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Nogaye Ndiaye Mourgaye, an entrepreneur professionalizing the beauty industry

December 26, 2021 Melanie Hawken

Nogaye Ndiaye Mourgaye

 

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Fantaisika, a leading professional nail and beauty training academy in Senegal  

Nogaye Ndiaye Mourgaye is a leading nail and beauty institute entrepreneur in Senegal. Today, she heads a business which includes Ongle Mania Senegal, a leading nail shop chain in the country, and Fantaisika, a renowned nails and beauty academy, her specialist training school in professional makeup and nail styling. Her achievements in the field of professional make-up are remarkable for their finesse and artistic rendering. She has built up a reputation as a specialist business services builder in ceremonial make-up such as artistic make-up for cinema or music videos.


Nogaye’s professional and academic background includes a scientific baccalaureate,  and joined the SVT course at the University Cheikh Anta Diop in Dakar. Convinced that it was not at the FAC that she would thrive, she enrolled in international business at ISM Dakar while working as a hostess and marketing agent for Philippe Morris. It was the start of a career in marketing at Marlboro and then La Fontaine. While employed in these large companies on the continent, Nogaye had opened her first nail salon which she managed in addition to her demanding job. It was not a success. She therefore discovered the difficulty of entrusting her business to third parties, learnt a lot from this first failed experience, and continued on her way. A few years later, the La Fontaine business closed its doors. Nogaye decided to launch this time into the creation of her own business and OngleMania was born. At the same time, she went on to train abroad in professional make-up and nail styling. In addition, to her new adventure, she put into practice all her skills acquired throughout her career in the company.

Titulaire d’un bac scientifique, Nogaye intègre la filière SVT à l’Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar. Convaincue que ce n’est pas à la FAC qu’elle s'épanouira, la jeune femme s’inscrit en commerce international à l’ISM de Dakar tout en travaillant comme hôtesse et agent marketing chez Philippe Morris. C’est le début d’une carrière dans le marketing chez Marlboro puis la Fontaine.

Pendant qu’elle était employée dans ces grandes entreprises du continent, Nogaye avait ouvert une première onglerie qu’elle gérait en plus de son travail prenant. Cela ne fut pas un succès. Elle découvre ainsi la difficulté de confier son business à des tiers, apprend beaucoup de cette première expérience ratée et poursuit son chemin. Quelques années plus tard, l’entreprise la Fontaine ferme ses portes. La jeune femme décide de se lancer cette fois-ci dans la création de sa propre entreprise: Ongle mania est née. Elle enchaîne en parallèle des formations à l’étranger sur le maquillage professionnel et le stylisme ongulaire. De plus, dans sa nouvelle aventure, elle met en pratique toutes ses compétences acquises tout au long de son parcours en entreprise. Aujourd’hui, Nogaye Ndiaye Mourgaye est à la tête d’OngleMania Sénégal, sa chaine d’onglerie et de Fantaisika, nails and beauty academy, son école de formation en maquillage professionnel et en stylisme ongulaire. Ses réalisations en matière de make-up sont remarquables pour leur finesse et leur rendu artistique. Et ce, en maquillage de cérémonie comme en maquillage artistique pour le cinéma ou les clips.

What does your company do?

Fantaisika, Nails and Beauty is a training school in the fields of artistic look and beauty. Each student benefits from complete documentation on each method taught. We support them and offer rare and quality training, thanks to qualified speakers, and a friendly and artistic educational framework. A real professional beauty institute with modern technology equipment.

Fantaisika, Nails and Beauty est une école de formation évoluant dans les métiers du look et de la beauté artistiques.Chaque élève bénéficie d’une documentation complète sur chaque méthode enseignée. Nous les accompagnons et offrons des formations rares et de qualités, grâce à des intervenants qualifiés, et un cadre pédagogique convivial et artistique. Un véritable Institut de beauté professionnel avec des matériels de technologie modern. 

What inspired you to start your company?

It all started in 2009 with a bad remark about what is being done in the country, in particular the quality of services in the field of aesthetics. After completing my  master's degree in marketing-communication management and 10 years of experience in a business, and out of a patriotic spirit, I set myself a challenge, that of creating a brand that meets international standards. So as not to have any more comparisons with what was happening elsewhere, I decided to launch my own company, and OngleMania was born. At the same time, I went on to train abroad in professional make-up and nail styling. In addition to my new adventure, I put into practice all the skills I acquired throughout my career, into the company.

