Today we’d like to introduce you to Amber Tucker.
Hi Amber, so excited to have you with us today. What can you tell us about your story?
Im a Baltimore native, born and raised. I come from a healthy co-parenting situation. I’ve always been artistic, as it runs in my family. We all use art (both sides of my family) as an outlet in many different forms. Doing makeup was a hobby in high school that I wanted to take seriously. They had a cosmetology program at my high school, but my dad (Derek) wanted me to pursue something more promising, so I took on the nursing program instead. By this time, it was 2011, and I was 15, so I didn’t have a clear idea of what I wanted yet, but my mom (Angel Veney) was rooting for me to follow my passion for beauty. She could see things in me that I hadn’t even seen for myself yet. Taking this route opened my eyes to another side of myself. I was always naturally nurturing, but being in nursing helped me become a proactive and patient mother later on in life, but we’ll get there. I used to do my classmate’s makeup in the back of my nursing class and accept appointments in the bathroom before school to do basic eye looks (I was only doing eyeshadow looks at this time). I graduated high school with my CNA in 2014. I worked with disabled adults from high school, but I would play in makeup during our downtime and take clients after work.
I loved working with the the disabled population because I felt like I was making a difference, but something about the beauty industry made me feel whole. I was also in college for general studies because I didn’t know what I wanted to do career-wise. I knew I wanted to pursue beauty, but with my dad not seeing the vision just yet, I was still determining if it was as lucrative enough to put my all into. My mom bought me my first traveling MUA chair and my first brush belt in 2015 to bring when I take clients after work. She did nails when she was younger, so she made me sit with her for hours and quizzed me on the undertone of different polished colors she had to sharpen my mind on being a better artist. My mom married a guy in 2015, she generally didn’t bring men into the picture unless she was serious. My 5 siblings on my mom’s side and I didn’t care much for him, but we were so happy for her because she seemed like this relationship meant a lot to her. I did my mom’s makeup for an event that she and her husband attended in March 2016. I was just getting into full faces, so I wasn’t so confident, but she made me keep trying until I got it right. After a few hours of wiping her face off, reapplying the look, and making her late to her event, She was so proud and took so many pictures (my mom hated taking pictures). She told everyone “my baby girl did my face” all night. Unfortunately, I had no idea this would be my last time doing my mother’s makeup. My mom was murdered by her husband in April 2016. This changed my entire life. I was devasted, of course. I dropped out of school and started working all the time to take my mind off of things.
In 2017 I decided to apply, part-time, for my first makeup job at a mall kiosk and do what my mom and I always discussed. I got it. I fell in love with being able to create. This opened my eyes to how much money this industry had to make. In 2018 I quit my full-time job working with disabled adults and started doing makeup full-time at the kiosk. I made a name for myself, and I was known city-wide. I was so proud. I knew my mom would have supported me so heavily, so it was a bittersweet feeling. In 2019, I decided to bet on myself and branch off on my own! Thus “Angel’s Touch” was born. I wanted to make something that would keep my mom’s name alive. With her being murdered in Baltimore, a city known for its high crime rate, I feel like she was brushed under a rug. Even though her murderer was sentenced to 60 years, her story was told all wrong in news articles. So I wanted to bring her name to a positive light. I later had my 2 sons in 2020 and 2021. We moved to Charlotte, where I got engaged to my amazing fiancé. I became a traveling artist in a different state, and I loved it!
My sister found out she was pregnant in 2022, so my little family and I picked up and moved to Charleston, where she is stationed. I continued my road to riches going harder than ever in a brand-new state. Charleston has been nothing short of amazing. Networking in Charleston is so personable, everyone is super supportive, and word of mouth travels like wildfire here. I found a shop to work out of for stationary needs, but I still travel and accept clients in different states, from Baltimore to Atlanta. I plan to launch my makeup line and offer new services like microblading and micro shading brows. My dad grew to see the vision just as I did and he finds every way he can to support as well as the rest of my family and friends. It truly means the world to me and keeps me going. Angel’s name will stay alive forever. #myAngelgotherwings
Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?
I do full faces and brow tinting. I’m also a content creator and an aspiring influencer. I specialize in creating eye makeup looks. I was always known for testing the limits of colors and eyeshadow styles. My favorite client is someone who has never stepped out of their comfort zone. I love talking them into trying something new and helping them realize how fun makeup can be and how it doesn’t have to make you look different. I enjoy catering to the needs of different skin types and working with various complexions. I’m so proud of moving out of my city and expanding my business. There is so much beauty is being comfortable with being uncomfortable. What sets me apart is that I’m not afraid to network with anyone. I strongly believe that “a closed mouth doesn’t get fed,” so if I don’t advertise myself, who will!? I will open the floor of conversation with anyone, anywhere.
How do you define success?
I would define success as waking up and choosing to be better. People get so wrapped up in labels and papers that determine their status (not that there is anything wrong with having those things). When you let the end goal consume you, you lose focus on what made you start in the first place. The process is just as important, if not more. The process makes you who you are when you reach your destination. Success looks like failing fearlessly. Each time you fail, you learn what it takes to get to the ultimate goal you’re trying to reach. Failing doesn’t always look like you falling flat on your face, and success doesn’t always look like you standing on top of a mountain with people cheering you on at the bottom. You should be proud of simply waking up and choosing to be better each day, whatever that looks like for you. After so many successful smaller moments, you will become a major successor.
Contact Info:
- Website: Styleseat.com/AngelsTouch16
- Instagram: @AngelsTouch16
- Youtube: Amber Cadabraa
- Other: Tik Tok: @AmberCadabraa
Image Credits
Brittani Taylor
