Mother and Daughter Cosmetic Founders Nab Magazine Cover Making History
/FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 8/1/2022 New York, New York
We are excited to share with you the cover of the July 2022 edition of La Dolce magazine. The International magazine headquartered in Spain, features army veteran Raquel Riley Thomas, founder of Raquel Riley Thomas Beauty and her 16-year-old daughter Maria Raquel Thomas, founder of Maria Raquel Thomas cosmetics. The duo recently collaborated on a new makeup collection r ^2. This is an historical cover. This is the first time the magazine has featured an African American mother and daughter on the cover simultaneously.
The magazine features several photos of both mother and daughter in their makeup collections. The magazine, which is predominantly a fashion magazine, highlighted the duo’s new collection R^2.
“The R^2 collection is a blend of retro-futuristic colors that represent the diversity in all of us. Mix and match the long-wear palettes with the lipliners and be free with your creativity!
About Raquel Riley Thomas: Raquel Riley Thomas is an Entrepreneur, Military-Veteran, Pageant Queen, and Humanitarian. And she has a love for all things beauty and fashion.
On June 5, 2020, Raquel launched a new business venture, Raquel Riley Thomas Beauty. The brand is performance based, designed to stay on longer for those in fields that need it. Those such as pageant queens, dancers, singers, and cheerleaders.
Raquel is also involved in giving back to her community. A portion of Raquel Riley Thomas Beauty proceeds have benefited non-profits such as: Operation Renewed Hope, Victoria’s Voice, Standup for Kids, and No Kids Hungry, to name a few. Raquel is on the advisory board of the Veteran-focused non-profit, Operation Renewed Hope. She is a diamond-life member of Delta Sigma Theta, Inc, and a member of Veterans of Foreign War. She also supports the American Foundation of Suicide because unfortunately, her mother took her own life in 2013.
About Maria Raquel Thomas: Maria Raquel Thomas is an entrepreneur, model, and humanitarian. And she is determined to uplift the world around her. Her brand, Maria Raquel Thomas Cosmetics is is a minority-owned cosmetic brand founded and owned by Maria Raquel Thomas.
After struggling with her personal lip care, she began mixing her own products to help with chapping. She then tried samples out with her friends to see if it helped them. It did and so she began mixing more products and Maria Raquel Thomas Cosmetics was born!
Maria Raquel Thomas continues to give back to the community by donating a portion of her earnings to children's charities including Victoria’s voice, se4k, and standup for kids. She is the first-ever national youth ambassador for standup for kids, a non-profit organization dedicated to ending youth homelessness. Maria Raquel Thomas has assisted standup for kids in raising over $150,000 in their virtual run/walk race fundraisers. She has put in over two hundred hours of volunteer work with standup for kids and other non-profits. She has been awarded the 2021 President's Volunteer Silver Medal.
Follow Raquel Riley Thomas Beauty on Instagram @raquelrileythomas.
Follow Maria Raquel Thomas Cosmetics on Instagram @mrtcosmeticsofficial.
