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MEET THE MODELS FROM OUR “NATURAL ANTHEM” BEAUTY SHOOT
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From: Toronto
Agency: Dulcedo Management
Discovered: Three weeks before our shoot at a Beyoncé concert in Toronto. "I got stopped by one of the agents. I got her card and I emailed her. This is my first shoot."
ON BEAUTY IN 2016 “I grew up in Toronto in a predominantly black community. Everyone had my hair…. I think our perception of beauty is changing. [The acceptance toward] sizes are changing, heights are changing. The look is changing. It’s really nice to see. It’s good to live in our time.”
FAVOURITE HAIR PRODUCTS “I wash my hair every day. I use SheaMoisture. I comb it with my fingers. [After my shower] I leave a little bit of conditioner just on the ends. Then, I use coconut oil on the top of my hair and leave conditioner on the bottom so it keeps up that curly. I scrunch it up and let my hair air dry.”
MUST-HAVE MAKEUP “I use Nars foundation in Syracuse and M.A.C concealer and powder. Sometimes it’s hard to find my exact skin tone because I have a yellow undertone, and it’s really hard to get coverage that isn’t too white or too dark. On my lips, I prefer a nude colours, but for fall I like burgundy.”
FAMILY SECRET “My mom told me to put olive oil in my hair. She tells me to sleep with it, and then in the morning wash it and it you have softer hair.”
BEAUTY ICONS “I like doing me. But if I do have a beauty icon, I would say Iman. I relate to her because she’s Somali like me. And she’s a timeless beauty.”