[7][8] She also worked with entertainers such as Regina King, Kerry Washington, and Macy Gray, according to the National Museum of History.
[9] According to IMDB Silva also worked on sets for movies such as “Friday” (1995), “Money Talks”(1997), and “Idle Hands”(1999) in addition to T.V shows like “Girlfriends” and “Moesha” prior to her creation of the Beauty blender.
[10][11] According to MSNBC, the beauty blender was created as a tool to avoid the hassle of having to use an airbrush, which required actors to be pulled offset, to apply foundation on set.
[12] She worked alongside Catherine Bailey, at the time an executive assistant at Victoria Vogue (a cosmetics manufacturing company), at first catering the product to industry professionals, such as make-up artists.
[13][14] In 2008, Silva began selling directly to consumers, initially through small boutique makeup stores.