We had the good fortune of connecting with Antoinette Morris and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Antoinette, any advice for those thinking about whether to keep going or to give up?
Giving up is not an option for me. I don’t believe in surrendering. I am resolute in my refusal to quite. I am a person who is so committed to persevering no matter how difficult things are for me. I have two quotes I live by (“YOU GO AFTER THE LIFE YOU WANT OR SETTLE FOR THE LIFE YOU GET” ) (“IF YOU QUITE YOU NEVER BELIVE IN THE FIRST PLACES ) -BOB PROCTOR. I will give grace only two reason a person should give up .My first reason is that mental and physical health are very crucial. Health hold significant. My second reason is the lacking something of value to clients or customer’s is detrimental. As business owners securing capital to enhance ideas is our responsibility. As been a small business owner of a skin care company I find that securing funding is what makes is break millions of small business and their ideas. Not having capital to me isn’t good enough to stop. God is Amazing and with Faith anything is possible. When I lost my auntie to covid 19 I thought about quitting everyday in a dark space in my life I couldn’t come out for two years. But Than I would listen to Bob Proctor every morning on You-tube on his 24/7 streaming. He would say it your paradigm is what stopping you from reaching higher height. He would talk about capital coming when you believe and have faith . And the last thing that I grabbed on to the most that he said was if you quite than you never believed in the first time. I have been in business for almost 5 years now I never said that I didn’t say I thought about quitting I just said that I will not quite. Something that I wish could say to million of small business owner are just starting or who want to quite would be

1, Fail a million time you will learn a million lesson about yourself. Push yourself to greatness
2. Always have great customer services skill we are here to services other not just Money. Loyal Customers will make a break your business.
3.Get as much feedback from customer and clients as possible. We are never to small or big to improve ourselves and our bossiness
4. Their will not be time where you think the sky is falling. And you think that you can’t overcome what face. You will !
.5 Patience’s just will you think its over God will show up .
6. Always have Faith over Fear .

Self-improvement, as reflected in my second quote, “You either chase your desired life or accept the one you have, ‘is essentials to me. It enables individuals to embody this mindset. It enables individual’s to embody this mindset. A pivotal question to ask oneself is :What counterproductive habits am I forming? How can I cultivate personal growth? Although some people are content with an average life , outstanding achievers comprehend that good fall short. They incessantly pursuer self- improvement and excellence. .So ask everyone How can you evolve into a more refined Individual.
How can you strive for the best you,
To live by these quotes I live by I want to say this last thing. This is the most important thing while your truing to create a life you love or a successful business you must understand that don’t believe the lies that people tell on social media .They will sell you so many ideas that tell about making quick over night success and easy money isn’t TRUE! Every success person had to overcome hardships and other barriers that pop up in their life. It is important for other small business keep them two things
As them with questions to keep going
What going right and what’s going wrong that I can improve on ?
Why did you start this business what does it mean to you ? And let that shine all over your business .God will always bless the people who are obedient to him.

As a business owner it is our job to fix problem’s. You have to fix any your business problem that you have such financial , We have to fix problems that customers has with your services or when things arrive, It’s our job to have a problem and solution when you start a business ,Remember business is a problem and a solution why are you in business, Who do you want to help, It’s our job to fix our on personal lives, It’s our job to show up for our community when you can give back it .If you are a business owner you are a leader it not your job to fold under presser.

Can you give our readers an introduction to your business? Maybe you can share a bit about what you do and what sets you apart from others?
A.M Luxury Love Cosmetics Love Cosmetics is a Self-Care organic make-up, organic skincare, and organic candle company. Our Mission is Speed awareness around skin cancer (CANCER AWARENESS)! We believe that we should be more educated about what goes into our Blood. At Am Luxury Love Cosmetics we want to educate as many people as possible about how unhealthy skin care products harm not just our skin but other parts of our body as well. We want to help millions of people from getting cancer, skin cancer, and other diseases that come from using chemicals on our skin. So many people are unaware of the chemicals they are using on their skin.
Our Company isn’t just about Organic. We Value Education, Mental Health, Emotional Health, Spirituality, and the well-being of all customers and employees.
We want to create social change that self-care is only a feminine thing versus a mental health issue that our society lacks. We also believe that when you take care of yourself that you create better mental health habits. When we look our best, we are on higher frequencies and higher vibrations. Our company provides non-toxic makeup, nontoxic skin care and non- toxic candles. This is A.M Luxury Love Cosmetics mission statement

