Today we’d like to introduce you to Chaisten Salinas.
Hi Chaisten, thanks for sharing your story with us. To start, maybe you can tell our readers some of your backstories.
Hi! I’m Chaisten Salinas and I have quite a story to tell… At the age of barely 17, I became a mother to a beautiful babygirl. I. was living in a toxic abusive environment with her father and not knowing if I would ever make it out of that relationship and alive at that. I went through 5 years of extreme abuse it felt like I was dead anyways so I decided why not be dead. I attempted to commit suicide 4 times but just never successfully. Needless to say, it’s not that I wanted to die I just didn’t know of any other way out I felt hopeless, lost, scared, confused, and alone. I ended up leaving that relationship but I had two children now instead of one… it was hard, I was homeless, broke, no job, no car, I had zero to my name… I remember feeling a sense of peace tons of therapy later haha and I used my children as my motivation to get up and do whatever needed to be done to make ends meet. I lived out of my car, multiple friends/ families houses, and motels while being a mom every second of the way. it was tough I would cry thinking about just wanting a better life for me kids. I never felt good enough to give us what we deserved until I realized that I am so much more than I thought I was. I went on a journey to self-love and healing, it took me a few years to finally feel like me again but I recreated myself I realized that no matter what we go through in life we don’t have to be a victim of our circumstances. So, I kept that mindset & I worked so much sometimes 6 days a week sometimes 7 days a week I shortly realized that I was missing out on spending time with my children I had absolutely no freedom and I started to not want to work as much, but with that came no money to take care of them. I always had a fire in me that was burning I call it a burning desire to just live freely with my kids, travel, and leave a legacy behind for them but I knew a job wasn’t ever going to get me there. I spent 2-3 years going through financial turmoil, being homeless again, risking every dime I had to be the person I am today. Fast forward to 2018 I decided I had a mess off a life that I wanted to turn into my message. I always loved beauty everything beauty makeup, skin, hair, nails, etc… so, I decided to go to school to be an esthetician so I can do what I love but most importantly, show other women that no matter what if you get your mind right and turn your fears into fuel you can create your dream life. but at this time of my life, I had about $30 in my bank account three kids, and was pregnant with my fourth. I lived paycheck to paycheck pushing my way through school and I didn’t even have a place to call home… it was rough but I kept on pushing. as I started diving deep into my healing again because it’s always unfinished, I started realizing that beauty is in the mind of the beholder, we always hear that saying “beauty is in the eye of the beholder” but I truly believe it’s a frequency we can tap into. I knew that I wanted to integrate holistic healing into my work (facials, products, coaching) because it was a huge part of me and how I healed my mind & it is an extension of me so I struggled for a while with starting my brand identity, but in due time I came up with “Dvine Beauty. Co ” which is so fitting for what I do. I worked out of my home and went mobile for a few years because I couldn’t afford anything else but I kept working towards my goal. I always wanted to show women how to become the woman of your dreams while also pampering them… Because yes, I’m an esthetician I specialize in facials, waxing, and I handmake my own healing products… but my room is a therapy session, it’s a healing session, it’s what I and my clients call a “soul session” or a VIBE. haha, I’ve had the luxury of meeting some of the most amazing women who I came to realize had very similar struggles as me like abuse, feeling insecure and unworthy, the feeling of not being enough, or scared they will never make it in life because of the things they went through or their current circumstances. They somehow ended up in my studio and it never failed when they left, they would just thank me over and over for the safe place I created for them to just speak their mind and struggles. Which then led me to find my higher purpose which was turning my mess into my message, creating a community which is “the butterfly tribe” and showing women how to overcome their limiting beliefs. I was able to impact over 700 women in the first few months of launching Dvine beauty. Co in 2020… whether that was in form of a facial, a wax, my body scrub/ body serums I make or simply just being a friend for them to vent too. Right then and there I had realized I was living in my purpose. Showing women that no matter who you use to be, you can always start over and try again. No matter what obstacles in front of you, you can climb the mountain. No matter what people said about you, that’s not YOUR truth. I got where I am today with the help of my spouse who never failed to support me my community of amazing women and my kids. I am not self-made I have a whole tribe of ladies who have helped mold me, who believed in me, who support me. Without them, I would not be here today. That and my ability to see it through despite the fear I carried. I held my passion in one hand and my fear in the other hand and I used my fear to fuel my passion. I was broke, homeless, scared, confused, lost, and looking for a way out a few years ago… but Today I am a 26-year-old mom of four, a business owner, domestic abuse survivor, a leader, a mentor, and I have what I always wanted which was time freedom and the ability to impact other women in a positive way. I love my path, every part of it the good, the bad, and the ugly… I’m grateful for it all…there’s so much beauty in the struggle always I truly believe my gratitude despite my circumstances led me to this wonderful path I’m on. Always find the good in things <3
