meet danaDana Oliver is committed to celebrating and amplifying Black women’s voices in the beauty industry.
She has over 15 years of experience as an editor, writer and on-camera talent, reporting on fashion and beauty news, writing trend features and producing expert-driven videos. In her tenure as Beauty Director at Yahoo, Dana launched their first-ever Diversity in Beauty Awards and hosted My Beauty, My Way, a video series where women of all different ages and backgrounds including award-winning actress and producer Tracee Ellis Ross, Carol’s Daughter founder Lisa Price and tennis star Sloane Stephens explained what beauty truly means to them.
Dana was most recently the Senior Director of Content and Communications at StyleSeat, the premier destination for discovering and booking beauty services and professionals. She oversaw brand vision, messaging and experience across multiple content marketing channels, including website, blog, social media and video.
In 2019, Dana debuted her very own beauty, wellness and self-care blog called Beauty for Breakfast, where she shares her honest and thought-provoking reflections as a plant-based mom who inspects cosmetic labels more carefully.
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Volition Beauty
Nude Barre
Supergoop
Dr. Barbara Sturm
AQUIS
HARA
Motherly
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“I've stripped myself of feeling the need to conform to what society believes I should do with my natural hair. And, it's been absolutely freeing!”
InStyle
EXPLORE THE BLOG
Beauty for Breakfast
As a beauty expert with over a decade of experience, Dana has swatched, spritzed, and smoothed on countless cosmetics. But as one of the few Black woman editors in this industry, she knows that there aren’t many brands with products that meet her needs — especially as a plant-based mom.
While I’ve packed away my favorite leave-in conditioners for now mostly to reach for them when wearing braided hairstyles or silk presses, I’ve made sure to stick to a curly hair routine that’s full of hydrating products, tools that cut down my styling time and acceptance of the way my hair does its own thing.