For more than two decades, Roxanna, known as Roxie to the legion of fans and celebrities who loved her, designed the beauty images of Hollywood’s elite and music’s platinum-selling stars. Her signature makeup style was seen in diverse publications from VIBE to Vanity Fair, InStyle to Out, and ESSENCE to EBONY. Recently she worked as the Creative Consultant for the CoverGirl Queen Collection; and for the past year and a half she served as Creative Beauty Director for Fashion Fair Cosmetics. Roxanna’s closing makeup statement graces the March 2010 issue of EBONY magazine on which she worked with Gabourey Sidibe, the star of Lee Daniels’ movie Precious.
Raised in this community from infancy, Roxanna loved all that Clinton Hill/Fort Greene had to offer. She was often spotted in Luz getting her eat on, at Nu Yu Day Spa getting her aesthetics on, and Khamit Kinks getting her hair coiffed. She bought her Chinese food from Kum Kau, took her marriage vows at Emmanuel Baptist Church, and purchased her incidentals from Walgreens. Recently, she reminded me that there was once a Chinese sit-down restaurant, at the corner of Hall Street and Myrtle Avenue, where she, and her childhood friend, Lisa Williams, would venture to as adolescents for a little bite to eat.
Roxie loved fashion, and Clinton Hill/Fort Greene designers were always on the agenda. Her closet was a trunk show of MOSHOOD, MAD Scott, Brenda Brunson-Bey and CC Unlimited. She loved the music of Fort Greene Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Gordon Chambers; and she was a mentor to fellow celebrity makeup artist and Fort Greene resident Sam Fine during the early stages of his career.
Roxie worked on every continent, with the exception of Antarctica, walked the red carpets of every major Hollywood and music industry event, painted the faces of the famous and the infamous, dined with the royals of other nations, appeared on major television shows, including Oprah; but she remained firmly grounded in Clinton Hill.
Roxanna Floyd’s passing has brought tears to the eyes of grown men, filled the social networks with praise for her magnificent spirit, and created an outpouring of love from those she never met, but touched through her work. For me, it has created a huge void. I’ve known Roxie since I was 11 years old, and played a role in her career as her publicist. We dined and traveled together, laughed and cried together, praised and purchased together. I miss my friend, my sister, and I always will.
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I just recently heard of Roxanna's passing through Jet Magazines end of year "In Memoriam." I am stunned. I had the pleasure of meeting Roxanna in October 1998 when she did my makeup for Essence Magazines yearly feature "Age is Just a Number." I was honored to be included in Essence and also to have such a world renowned makeup artist do my makeup. She will be missed.
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