When I first came up with the idea for my business it was only supposed to be an organic makeup company .I love makeup, However I didn’t like the fact that most makeup companies do not have more chemical-free, natural ,clean and organic foundations. When I came up with my business name A.M Luxury Love Cosmetics I was thinking about when you first wake up you wake up you get out of the bed and get in the shower wash your face and brush your teeth. For women who use makeup now you apply your A.M early in the morning to your face .But I always wanted my brand to be luxury but not Luxury but for your Skin the products I was services i proving for it would really be real quality not in a way that rid of the nutrients benefits your face ,hair lip skin and body truly needs. We need products that take care of your skin .I didn’t add luxury in for a sales pitch. I added it because we should have more a Luxury, quality and Love for your Largest organ(your skin). Love was added to my business when I became an adult. My life has only been filled with things I love or I will walk away from it all so I love the service I provide for others and it has been the best thing I could have ever done with my life. I love makeup so much, believe it or not when I first came out with my business I would dream all day about how big I wanted my line to be. I want to gain more capital, scale and mentor to really create a high end makeup line that I can feel proud about .

Before I took my Women Biology class I only cared about make- up .In order to obtain my B.A Degree in Human Services a Biology class was required so I picked Women Biology. It seem like the most interesting one biology class out of the other choices I had .My Women Biology classes it what really shaped my business on what by learning about the body learning learning about the women Learning about the Center of Disease, learning about the hospitals ,learning about how women birth delivery infant babies rate isn’t healthy at for women in America, learning about birth control has a different effect on women of color then white women, learning about The FDA approving fake organic skincare .Is How my business was form. I learned that America was only about numbers. In my Mind what better way than creating a number game for the American people by creating something that can educate, and treat people in the way they are screaming about GOD ! But s doing the COMPLETE opposite
However I didn’t come up my mission statement developed into a year later.

What Set me apart from other skincare business my quality and the love that I put in every bottle every tube and every jar. If the person isn’t happy with my services and my quality 100% money-back guarantee with return.

Here is a list of products we offer

Name of Products Organic Skin Care Organic Makeup Organic Candle making company and Robes Organic Shea Butter , Organic Mango Butter , Organic Cocoa butter Organic Oil , Organic Rose Water, Our Organic Nail Polishes, Organic Lip gloss , Organic Vegan lipstick Organic Bath bombs, Our Organic Soap moisturizer soap ,Our Organic candles are Vegan Friendly.
Description:Our Organic Shea Butter is a 5 in one Cream. Our Organic Shea Butter is used for moisturizing dry skin, moisturizing dry hands, moisturizing the body and a foot cream. It peels off the dead skin that is built up over the years. The cream is 12 hours waterproof. It also helps with calluses after working out. It pops them as if it was never there and without drying or leaving a mark .It helps with cuts, scalps burn dark spots lighting the skin stretch marks.
Our Organic Mango Butter is a 4 in one cream. It is used for your Face,Body, Hands, and Feet. Mango butter is made in India and Shea Butter is made in Africa making it two different creams .However all our Products carry the same Indigents making it similar but different. This is a 9-10 hour cream. Because It is as thick as Shea butter it doesn’t lock the moisturizer in as much as the Shea butter does with the indigents. It has Most of the same benefits listed above however doesn’t work as well on stretch marks like the Shea butter , it doesn’t help with the calluses and it doesn’t pill the feet as well the Shea butter does . However it does work for all the it is more 70-80 percent effective versus the Shea better is more of 120 percent effective. The more benefit that The mango Butter Has over the Shea butter it’s better for the Face and It helps with tightening the skin. A lot of the customers still love mango because it isn’t as thick as the Shea Better.
Our Cocoa Butter is a 3 in one Cream. Body Face and Foot Cream. Cocoa Butter is Also made in Africa And still very different from Shea butter and Very different from mango butter as well. Our Cocoa butter is Raw Cocoa butter mixed with the same indigents as the other two creams. Raw cocoa butter is very hard to work with. It isn’t as soft. However it has more benefits with the skin then the other two cream does. Plus the indigents inside are very good for the skin. This cream is very beneficial for clients and customers who have been burned in fires.
Our Organic Oils is a 5 in one Oil , We Turn our oils into a Cream. It is a Hair Face Body Hands and Foot oil. It is an oil so it doesn’t last long for 12 hours for the skin, it lasts for 6. It still moisturizes the skin very well . It is also very healthy for burned and damaged skin. For the hair it not only grows the hair however it also helps with Scalp, Burns, bald spots, hair follies, dyed ends and dying coloring.
Organic Rose Water is a Face Toner .Our Organic face toner helps keep the skin young, bright, clean and refreshed. It will help our customer with a clean beauty brand that will keep the face optimally toned and helps with essential needs for the face. Use it twice a day Morning and Night time. How to apply it: you wet your face, spray the cotton pad and last wipe with the pad and then let sit on face dry, get a clean dry towel and let sit for 2-5 min. It will help with acne. Our customer can also use this for removing make up as well.
Our Organic Nail Polishes is a Vegan Non chemical Polishes , Our Organic Nail polishes is children friendly and has no harmful chemicals inside of it. Our customer nails will be able to grow long and healthy, keep nails from breaking easily ,as well as damaging the top layer on the nail. Most nail polishes have 5 chemicals that damage women and children. We are a non-traditional nail polishes and vegan and environmentally friendly polish.