Tout est parti en 2009 d'une mauvaise remarque faite sur ce qui se fait dans son pays en particulier la qualité des services dans le domaine de l’esthétique. Après son master en management Marketing-communication et 10 ans d'expérience en entreprise, Par esprit patriotique, elle s’est lancée un défi, celui de créer une enseigne qui répond aux normes internationales, pour ne plus avoir de comparaisons avec ce qui se fait ailleurs, la jeune femme décide de se lancer cette fois-ci dans la création de sa propre entreprise: Ongle mania est née. Elle enchaîne en parallèle des formations à l’étranger sur le maquillage professionnel et le stylisme ongulaire. De plus, dans sa nouvelle aventure, elle met en pratique toutes ses compétences acquises tout au long de son parcours en entreprise.

Why should anyone use your service or product?

It is our services that meet the value chain of the beauty business, but above all a service that fits with the needs of customers and especially proximity to customers.

Pour l'assemble du groupe c'est des service qui répondent la chaine de valeurs du business de la beauté mais surtout un service qui colle avec le besoin des clients et surtout la proximité avec les clients. 

Tell us a little about your team

I have a very motivated, dynamic, efficient young team that likes challenges and believes in the project.

J'ai une équipe jeune très motivée, dynamique, performante qui aime le défis et qui croit au projet. 

Share a little about your entrepreneurial journey. And do you come from an entrepreneurial background?

No, I do not come from an entrepreneurial background. Entrepreneurship came neither as a calculated thing, nor claimed, it was on the basis of a frustration where I wanted to change the situation. I wanted to respond to a need that did not necessarily exist in the market, the negative criticism, and that there was no professional in Senegal to meet these needs. I wanted to change the situation by initiating more modern exhibitions; by training professionals who meet international standards; and especially by creating the first training school evolving in the trades of artistic look and beauty. OngleMania became the first network of nail shops in Senegal.

Non je ne viens pas d'un milieu d'entrepreneur; entrepreneuriat est venu comme ca ni une chose calculé, ni revendiquée c est sur la base d'une frustration ou j ai voulu changer la donne et j ai voulu répondre a un besoin qui n existait pas forcement sur le marché et des critique négative et qu' il y a pas de professionnel au Sénégal répondre a ces besoin et changer la donne en initiant des salons beaucoup plus moderne et en formant des professionnels qui répondent aux normes international et surtout en créant la première école de formation de formation évoluant dans les métiers du look et de la beauté artistiques et Onglemania le premier réseau d'onglerie au Sénégal.

What are your future plans and aspirations for your company?

I do not intend to stop here, my next step is to introduce a new product (WE) on the market (which is a brand of nail products and accessories); to launch PROBEDIS Buying center for beauty and nail equipment and accessories, seeking to resolve the problem of availability of quality products and equipment locally; and to create partnerships with larger local suppliers, primarily, from Africa and the rest of the world. I plan to write professional training papers in order to make FANTAISIKA a university of beauty and look at jobs that can accommodate all African students who so desire; and to expand the chain of ONGLEMANIA exhibitions in different regions and open the doors of the franchise to become the largest nail network in Africa. In this process of empowerment in the field of beauty and entrepreneurship, AFRO BEAUTY BUSINESS is being created to ensure a synergy of beauty professionals, and the final touch would be to make the first specialized university of beauty in Africa. 

Nogaye ne compte pas s'arrêter en si bon chemin, sa prochaine étape est de mettre en place un nouveau produit (WE) sur le marché ( qui est une marque de produits et d’accessoires d’onglerie); de lancé PROBEDIS Centrale d’achat matériel et accessoires de beauté et d’onglerie en voulant résoudre le problème de disponibilité des produits et matériels de qualité en local et créer des partenariats avec de plus grands fournisseurs locaux prioritairement, d’Afrique et monde; Faire l’écritures de formations professionnelles afin de faire de FANTAISIKA une université de la beauté et des métiers du look pouvant accueillir tous les étudiants africains qui le désirent; étendre la chaîne des salons ONGLEMANIA dans différentes régions et d’ouvrir les portes de la franchise pour devenir le plus grand réseau d'onglerie en Afrique. Dans cette démarche d'empowerment dans le domaine de la beauté et de l'entrepreneuriat, AFRO BEAUTY BUSINESS est en création pour assurer une synergie des professionnels de la beauté et la touche finale serait de faire la premiere université spécialisée de beauté en Afrique de l'ouest.

What gives you the most satisfaction being an entrepreneur?

To have been able to train hundreds of professionals in the beauty sector and to be able to participate or invite others to improve the image of the ecosystem.

d’avoir pu former des centaine de professionnel dans le secteur de la beauté et de pouvoir participer ou iciniter à redorer l image de l écosystème. 

What's the biggest piece of advice you can give to other women looking to start-up?

It's about having self-confidence and staying authentic and focused whatever the obstacles. 

c’est d avoir confiance en elle et rester authentique et focus quelque soit les obstacle


To find out more contact Nogaye via email: onglmania@gmail.com or follow her on the Fantaisika website and through social media:

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