Who is BFR?

Leslie Munsell
Creator, Leslie Munsell, brings 20+ years of experience in the beauty and fashion industries into creating products for Beauty For Real.  She has collaborated with legendary photographers; Patrick Demarchelier, Tom Monro, Ana Menke, designers; Giorgio Armani, Roberto Cavalli, Zac Posen, celebrities; Mariah Carey, Venus and Serena Williams, Shakira, models; Brooklyn Decker, Miranda Kerr and Marisa Miller.  Her work has appeared in W, Allure, Harper’s Bazaar, InStyle and Oprah.  Leslie’s years of trend forecasting and product development for prestige brands led her to create the straightforward and high-functioning products that are Beauty for Real.  Essential products with ground-breaking formulas and innovative, practical packaging set Beauty for Real apart.
 
Tonya Riner
For the past 20 years, makeup authority Tonya Riner has worked on fashion shoots and shows on both coasts and in Europe.  Represented by Page Parkes Models, Riner has worked for such high-profile fashion magazines as Harpers Bazaar and Vogue and has a long list of celebrity clientele that includes Heidi Klum, Angie Harmon and Lauren Bush.  She was featured in Allure magazine’s black book for best makeup artists in the United States.  Riner’s most recent endeavor, as partner in Beauty for Real, brings her expertise in all things beauty together. 

Nesti Mendoza
Nesti has been a photographer for some of the biggest names in the industry.  His career began 30 years ago in design, but his real love is fashion and beauty photography where he has a singular vision.  "You can't pretend to be beautiful, you have to be real, joyful.  If you love what you're feeling as a woman, it will show up in the photo.".  Nesti's great eye for design and beauty along with his international experience as a premier photographer influence all the visuals for Beauty For Real. 

Stephanie Giles
With a  background in advertising and design as well as make up and hairdressing, Stephanie Giles is a key member of the Beauty For Real team.  Influenced by all things chic and pretty, she has nearly a decade of experience working on photo shoots in the fashion and beauty industry including work in many notable publications such as  Elle and German GQ  magazines.  For the past seven years she has also worked in the salon industry in the United States and Australia.