Our Organic Lip gloss is a Vegan -Non sticky 5 hours wear gloss . Our Organic lip gloss isn’t the regular lip gloss that is sticky. A lot of organic products promote non sticky but are at a new level. It a gloss with the stick it the gloss without the hard lips after Its the gloss with the white clammy stuff in the middle It’s the gloss that thick and last for up 5 hours Its the gloss with some of the best moisturizer ever it really take care of the lips verse damaging it the lip this is the.
Our Organic Lipstick is Vegan And moisturizer Non dry lip 4 /5 hour wear, What makes our Organic Lipstick Different is It gives it shine ,it moistures the lips , and Unique colors. Our Lips are not matted. We wanted to eliminate any chances of exposing the body to chemicals and cancer. So got rid of chemical such as

Our Organic Bath bombs are a muscle relaxer , and a moisturizer for the skin .They are amazing for Hard working class people and working class parents and children. It fizzes up while in the tub and our organic oils have similar effects as the other products for the skin just for while in the tube leaving the skin unbelieve soft. Our Organic Bath bombs are made with natural ingredients and essential to also help heal the body and skin

Our Organic Soaps moisturizer soap and kill bacteria. We believe that everyone should have safe soap during bath time . This is the time where most of the chemicals and ingredients go into your skin so we wanted to create an organic and plant based soap safe for the blood and skin as much as possible .We believe everyone that works hard should relax and have quality for the skin.

Our Organic candles are Vegan Friendly. Our Organic Candles are also meditation candles with crystals inside them. We believe in yoga and meditation for Whole and mental health. We are just not a simple candle making company. Our brand isn’t just about organic vegan beauty and skin care, we are all about mental health and the over well-being of our customer. Also something else that makes our candles unique, Instead of animal and chemical based ingredients we have a soy wax essential oil candle making company . The burn is clean and wooden wick candles. We also have cotton wax candles that are more affordable for both customers . Our candles burn slowly for up to 70 hours. While

The Organic Lip Gloss is the best product I feel we offer. I am super proud of this the most that I created. The Three things that customers love the most is Our Organic Lip Gloss, Organic Shea Butter, Organic Soy wax candles.

I am so proud of myself with start my business and having it open for almost 5 year is a big accomplishment. To me this is the 2 largest accomplishment of my life beside the 2nd person in my family to break odds of getting an college education is But Feeling stuck on how to get my business off the ground and where to find capital really change life has been my biggest prayer ! Honestly finding capital to scale and monetization. I don’t think that any self made business owner had a easy path. I think it every entrepreneur need to do these things daily pray , workout for your mental health, network, read as many business book you can go to ,use Eventbrite to visit other people networking events, find resource’s ,grants loan, work with other non-profits, give aways, and how to get you business out there

This is what I would want the world to know about me and my brand how I fully committed to A.M Luxury Love Cosmetics.

Before I moved to California from Minneapolis Minnesota I only wanted to play it safe. I never wanted to risk all my money. I only wanted to go to college, get a career, save up money to buy a house and live the good oh fashion America dream. I couldn’t even imagine moving 1,927 miles away from everything I had already built. I started to question life after three things happened to me.
1.I started doing Mindful guided meditations
2, Covid 19(Getting layer off from being a full time teacher and part time youth advocate job )
3.The death of George Floyd .

