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Yahoo
20-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Tik Tok sensation Heather Bowling on Manchester brand success
As a University of Manchester student, Tik Tok phenomenon and business partner, Heather Bowling has had a whirlwind couple of years. At just 21, Heather, who is originally from from Ormskirk, has an impressive online platform with nearly one million followers on Tik Tok, successive brand deals and an appearance on series 5 of the popular Youtube series Locked In by Footasylum. But her hopes for the future? 'Hev', as she's known to her followers, is focusing on business. READ MORE: High street fashion brand closes 23 stores as it falls into administration READ MORE: In 2022 he was wearing shades, riding an e-bike on the Costa del Sol. Now he's been told to cough up £40k The popular up-and-coming Manchester beauty brand By Babes started stocking shelves at the end of 2023 when they released the sought-after serum Lash CEO, which Heather founded alongside Megan Jones, CEO of Deansgate aesthetics clinic Boss Babes Aesthetics. 'It's been crazy and I don't think it's actually hit either of us yet,' said Heather. 'it's just gotten bigger and bigger and bigger as more people have used it, they've loved it and it's just kind of like gone viral.' Heather initially started out working in social media for the clinic when she moved to Manchester to study Linguistics, but her platform soon grew and before long they were plotting the launch of By Babes, formally known as By Boss Babes. The internet sensation's growth online has been meteoric, racking up millions of likes and a cult following amongst young adults, resulting in her six night 'freshers tour' around England and Wales last year. She told the MEN: 'At first I never really had like a strategy plan. I think I just used to post like a mix of chatting videos and then outfits, people started to love it and grew to know me as a person as well. 'I am really proud of myself, but sometimes I get a lot of imposter syndrome and I feel like a fraud in a way, which is dead weird because it is me and I've done it, but like I'm constantly being told online that it's from luck or it's from how you look when it's not and I do owe myself credit where it's due. 'I think it happens with a lot of creators in this industry, because it's like a chance that you get put on the for you page or a chance that the video goes viral, but I think all the creators need to give themselves credit where credit's due.' Due to Graduate in June, Heather has no plans to slow down as she said she loves the 'constant go, go, go' - balancing a degree, business and career as a full-time influencer. She said: 'I've always liked that kind of lifestyle where I've got one thing in the morning and then I've got an hour slot and then I've got to plan all this and organize all these trips, I really enjoy it. 'Obviously I graduate in June, so I'm kind of like, I'm not dreading life being a bit slower, but I've said to Megan, like, I want to get in the office more, put me on anything. 'I'll do customer service just so I can remain being busy throughout the week and stuff, I really enjoy the fast pace of it all, although my head is always on another planet because I'm always burned out, but I live for it.' The duo have big plans for the future of their brand, aiming to release a mascara by April, followed by lip treatments, liners, face masks and eye patches by the end of the year. The brand are also keen to involve themselves in community events, as they hosted their first event last week at the Everyman cinema in Spinningfileds, a 'Galentines' screening of Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy complete with popcorn and Tik Toks. For Megan Jones, 24, the future of the brand is clear, and it's all about liberating women and girls. She said: 'I just hope that it will continue growing the way that it has with people, just being in the community and helping girls feel more confident in themselves.' 'I hope we carry on everything we did for Galentines, because that was just literally perfect, all the vibes in there were perfect.'
Los Angeles Times
14-02-2025
- Los Angeles Times
The Crowd: Balboa Island Museum plans exhibit, book club and ‘Sunday Suppers'
If you traveled through Terminal C at John Wayne Orange County Airport anytime between September and the end of January, you likely viewed an impressive photographic exhibit of Orange County history displayed along the 80-foot Destination Gallery. Curated by Tiffany Pepys Hoey, executive director of the Balboa Island Museum Newport Beach, in association with airport curator Heather Bowling and staff, the project illustrated regional subjects of historical interest including iconic Marine Avenue on Balboa Island, 100 years of California beach life dating from the late 1900s to the dawn of the 21st century, surfing and sailing legacies, the annual Newport Beach Boat Parade, the Boy Scout Jamboree, the story of AIR CAL, memories of Lion Country Safari, and the important impact of the Irvine Ranch. This month, the entire exhibit is being removed from the airport and reinstalled on the walls of the Newport Beach Central Library commencing free public viewing in March. The public is welcome to explore the handsomely framed photographs accompanied by narrative description, an ideal journey through decades of life on the coast. The exhibit is appropriate for kids of all ages and their parents and grandparents. Entertainment, education and inspiration for the entire family are the goals of the Balboa Island Museum. Programs for all ages are produced year-round. Coming up this spring, a new monthly book club event held at the museum will debut on March 13, featuring journalist/columnist/ and social media influencer Greer Wylder presenting her new book recently published by Archway/ Simon and Schuster titled 'Born in OC: The Artists, Entrepreneurs, and Visionaries of Orange County, California.' On Feb. 23, celebrity restaurateur Ron Salisbury, member of the founding family of El Cholo Restaurants, will generously host a 'Sunday Supper' dinner in the Balboa Island Museum for members and guests to raise funds in support of museum programs and exhibits. Additional 'Sunday Suppers' throughout the year will feature special guest hosts bringing unique dining experiences and conversation to the museum crowd. As the respected chronicler of local history, Balboa Island Museum enters its 25th year serving visitors free of charge, seven days a week at 210 Marine Ave., Balboa Island. Annual membership remains at $50, and entitles card holders to a world of fun, education, imagination and community relationships spanning generations. Please visit or simply stop by the museum to take a tour and sign up to join the museum family. Their doors are open, with arms wide open as well, to welcome all.
