Huda was born on October 2, 1983 in 

Oklahoma.

Huda attended the University of Michigan–Dearborn where she majored in finance.

In 2006, Huda moved to Dubai, since her father was offered a teaching position there. [11][12] 

A few years later, Huda moved to Los Angeles, where she studied makeup. [9][10][12][14] 

Among her clients were celebrities such as Eva Longoria and Nicole Richie.

Huda then returned to Dubai where she became employed by Revlon as a makeup artist.[9][11]

 In April 2010, upon the advice of one of her sisters, Huda started a beauty-related WordPress blog
which she named "Huda Beauty" on which she would post makeup tutorials and tips. [

In 2013, Huda founded a cosmetics line which, like her blog, is also called "Huda Beauty." [7][11][12][13][16] 

Her first product, a series of false eyelashes,[11][12] was released through Sephora.[13][17]

 The Huda Beauty label achieved success with the sales of the false eyelashes, which were
famously worn by Kim Kardashian.

Huda's company, which is based out of Dubai, later began to offer other beauty products, including
eye shadow palettes, liquid lipsticks, lip liners, highlighter palettes, foundations, concealers, baking
powders and liquid eyeshadows

Huda achieved popularity on Instagram, attaining more than 35 million followers as of 2019. [7][8][11][14][17]
[18]
 Huda is ranked #1 on the "2017 Influencer Instagram Rich List", earning $18,000 for each post of
sponsored content.

Huda met her now-husband, Chris Gonçalo, of Portuguese origin, in high school. The couple moved
to Dubai in 2006, and welcomed their first child, Nour Gisele, in 2011. [11][11] Huda is Muslim.[13] One of
Huda's sisters is her business partner, Mona; while another sister manages Huda's social media,
Alya.