Established: This business was first established back in 2022 by Princess Simms, A.K.A. Cocoa Katana.
Training: In 2019 Princess Simms first graduated cosmetology school within 9 months of her educational journey from Hair Academy II, returned 2 years late to recieve her senior cosmetology license.
Background Information: As a former foster youth, Princess had very limited support and funding which was primarily supplied through efforts as a stripper, solo p*rn artist, and overall adult entertainer.
As of recent years, Princess Simms has built several social media platforms well over 100k-1mil in views and subscribers. But seperates much of her Cocoa Katana success from her "empress me" business in efforts to showcase other talents and providing much needed NATURAL hair and skin care products to those who want high quality with very little to no chemicals and high yielded results.
INSPIRATION: Princess's business was originally inspiried by her grandfather who, when Princess was a child, would commonly bring her raw shea butter to help clear up her eczema and cover up scars from her abusive household (which he assumed was from playing too rough outside). The shea butters and cocoa butters were too hard and difficult to rub in but got the job done at the time. Many years later into her adulthood, Princess came across another adult entertainer who went by the name "Poison" the healer and a healer she was. Princess watched as Poison's skin care product brand blossomed as wanted to follow along in her footsteps, creating her own formula from scratch, pulling bits of informtion and testing numerous formulas with many trials and errors but eventually coming to a finished product.
Now: With your patience and support, her dreams are coming to fruition. Lets build a kingdom of health and beauty, made by royalty for royalty, giving yourself the treatment you deserve.
Honorable Mentions:
Thank you:
-Susan Punnett for supporting me and many other foster youth without judgement and raw honest support, guidance and rezealince.
- Najae Crocket for being the Big sister that I never asked for but always needed, loving me, correcting me, and watching me grow, reminding me of who I am every step of the way.
- Megan Conway for always advocating for me and teaching me to advocate for myself throughout my time in foster care and even after aging out and no longer being assigned to my case for stepping in as a female role-model, filling in the gaps of motherhood in my life effortlessly even while being a full time mom to great children of your own.
- India Allen for being the other Big sister that I didn't ask for but always needed and am so grateful to have. Moving with grace even when others fight so hard to disrupt your peace and reminding me to keep fighting for better for myself and for others.
- Vicky for reminding me to keep Jehovah God close to my heart no matter what I do or where I go, making the truth my own and living out my own path and thriving in whatever makes sense to me.
*If you were not mentioned, it does not make your role in my life any less significant, thank you as well for all that you do*