Alright, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall, and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
The road has definitely been rocky, especially with finances, imposter syndrome, having children along the way, and not feeling confident enough to pursue my dreams. the biggest struggle was fear, having fear that I was going to lose everything trying to risk it all for a dream only I could see I was scared of failing, People had some pretty strong opinions of me that I was unstable, dumb, living in dreamland and not reality, that I was being unrealistic that I would never be able to have the things I talked about because I have too many kids at such a young age, I’ve literally heard it all. The opinions of other people would kind of get me down, but I realized that those opinions were not my responsibility and that I can do anything I put my mind to, I had already done it once when I left my toxic relationship which was by far the biggest challenge at that point in time of my life. I was resilient and very strong-minded and hearted. I never focused in on what other people thought I knew who I was and I stood in my truth The road to success is messy, it’s scary, it’s risky, you lose a lot of people along the way…but if you just drive your passion and just do it scared anyways. You’re going to make it to your destination, we don’t have to look at life like a scary movie but more of an adventure despite your failures along the way… you can always learn something from it and fail forward. Challenges are always going to be there, things get hard, having no freedom and missing out on life’s wonders stuck at a dead-end job is hard, and risking a few years of your finances and stability to become successful and have that life you truly desire is hard… chose your hard.
Appreciate you sharing that. What else should we know about what you do?
I am a holistic Beauty Brand who specializes in helping women get on the path to create the life they desire. I specialize in waxing, and the formulation of my most popular product I handmake called “petal potion serum”.
I am most proud of turning my tragic past into what I call now my life’s work which would ultimately be serving others, showing them the blueprint on how I healed and was able to turn nothing into something. I’m proud of me for not allowing the weight of other people’s opinions to stop me from pursuing my dreams despite being a young mother of four children. I am proud of me for staying resilient through the times I just wanted to throw in the towel.
What sets me apart from others is that I use two of the things I love most which is beauty and mindset to create more than just a beauty brand but a safe environment for growth and healing. I use the butterfly in my brand to always remind people that eventually we have to come out of our cocoons and be the best version of ourselves. Butterflies can’t see their beauty but the rest of the world can, and that’s how I see all of the wonderful ladies I come I connect with, even if they don’t see their beauty I can, & I want to push & motivate them to be the most greatest version of themselves.
So maybe we end on discussing what matters most to you and why?
What matters most to me is time. Time doesn’t wait for anyone, time is a thief and as we feast on time, time feast on us. Time is something that is so valuable and once it’s spent, you can’t get it back. Spending time with my children, my spouse, having the time and freedom to do that is one of the main reasons I wanted to start my own business. At the end of your life, you aren’t gonna want more money, or food, or clothes cars or shoes, you’re going to just want more time… to spend with the ones, you love most so why not do that now instead of when it’s too late?
Pricing:
- Petal Potion Oil $27
- Reset (lavender) body scrub $15
- Wine & roses body scrub $15
- Dvine Aura body scrub (turmeric+coffee) $20
- Dvine kitty kit $40
- Dvine Skin Brazilian Wax $60
- Dvine Skin Repairing Facial $100
- Zen aromatherapy Facial $85
- Rose Quartz Self Love Facial $90
- Dvine peach treatment $60
- Dvine Skin Brazilian Wax + Mini Vagacial $100
- Dvine skin brightening vagacial $70
- Aromatherapy massage & reiki massage coming soon …
Contact Info:
- Email: dvinebeauty.co@gmail.com
- Website: www.dvinebeauty.co
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dvinebeauty.co/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chaisten.salinas
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCifX2ETC52LkexCZ1sUBTnA
- Other: Apple podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/blooming-into-that-b-tch/id1611413389?i=1000552044400
