WaySlay app delivers beauty products made specifically for women of color

CO-FOUNDERS OF WAIST LAY, SHE WAS GOING TO ATTEND AN EVENT, YOU KNOW, WE’RE ALREADY RUNNING A LITTLE BIT BEHIND AND SHE NEEDED SOME EXTRA BEAUTY SUPPLIES. BASICALLY. WE’RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT A WAY HOW WE COULD GET THOSE BEAUTY SUPPLIES SINCE WE COULDN’T ACTUALLY MAKE THE TRIP TO THE BEAUTY SUPPLY STORE. WE’RE LOOKING FOR A DELIVERY SERVICES AND REALLY JUST NONEXISTED AT THE TIME THE NEED WAS THERE, YOU KNOW, I FOUND ABOUT IT OUT ABOUT IT THROUGH MY GIRLFRIEND, BUT I WAS JUST I FEEL LIKE I WAS POSITIONED TO BE ABLE TO MAKE A CHANGE IN THE HISTORY AT THE AT THIS TIME, AND HOW’S THE CONCEPT WORK? EXACTLY DOWNLOAD OUR APP AND THEN YOU INSERT YOUR ADDRESS TO WHERE YOU WANT. YOUR BEAUTY SUPPLY IS DELIVERED. IT’LL PULL UP THE NEAREST LOCAL BEAUTY SUPPLY STORE TO WHERE YOU LIVE AND THEN ONCE YOU’RE IN THE STORE, YOU CAN SELECT ANY PRODUCTS THAT YOU NEED ONCE YOU ADD THOSE PRODUCTS INTO YOUR YOUR CART AND YOU CHECK OUT IT AUTOMATICALLY CALLS FOR A DRIVER TO THEN GO PICK UP THOSE ITEMS AND DELIVER THEM TO YOUR OR WE’VE OFTEN BEEN CALLED THE UBER EATS FOR FOR HAIR CARE. IT’S THE EASIEST WAY TO CONSIDER US. I FEEL LIKE IT’S A REALLY BIG THING FOR SOMETHING ELSE FOR US AS BLACK WOMEN TO HAVE SOMETHING THAT CATERS TO OUR NEEDS, WHICH IS A BIG INDUSTRY. THE BEAUTY SUPPLY INDUSTRY IS A BILLION DOLLAR INDUSTRY. WHY DO YOU THINK THAT IS THAT TECHNOLOGY DOES NOT CATER TO TO WOMEN OF COLOR IN THEIR NEEDS OR JUST, YOU KNOW PEOPLE OF COLOR AND THEIR NEEDS YOU WANT TO SURE THAT YOU HAVE A AND THOSE COMPANIES AND A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE OF COLOR JUST DON’T SO THAT’S WHY YOU COULD SEE SOMETHING LIKE INCREDIBLE GAP LIKE WE SEE RIGHT NOW WITH AN APPLICATION LIKE THIS. YOU HAVE NOT EXISTING. YOU KNOW, IT’S I THINK IT’S IMPORTANT FOR COMPANIES TO SPECIALLY TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY’RE INCLUDING PEOPLE OF COLOR AT THOSE LEVELS FOR SOME THEY MAY CONSIDER IT TO BE LIKE A NICHE MARKET. I SEE MORE AND MORE COMPANIES DOING IT, BUT I THINK ALL COMPANIES REALLY NEED TO TAKE THE TIME TO TO LOOK WITH THEN AND SAY OKAY. WHAT ARE WE WHAT HOW CAN WE DO BETTER? AND MICHELINA AND TELL ME THEY ARE NOT ONLY PARTNERING WITH PITTSBURGH’S BLACK OWNED BEAUTY SUPPLY MERCHANTS. THEY’RE HELPING THEM TO MODERNIZE THEIR OPERATIONS. SOME OF IT USING SIMPLY A CALCULATOR A

WTAE Listens: WaySlay app delivers beauty products made specifically for women of color

Co-founders of the app “WaySlay” Ian Grant II and Michael James like to describe it as the “Uber Eats for beauty supplies.”

Updated: 7:05 PM EDT Apr 27, 2021

Co-founders of the app “WaySlay” Ian Grant II and Michael James like to describe it as the “Uber Eats for beauty supplies.”They came up with the idea when James’ girlfriend ran out of a product while getting ready for an event. When there was no way to quickly fix the problem, they found a solution.Watch the full story in the video player above.

PITTSBURGH —

Co-founders of the app “WaySlay” Ian Grant II and Michael James like to describe it as the “Uber Eats for beauty supplies.”

They came up with the idea when James’ girlfriend ran out of a product while getting ready for an event. When there was no way to quickly fix the problem, they found a solution.

Watch the full story in the video player above.