Welcome to UnStuck Beauty!

A few years ago, just like many women and teens that I speak with today, I was a parent in search of a "magic aide" to help improve my daughter's skin health. You see, my daughter Kaici has very high-maintenance skin as I have come to term it. Her face needs consistent, not to mention effective care. And to our dismay, we found very few products that were affordable, SAFE, and effective (the key term being safe).

Without realizing it, we'd become product junkies! Our bathroom cabinet was filled with super "you can do it" magic-like potions that we hoped would ultimately help Kaici feel more confident in her appearance and boost her self-esteem as incoming teen girl.

With a simple desire to make this transition more bearable for my daughter, I was willing to push the wallet as far as I could, but I had to admit this product search was wearing our budget pretty thin.  We also ran into the very occasional irritabilities that come with using certain products. She was losing hope, and started to self-isolate in fear not being accepted by her peers. As much as I tried to appease her spirit, it seemed nothing worked.

It bothered me that my daughter was so heavily engulfed in her outward appearance, allowing it to have such a bearing on her social development. However as she often reminded me, I had beautiful skin and didn't have to worry about breakouts or blemishes. I was heartbroken for her and other girls her age, as well as their mothers.

I knew that there had to be more to this skincare "thing". Fortunately, I was at a farmers market with a friend and met an herbal esthetician who was more than willing to  discuss with me the ins and outs of teen skin and how to SAFELY and effectively care for it. It was that day that I learned about the magic of honey and oats in relation to healthy skincare. I purchased several bars of soap from this beautiful lady and needless to say, they WORKED!

Kaici's skin started to not only clear up, but became imbued with a beautifully radiant glow. She started to feel better about her appearance and herself.  What I loved most was the SELF transformation in our situation. We'd been conditioned to rely on store-bought brands of magic serums filled with chemicals, toxins, and other unnecessary stuff to make us feel and look beautiful. The truth of the matter is beauty is a natural thing regardless of the challenges, all women and teens are uniquely graced with beauty - you just have to take care of it and love on yourself enough to be consistent with it.

Kaici and I loved our new products - natural, clean, skincare.  Unfortunately, our esthetician moved away and we were left to our own wits to continue the process.  So we did. 

We started researching, idealizing, planning and soon developing our own skincare in the comforts of our own kitchen, creating a 3-part skincare set made with plant-based and aromatic oils (a cleanser, a toner, and a protective moisturizer specific to both normal skin (my skin type) and oily skin (Kaici's skin type).

The results were unfathomable! So much so, that others wanted to know our secret. I began sharing our story, and the process, as well as our regimen, attempting to tell other women and teens how to do just as we had done, but all they wanted were the products. Kaici and I looked around and we had order after order coming in for products we'd never made for anyone but ourselves.

So I prayed over this opportunity, and very long story short in November of 2022, my daughter Kaici and I did a soft launch of our very own skin and body care line, UnStuck Beauty. We believe it is a space God created specifically for us in this season, for so many reasons. We are able to model as example the beauty of self -care, as a mother-daughter team, as well as bond over ideation and creation. When so many young ladies are feeling alone, ostracized, or misunderstood, UnStuck Beauty has created a space for bonding in Kaici and I; as space for breaking generational curses, as well as building brand legacies. 

We love going out to speak at local events, health fairs, pop-up exposure events, educating and creating awareness about the goodness of clean beauty products as well as the dangers of the chemicals and toxins lurking in existing ones. As I say, "don't be so eager to sacrifice your health for the shelf life".

Together we have successfully grown our brand from just a 3-part skincare starter set to offering  a total skincare regimen (cleansers, toners, moisturizers, hydration serums, rejuvenation creams, hydration creams, etc.) with an addition of blended body butters and a speciality item - Pawsome butter for pups (huge hit)!

We live in rural small town MS, but have been able to touch the lives of moms and teen girls as far as New York, New Jersey, and Florida, and several places in Tennessee, Alabama, and Mississippi. We have recurring clients that are brand ambassadors for our products, and just recently met with a new boutique owner interested in housing our products in her boutique.

Although we are still in the birthing stage of this vision, we are faithful and trusting God for the amazing opportunities that will open up for UnStuck Beauty. 

We love what we do! It brings us joy and peace to be a blessing to our clients, as well as help to supplement our home with financial provisions. My daughter is ecstatic about being an entrepreneur, and love to share with her friends her experiences - the highs and the lows. 

As our pastor teaches us, 'If God is for us, then WHO can be against us' (Romans 8:31). So, welcome to UnStuck Beauty - the beginning! 

We look forward to engaging with you as a potential client, welcome you as satisfied customer, and celebrate with you as a future brand ambassador! 

Love & Blessings,

Kisha & Kaici Buffington