Parris Fitzpatrick

BEYOUTIFUL BEAUTY BAR

By Terry L. Watson

Photos Provided by Parris Fitzpatrick

When Parris Fitzpatrick of Chicago, IL sets her sight on something, she is determined to get it.

Parris is a mom of five, wife, and the youngest sibling of a family of four. She was born and raised on the South Side of Chicago and graduated from Chicago Public School. After high school, Parris attended Robert Morris College on a track scholarship. In her freshman year there, she became pregnant with her first child. Parris was faced with making a life decision; stay in school and further her education or become a mother. She chose motherhood.

Life continued to happen for Parris as she adjusted to her new life. Her focus revolved around caring for her child and finding her purpose in life. Parris shares that her mom embedded a strong work ethic within her. “She taught my brother and me to aim high, work hard, and value our relationships,” she says.

Parris would work in the cellphone industry for 14 years before eventually finding her purpose in life. She always was interested in skincare, mainly due to skin conditions such as eczema and atopic dermatitis that affected her and her daughter. “I didn’t know why and was also embarrassed by how my skin changed in different seasons. So, I began to try different products for us, though nothing seemed to work effectively. I then decided to educate myself on skincare and various ingredients for better skin regimens. Next, I made my own products such as bath bombs, body butters, scrubs, and more,” she says.

One day, Parris asked herself what would happen if she offered products to the public. She decided to share them with a local audience, and the response was remarkable. She had recently enrolled in esthetics school at Gskin Beauty in Naperville, IL, and the timing could have been more perfect.

Due to the response received, Parris was confident that her products could do even more. As a result, BEYOUTIFUL BATH AND BODY came to be, followed by BEYOUTIFUL BEAUTY BAR, the service side of the business.

While in esthetics school, Parris started to build her clientele. She also set up shop in a small storage room in the back of a hair salon. “I had convinced myself there was no plan B, so I had to give it my all,” she says. By the end of May of 2019, she walked away from a great paying corporate job and went full-time with her business. She celebrated her birthday and graduation from esthetics school on the same day in 2019 and passed the state board exam with a high passing percentage. Things were moving for Parris.

In March 2020, right before the Covid 19 pandemic, she signed a lease for her new location. “While I thought this was the worst decision I could’ve made, it was actually the best. Nobody seen the pandemic coming, but God knew what was in store,” she says. In the middle of the pandemic, BEYOUTIFUL BEAUTY BAR blossomed.

By the end of 2020, she was so booked that she couldn’t take any new clientele. She hired Michelle to serve as receptionist/office manager and says things are running smoothly because of her. She also hired another esthetician. By January 2021, she signed a new lease for a 2400 square foot store front location.

BEYOUTIFUL BEAUTY BAR offers a wide range of services such as facials, lashes, makeup, full body waxing, vsteam, chemical peels, nails, pedicures, and teeth whitening. With plans to increase the number of services offered, Parris says they pride themselves on their popular corrective skin treatments.

Parris finds inspiration in her family, including her mom Debra, husband Mike, children LeSean, NeSean, Little Mike, MaKyla and Micah, her brother Isaac, and sister Regina. “My husband taught me to control my tongue,” she shares. She’s inspired by her loyal friends who have always been available and never changed. She credits Meggan Riggins with guiding her spiritually and speaking life into her, my business, my family, and so much more. She is also inspired by her clients, who consistently support her business. Parris says she would be nothing with God.

To anyone who plans to follow in her footsteps, Parris encourages you to put 1,000% into everything you do. “Think outside of the box and do things that separate you from the rest. Focus on those that pour into you. Pray for discernment because you will have people around who appear as true friends but may not be. Some people want to see you do better, but not better than them,” she says.

Moving forward, Parris plans to open multiple locations across different states and to focus more on her products. She also plans to retire from the service side of her business by 2024.

To learn more about Parris Fitzpatrick, please visit her website.

www.beyoutifulbeautybar.com