A former high school French and Spanish teacher who launched her own beauty brand during the COVID-19 lockdown reaped six figures in sales in just six weeks. As her venture goes from strength to strength, the 30-year-old entrepreneur claims she couldn’t have done it without one special supporter: her father. Maria Wilkes of London, England, came up with the idea for Candid Beauté when salons closed amid the pandemic. “It’s amazing to think that this all started in my dad’s kitchen!” she told The Epoch Times. “I will cherish this time forever, and I am so appreciative that he enjoys helping me wherever possible.” Maria said that, during the lockdown, many people found themselves experimenting with DIY beauty treatments from home. She saw huge popularity in using soap on brows as a “brow lamination” alternative and gave it a try. However, she said not only were her brows a “sticky, flaky mess,” …