Black To Business

Name: Katonya Breaux Business Name: Unsun Cosmetics, INC. Current Title: Founder Location: Los Angeles   About Katonya: Katonya B. Breaux is the founder and President of Unsun Cosmetics, Inc. a Los Angeles-based cosmetics company dedicated to providing both beauty and skin protection to women of all skin tones.   Born in New Orleans, Breaux grew up in Los Angeles as the seventh of eleven brothers and sisters but returned to New Orleans where she obtained a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in Arts Administration. She stayed in New Orleans for 20 years, running a construction company she started just prior to finishing graduate school. In 2013, Breaux returned to Los Angeles to be nearer to her family and to launch an idea she had been working on, her cosmetics company UNSUN.   “I have worn sunscreen diligently since my twenties,” says Breaux. “Initially it was to prevent the little black moles on my face that were so prevalent with the women in my family. However, as I matured and became more health-conscious, I