Marah is another cousin I’ve been blessed with getting to know since marrying José. She’s one of the sweetest ladies out there, and as a recent graduate of Columbia’s Public Health Master’s Program and a regular on local news station NY1, someone I look up to for her hard work and dedication. Having become a small business owner and designer with a foot in the beauty industry, it’s always interesting to hear about the work Marah’s doing – something so different than my own! Like her stint last summer working on a food security program to improve women’s empowerment in Batey communities in the Dominican Republic.
Name: Marah Ramirez
Hometown: Queens, NY
Where do you currently reside?: Queens, NY
Favorite MCMC fragrance: HUNTER – I use it year-round.
When did you first start wearing perfume? What fragrance was it?: I remember splashing on some Jean Nate as a kid. I didn’t have my own bottle of perfume until high school. My grandmother bought me Tommy Girl when I started 9th grade.
If you were a plant, what would you be?: Lavender. I appreciate its medicinal properties and lovely fragrance.
What’s in your refrigerator right now?: I have a huge container of cooked quinoa that I keep on-hand to mix with different things, depending on my mood. I also have some hemp milk, avocados, garbanzo beans, cream of coconut, mom’s leftover moro and many, many condiments.
Three words that describe you: Passionate, sweaty, curious
Well I love me some 
Helen has a studio across the hall from me at the Dobbin Mews in Greenpoint. A textile designer, I often wander into her space to witness her splashing paint onto canvases, creating amazing florals and animal prints out of thin air. Or, she’ll come over and ask Jennifer and I which color combo is best – the infinite possibilities boggles the mind. My favorite thing about Helen though, is how she pronounces “taco” with her British accent – “tacko.”
I met Jane through our mutual friend Amber a few years ago. Actually, I knew Jane’s jewelry first, as Amber was always wearing these beautiful glass rings, earrings and necklaces. Glass jewelry! Beautiful. Jane and I live and work in the same neighborhood and just the other day I ran into her as she was on her way to take her son George (the cutie above) to an art class at the YMCA. 
