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

Hi Natasha, what inspires you?
Mugshots 2 Glamshots Change didn’t come overnight for me or anyone that I know. Even the thought of change took years of misery, isolation and a toxic lifestyle to say to myself enough is enough. Once I was ready to put my thoughts into action is where I allowed my God to guide me. I listened to those that have become the change and have experience in the change but also people that actually care about me and want to see me succeed in life. After a lifetime of addiction, criminal activity, prison, violence, etc becoming the change is a daily practice. We are all tools to be used to show other’s that change is possible. I’ve proven that past actions don’t dictate your future. I’ll never be perfect, I’m going to make mistakes, but I’ll continue to do the next right thing and love my community and fellow man, that’s all I can do. Me and my crew will keep reaching the unreachable, the misguided, the unwanted and create smiles while inspiring other’s. If you want to make a change you have to be the change. Take time to smile 🖤❤️🖤

Can you open up a bit about your work and career? We’re big fans and we’d love for our community to learn more about your work.
Natasha R. Holt is an entrepreneur, wife, mother, and woman of faith. Beauty fascinated her from an early age. However, as she grew older, she turned to the streets which resulted in her receiving a felony conviction. After this experience, Natasha deepened her faith and rekindled her childhood passion for beauty. It became her mission to help others develop confidence and awareness of their true inner and outer beauty. Beauty and Ink Artistry is Natasha’s way to help elevate women through permanent makeup, cosmetic procedures, waxing, and brow tinting. She crafted these services to enhance the beauty of each and every client, making them feel like the Queen they were always meant to be.
Wanting to give back, Natasha helps empower women who are reentering society after time in prison through her Beauty Unchained Movement. She proudly works with a team of volunteers made up of former female sex offenders, university social justice students, and beauty therapists. Together, they work to give hope, encouragement, and love to women in prison, reentry programs, and rehabilitation.

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
We would visit somewhere incredible, beautiful, peaceful such as Dubai etc definitely another country or island. We would shop, visit underwater restaurants with amazing view, food and have some wine that’s sweet with a little whoa 🤣 to it We definitely would dance and just have a great time enjoying our feminine energy.

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
Yes I would love to shoutout God 1st, husband , family, friends, drug court counselors, rehabilitation center, recovery center, church ministry. Thank you all too many to make but you all played a major part in my life . Thanks for helping me get my life back on track and me headed in the right direction from mugshots to glamshots. Thanks for helping me through the hardest time in my life and to follow my dreams and I did . Booked & Busy! 🥰🙌🏾🤞🏽

Website: Www.beautyandinkartistry.com

Instagram: Www.Instagram.com/beautebytasha

Facebook: Natasha Holt

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