Mellony Conyers, Founder/Creative
How It Started…
I love words…but I don’t say much. I’m a reader. I’m a writer. I’m an observer. I’m a listener…but oftentimes, the words needed to express what I feel often escape me. I know I’m not alone here! Amidst a Global pandemic and during the time in my life I’ve coined as “The Aftermath,” I found myself in dire need of an escape. Burying myself in various expressions of art, I found the peace that I had been searching for. I found my portal of self expression. Though I struggle with finding the right words to explain the ups and downs of this journey called Life, may each artistic expression capture every detail.
How It’s Going…
The word crazy doesn’t begin to describe this journey. I have cried more in the last 6 months than I have in the last 6 years. I’ve been pulled, challenged, stretched, humbled, and dragged all the way to the finish line…only to find out that there is no finish line! Carrying and birthing DueHomage has taught me so many life lessons. Those difficult days that required long talks in the mirror have brought me to a place of total acceptance-I accept the journey that has brought me here and I accept the charge to keep the dream moving forward. May you find your place somewhere among the stories and lessons and the products inspired by every detail of my life. I share with you-
…DueHomage.
The Process
I put every peculiar part of who I am into everything that I create for DueHomage. Nothing is perfect. Everything is unique. Everything is made with the upmost intentionality.
I am not simply “the girl who makes soap.” Yes, you can go a million other places for skin care products…the collection of half used bottles under my bathroom sink can attest to that. Soap, skin cream, and body oils are only a few mere manifestations of the passion and experience that goes into producing what I share with the world.
Why DueHomage?
Everything about Due Homage is homegrown. The herbs used in all products are grown using the strength of my own hands and the sweat of my brow. Weekends are spent perusing local DC/MD markets searching for the most beautiful flowers, while collecting ideas along the way. Having the most AMAZING friends who live in the most beautiful, remote locations around the world serves as the gateway to the purest, most exotic oils and spices imaginable. Nothing used in the creation of DueHomage body care products was purchased from a corporate warehouse. Everything is organic, all-natural, and perfectly created just for you.