I am going to clip these episodes.
30:00Arianne will send you the full episode when it is uploaded.
30:04Arianne, are you still in there?
30:06I'm here.
30:07Is hers this week or next week?
30:09Next week.
30:10Okay, yeah.
30:10So then you'll get a notification next week
30:12with the social clips as well as the full episode.
30:15It'll be up on essence.com's homepage
30:17and it'll also be on essence.com's shopping page.
30:21It'll stay up there as a playlist,
30:23but for the homepage, it'll be there for a full week
30:25until we get to the next episode.
30:27Okay, thank you so much.
30:29I'm so excited.
30:30Hopefully see you soon in person.
30:33Yes, likewise.
30:34Thank you, Patrice.
30:36All right.
30:36Cool questions.
30:37Stephanie wrote.