Today on the Friends in Beauty Podcast I welcome the Founder of Brooklyn Rooftop Botanicals, Liana Blomquist, to the Friends in Beauty guest chair.   Brooklyn Rooftop Botanicals is New York City's first and only rooftop beauty farm that spans over three rooftops.  They grow and process botanicals on Brooklyn rooftops to create extracts and beauty products.    Liana is a certified horticulturist + founded Brooklyn Rooftop Botanicals in 2019 born out of her passion for gardening and beauty while re-evaluating her consumption habits and the way they affect the planet.  Liana's career spans over 10 years at Elizabeth Arden and Revlon as a Global Marketing and Product Development Exec in their fragrance and skincare categories.  Over the span of her time there, she launched over 30 fragrance and skincare products winning global awards and nominations from key publications and foundations. Her sustainable beauty and gardening expertise has been seen in NY Post, Thrive Global, NY Live, NY Magazine and Real Simple.   This interview was such a treat for me. When I heard about what Liana does I knew that I had to have her on the Friends in Beauty Podcast. In this interview Liana shares:   -Her inspiration for creating Brooklyn Rooftop Botanicals -The importance of sustainability + knowing where the ingredients in your products are coming from -How raw ingredients for our beauty products are being handled -How she uses her beauty farm to formulate + produce her own beauty products from seed to bottle -The future of Brooklyn Rooftop Botanicals -And so much more   Liana is such a wealth of information and I learned so much about product ingredients that I never even considered before. She is on a mission to help change the way raw materials are sourced to combat climate change and to help people think more consciously when it comes to their beauty consumption habits. Let’s go ahead and jump into this chat with Liana and if you prefer to watch the interview then tune in on YouTube. Don’t forget to share with another #FriendinBeauty.   Enjoy this episode!   Leave us a 5 star review and share this episode with a friend or 2 or 3. info@friendsinbeauty.com BE THE FIRST TO JOIN THE KEEP IT REEL CHALLENGE…TEXT ‘CHALLENGE ACCEPTED’ TO (202) 519-4652.   FRIENDS WITH BENEFIT$ Club - JOIN THE WAITLIST - bit.ly/FWBClubWaitlist   Resources Mentioned In This Episode:   -Quickbooks   Additional Resources:   -https://www.amazon.com/shop/akuarobinson   -Skillshare - Use this link for 2 months free of the premium plan: https://skl.sh/30t352q   -Shop Mented Cosmetics - https://www.mentedcosmetics.com/?rfsn=1290937.f2481  Use Code “AKUAROBINSON” for 10% of your purchase  Announcements:   We’re on Apple Podcasts - www.bit.ly/FIBPodItunes!   Join our Facebook community…   If  you’re looking for a community of like minded, ambitious, and supportive #FriendsinBeauty all working to leave our mark on the beauty industry, join us here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/friendsinbeauty Join the Friends in Beauty Mailing List: www.bit.ly/FIBTribe Social Media Info: Brooklyn Rooftop Botanicals (Instagram) - @brooklynrooftopbotanicals Brooklyn Rooftop Botanicals (Website) - www.brooklynrooftopbotanicals.com Friends in Beauty (Instagram, Facebook, Twitter) - @friendsinbeauty Friends in Beauty (YouTube) - Friends in Beauty https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcYPyO8nAosEmjEE5nza9Zg?view_as=subscriber Akua Robinson (Instagram,Twitter) - @akuarobinson AkuaRobinson (Facebook) - Akua Robinson MUA Akua Robinson (Website) - www.akuarobinson.com