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Sharmadean Reid MBE (born August 1984), is a British-Jamaican entrepreneur and founder of WAH nails.

Early Life and Education
Reid was born into a "big Jamaican family" in Wolverhampton in 1984 and graduated from Central Saint Martins with First Class Honours in Fashion Communication and Promotion.

Career
She started WAH in 2005 while at university as a hip hop zine focusing on the new wave of street smart feminism. The zine developed into the WAHappenings blog and WAH Power Lunches - opportunities for women to get together and discuss careers and ideas.

After graduating in 2007, Reid worked at the mens magazine Arena Homme Plus as a Sportswear Editor before moving to Nike as an Energy Marketing Manager.

In June 2009, The Independent recognised Reid as one of the '15 people who will define the future of arts in Britain'. Driven by the idea of a place for women to "hang out, form friendships and build communities" while being able to have "whatever you wanted on your nails", the first WAH Nails salon was opened in August 2009.

In February 2010, WAH Nails opened concessions in Topshop Oxford Circus and Harvey Nichols Dublin.

WAH Nails London - a product line encompassing everything needed for nail care and nail art at home - was launched in September 2014. The range included nail colours, nail art pens, press on nails, nail tools and nail kits.

In 2015, Reid was awarded an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) for her services to the nail and beauty industry.

In November 2016, Reid launched her first clothing line inspired by Princess Diana and in collaboration with ASOS.