Ashley Cotto is a New York Native, certified makeup artist, cosmetic company owner, writer, social media/brand manager/consultant, and a content creator. She’s a girl who does it all! From a young age, she was constantly doing as much as she could and achieving as much as she can. In her head, the more she can achieve, the better she can make her life and others’. She graduated from Quinnipiac University in 2021 and immediately went to a New York makeup school to get her Makeup Artistry certification. She completed the course in June 2021 and has been creating viral looks and content since. Her makeup has been published in multiple magazines and she has served as Key Makeup and Hair Artist on several movie sets. She started her journey as a business owner in March 2022 by creating Narcissus Beauty, a mythology inspired makeup brand. The goal is to make people Fall in Love with Your Reflection and represent people beyond just the color of their skin. She created the Ambrosia Lip Polish formula by herself and released an eyeshadow palette. They have gone viral several times and have become a TikTok shop staple. Now, she is developing an brand and social media management company with long-time associate, Danielle DiMauro - The AAD Agency.…

Ashley Cotto

Ashley Cotto is a New York Native, certified makeup artist, cosmetic company owner, writer, social media/brand manager/consultant, and a content creator. She’s a girl who does it all! From a young age, she was constantly doing as much as she could and achieving as much as she can. In her head, the more she can achieve, the better she can make her life and others’. She graduated from Quinnipiac University in 2021 and immediately went to a New York makeup school to get her Makeup Artistry certification. She completed the course in June 2021 and has been creating viral looks and content since. Her makeup has been published in multiple magazines and she has served as Key Makeup and Hair Artist on several movie sets. She started her journey as a business owner in March 2022 by creating Narcissus Beauty, a mythology inspired makeup brand. The goal is to make people Fall in Love with Your Reflection and represent people beyond just the color of their skin. She created the Ambrosia Lip Polish formula by herself and released an eyeshadow palette. They have gone viral several times and have become a TikTok shop staple. Now, she is developing an brand and social media management company with long-time associate, Danielle DiMauro - The AAD Agency.…

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Ashley Cotto is a New York Native, certified makeup artist, cosmetic company owner, writer, social media/brand manager/consultant, and a content creator. She’s a girl who does it all!

From a young age, she was constantly doing as much as she could and achieving as much as she can. In her head, the more she can achieve, the better she can make her life and others’.

She graduated from Quinnipiac University in 2021 and immediately went to a New York makeup school to get her Makeup Artistry certification. She completed the course in June 2021 and has been creating viral looks and content since.

Her makeup has been published in multiple magazines and she has served as Key Makeup and Hair Artist on several movie sets.

She started her journey as a business owner in March 2022 by creating Narcissus Beauty, a mythology inspired makeup brand. The goal is to make people Fall in Love with Your Reflection and represent people beyond just the color of their skin. She created the Ambrosia Lip Polish formula by herself and released an eyeshadow palette. They have gone viral several times and have become a TikTok shop staple.

Now, she is developing an brand and social media management company with long-time associate, Danielle DiMauro - The AAD Agency.

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    paper Creative Director / Social Media Strategist

    Learn and understand changing trends on social media to promote products for a growing beauty
    brand
    ● Schedule informative social media content based on mythologies, religions and folktales worldwide
    ● Set the company’s innovative products apart from others on the market by researching the unique
    ingredients
    ● Manage a team of six to process orders, communicate with the public, research and manage
    finances
    ● Understand
    ● Converse with Influencers to conduct proper affiliate and PR box marketing
    ● Understand ROAs to organize campaign and product photo shoots for brand’s online presence and
    launches

    paper Website and Copy Development for BookTok Influencer Author

    I have worked with author Olivia Rose Darling from 2021 on her marketing for her romantasy novel series “Fear the Flames.” We’ve been working together since she was an independent author, but now she is signed by Penguin Random House.

    I designed her website and have been assisting with photoshoots, makeup and hair, website copy, and any graphics I am asked to do.

    paper Portfolio Design for an Up and Coming Celebrity Hair Dresser

    This project was one of my longest processes. I worked with 20-year-old celebrity hair artist Georgina Santacroce to design her entire portfolio.

    We worked beginning-to-end together to pick a new color scheme, content strategy and portfolio website for her brand. We even designed brand new business cards for her, so she would have hard copy marketing for herself when working on sets and networking in-person. I also designed a Popl digital business card for her.

    The website was designed through Google Sites.

    paper Rebranding of a Psoriasis influencer's Content and website!

    Deseree Montoya is a Psoriasis Model based in El Paso, TX. After being connected through Instagram, she entrusted me to rebuild her portfolio website, create a new logo and graphics, and redesign her whole strategy of content post-wedding.

    We are still working together to reach out to plus size friendly brands like Torrid. I do constant maintenance of her website and we meet once a month to schedule out new content, to keep her followers engaged and new followers coming in!