I started seeing things when I became more mindful I knew it was more for me and I couldn’t keep playing it safe. I started to see things during my mediations. After I Started meditation I understood that life was bigger than just me. This became more personal when I learned without dream and meditation meant nothing without action .Without any action it’s just just an illusion. I knew that I couldn’t keep playing it safe . My meditation had a huge impact on me on how I now saw the world. I Started saying to myself daily: ” Why would god show all these visions of who I am support to be and what I am supposed to be doing and do nothing”? After that I was willing to servers other LOVE AND God Are the highest frequencies any person can operate on . I think that I used to play too small for others just to live a normal life like everyone else. I just wasn’t who I was. No matter how happy I was as a teacher and a youth advocate I knew my calling couldn’t be completed as much as I wanted to complete. But why give up a comfortable life for an uncomfortable life ?Thing that drive me

Two simple things. One. GOD .Two Life was so boarding playing it safe !

I finally understood why my family got a thrill out of being a risk taker and entrepreneur. It’s fun .It will do things that make you or break you. For all the people who are entrepreneurs before me Thank You To .Thank you for not stopping no matter how hard things got for you. All your hard work and success that opened the door for someone like me.

Looking back at 2020 it was a life changer for the whole world .
When Covid 19 disease happened we never thought it would shape our lives the way it did. I’m thankful it happened, however I lost the most important people in my life, my auntie( Rest In Heaven) . I would’ve still been in Minneapolis Minnesota if my life didn’t turn upside down. When Covid 19 first happened I was laid off from my youth advocate job first because I was only part time. But I Still had my full time job as a teacher. However, 3 months later they laid me off first because I was the newest worker at the company. Then I got my job back as a youth advocate. I created my business in 2019. I just didn’t want to rush it. I was working on my website for a year, I worked very hard on my leggo ,my business cards , and I saved up money to buy skincare products for 10 months. One day I was at work overnight at the shelter as the youth advocate. I was sitting down while all the children/youth were in their bed. I started doing research on how to make skincare products. The next day I started creating everything I learned how to make.

Two things had happened
One was I didn’t like how someone could fired or hire me .Depending on other for my economics system for my own life wasn’t the life i wanted to continue live. I didn’t want to wait to get pushed around anymore .So I started making products .When I got done making my products I went to everyone door in my neighborhood I lived in at at the time told them “I was starting a skincare brand and I wanted to give them some free samples and my business card in return for feedback. I got so much positive feedback because everyone loved it. Now it was time to push my website. I had a vision in my head of how I wanted it to look so I now had to save up more money to create a professional photoshoot , and a professional website. So I couldn’t just quit my job yet because I didn’t want to quit my 9-5 before my business became successful. Or before I had the capital. So I was happy building my business while working with youth who had the same background as me growing up. I was very proud of everything that I had made of myself. I still knew it was more for me but I was fine playing it safe for the moment. I no longer worked for anyone in my mind. I just took the steps that got me to where I was trying to go.

How did you end up moving to California with $900 ?

It was simply the death of George Floyd that happened. I quit my job as a Youth Advocate two weeks after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis Minnesota. Minnesota IS NO STRANGER TO KILLING OF PEOPLE OF COLOR OR HARDCORE RACISM !!!! 52 % of Police officers’ killings of African American and people of color in the United States happened here ! LOL And everyone thing that the south is worser (that another story ) My supervisor and I got into a big disagreement about how thing were done to the children of color, how the people of color were treated and so much more at this organization so I put my two week notices in and she turned around and told me I no longer need to come in since I already put my two notices in and she will mail me my last check take care. Yes in the middle of fighting for equal rights, equal justice, ending police brutality, killing of people of color and so much more that could be fixed in the United States and ESPECIALLY IN MINNEAPOLIS MINNESOTA ! (However it is still LOVE FOR MINNEAPOLIS MINNESTOA)

I Didn’t know what I was going to do for income or work and my unemployment didn’t get fixed into a year and half of living in California when the offices were officially opened back up . One day I just sat at a small table with all my skin care products on a street that had a lot of foot traffic in Minnesota. I was no stranger to selling things. My father made me sell candy as a child and teenager .All I wanted to do was play with the children at the playground but he wouldn’t allow me to play with the other kids. My father said he was teaching me a life still. This skill paid off as an adult because I made $790 and the next day I made $350. I told myself I wasn’t going to work for anyone else again if numbers could be this good . My income for 2 weeks at both my jobs was 2500 and I made 1000 in two days. I said this was life for me. I did this for 3 months not understanding the in and out of business but it was something I knew I was committed to.

I left Minnesota 3 months after because I knew that it was going to snow and I outgrew Minnesota no matter how much I loved my life with all my family and friends. I still remember the day I left I got pulled over twice in one day by the Minneapolis Cops. I was like I can’t grow in this racist state .I packed up all my t business things, and all my books. I only had 900 from my last paychecks . I only had a few clothes because I knew I was going to need winter clothing as I was going. I told myself my reviews , my loyal customer reviews ,my education, and god told me this was the right move forward. I was going to let the bad weather, racist people or a bad economy stop me from achieving my dreams and for going after for more. The best thing about this story is I didn’t tell any of my family and only one of my friends that I actually moved to California. I was here for three months after moving here. My grandfather called me and asked me what I was doing I told him I moved to California he told he was super proud of me For Finishing college and going after my dream .He even said why didn’t you tell you were moving I said I didn’t want anyone to try and stop me .He laughed and said no baby I would’ve drove you there. The risk continue studies say it take 5-11 year to make a business fully successful and I pray I can make an impact on this world .

Any places to eat or things to do that you can share with our readers? If they have a friend visiting town, what are some spots they could take them to?
Newport Beach To whale watch
Newport Beach Balboa Island
Newport Beach Pier
Newport Balboa Fun Zone
Newport Fashion Island

Swan Boat Rental in Echo Park

Malibu Pier
Malibu Lagoon State Beach

Long Beach
LED Lit Swan Boat Night Ride

2-Hour Kayak or Paddleboard with Sea Lions in Marina del Rey

Santa Monica Pier -The Game Arcade
Venice Beach Sunday- skating the whole beach
Santa Monica Hike Temescal Canyon Trail
Runyon Canyon Trail

Culver City stairs Hike it so beautiful to me I could hike here a million time and never get board plus a workout at the same time

Hollywood For them to see the star and Griffin Park To hike

Downtown L.A To a Laker Game And to See The Downtown Legendary all time great statues

I Don’t eat out I cook I don’t trust people food So I can’t tell you about about Restaurant’s

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
My auntie, whose life was taken by Covid 19 in 2021 earlier age 37 years, will be revered as a hero of my personal journey. My auntie fulfilled multiple roles in my life -best friend, sister, and auntie-and was the best epitome of loving kindness’ that a child without parents around would be consider truly blessed to have. At the age 13, my father was incarceration and my mother was absence ,which lead to my auntie selfless intervention where she assumed parental role, supporting me thought college and beyond enduring my aspiration and enduring through my and set backs : I am deeply grateful for her presence in my life . After God ,my auntie has been the most transformative influences in my life , fostering my growth and development while compassionately addressing my emotional requirement.

My auntie would tell me daily to reach beyond my immediate environment. “And that I didn’t have to replicate my family path , succumb to negatives influences such as substance’s abuse, exploitation or gang violence’s. Instead ,she instilled in me the value of devoting the values of getting married and not merely a baby mama. Her word countered the nation that I’d inevitably follow in my parents footsteps and i could prove them wrong if they thought I would end up like my parents

She instilled in me a unstoppable determination. She advised me to complete my high school education and to attend college and make a positive impact in my community ,particularly for children for similia background ,so they could draw inspiration and understand that they could draw inspirations and understand that they they could overcome their challenging circumstances no matter how difficult .These moment I shared with her is the reason i have became the women I am today .

My auntie passed inflicted significant emotional distress. Nonetheless, I drew strength from her lifelong advice to persist, the dependence others have on me and my potential to make a difference. Her legacy drives me to success and honor her memory having hoped to support her in her golden year now and unfulfilled aspiration.
I Could talk about my auntie for hours and books but I am Crying but I HAD to share my story with you guys AND I hear say shut My energy is forever with you Thank you auntie love you forever ! And I Know your so proud of me want to continue to be a better me for God Me you and so many people that are counting on me

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