9/20/2020 - Nina
The name Nina has a numerous amount of meanings in a variety of languages. For example, in Greek Nina can mean pure, in Arabic, it can mean graceful, in Hindu it can mean beautiful, and in Native American, it can mean mighty. Through her makeup, aspirations, and beliefs, Nina effortlessly embodies all of these qualities.
Makeup is a big part of Nina’s life and through her makeup, she inspires lots of people, including us at Naguzine. “I view makeup as a form of art and with makeup, it’s like I create a new me every day...Makeup helped me spread my talents and gain a bigger following.”
Nina’s passion for makeup started years ago when her grandma used to gift her lip gloss and nail polish but it further developed once she reached high school. When doing makeup Nina typically goes for editorial makeup, eccentric makeup, 90’s supermodel makeup, or in her own words, “anything that makes me feel good.” She mostly does her makeup based on how she feels but draws inspiration from a lot of places such as HBO’s Euphoria, Supermodels like Gigi and Bella Hadid, and, other makeup artists who like her have a rising platform. She also looks to her close friends and family, especially her mom to encourage her to keep going. “She’s like my biggest fan, she’s always helping me.” Recently, she did makeup on someone else’s face for the first time. “It was during a shoot when the girl asked me to do it. I was honored because I didn’t know other models wanted me to do their makeup and everyone was really sweet. I was glad someone was trusting me to do their face.”
Even though Nina has achieved so much and progressed a lot in makeup, she still came across many battles and had to overcome some challenges to get to where she is today. Nina was in a situation before where she was discriminated against for her makeup look in a video she posted. “When that whole situation was happening people said I looked like a man and talked like a man. It was so shocking and hurtful hearing that. That led me to a point of not posting on Instagram and being quiet for a while. I started being cautious because this made me feel insecure.” Eventually, she stopped caring what people thought and found the confidence to move on from this and to keep doing what she loves. “You go home to yourself but not other people.”
Although Nina loves makeup, she also recognizes that the makeup industry has a lot of stereotypes. “The thing I don’t agree with is when people say makeup is only for girls. If you look at K-Pop boys, they wear makeup all the time and they look good. Men should be able to wear makeup comfortably. And makeup doesn’t necessarily make your face break out.” Being that she is a big Black Lives Matter advocate, Nina especially hates that there isn’t enough black representation in the makeup industry. “I would like to see more dark skin girls shown in the industry and I would like more makeup for dark skin girls because society tends to stick to make up for people with lighter skin and that’s wrong. We also need more makeup for people with acne and dark spots. We need to have more representation for all skin colors and types and we can’t have racist people in the industry.”
Behe name Nina has a numerous amount of meanings in a variety of languages. For example, in Greek Nina can mean pure, in Arabic, it can mean graceful, in Hindu it can mean beautiful, and in Native American, it can mean mighty. Through her makeup, aspirations, and beliefs, Nina effortlessly embodies all of these qualities.
Makeup is a big part of Nina’s life and through her makeup, she inspires lots of people, including us at Naguzine. “I view makeup as a form of art and with makeup, it’s like I create a new me every day...Makeup helped me spread my talents and gain a bigger following.”
Nina’s passion for makeup started years ago when her grandma used to gift her lip gloss and nail polish but it further developed once she reached high school. When doing makeup Nina typically goes for editorial makeup, eccentric makeup, 90’s supermodel makeup, or in her own words, “anything that makes me feel good.” She mostly does her makeup based on how she feels but draws inspiration from a lot of places such as HBO’s Euphoria, Supermodels like Gigi and Bella Hadid, and, other makeup artists who like her have a rising platform. She also looks to her close friends and family, especially her mom to encourage her to keep going. “She’s like my biggest fan, she’s always helping me.” Recently, she did makeup on someone else’s face for the first time. “It was during a shoot when the girl asked me to do it. I was honored because I didn’t know other models wanted me to do their makeup and everyone was really sweet. I was glad someone was trusting me to do their face.”
Even though Nina has achieved so much and progressed a lot in makeup, she still came across many battles and had to overcome some challenges to get to where she is today. Nina was in a situation before where she was discriminated against for her makeup look in a video she posted. “When that whole situation was happening people said I looked like a man and talked like a man. It was so shocking and hurtful hearing that. That led me to a point of not posting on Instagram and being quiet for a while. I started being cautious because this made me feel insecure.” Eventually, she stopped caring what people thought and found the confidence to move on from this and to keep doing what she loves. “You go home to yourself but not other people.”
Although Nina loves makeup, she also recognizes that the makeup industry has a lot of stereotypes. “The thing I don’t agree with is when people say makeup is only for girls. If you look at K-Pop boys, they wear makeup all the time and they look good. Men should be able to wear makeup comfortably. And makeup doesn’t necessarily make your face break out.” Being that she is a big Black Lives Matter advocate, Nina especially hates that there isn’t enough black representation in the makeup industry. “I would like to see more dark skin girls shown in the industry and I would like more makeup for dark skin girls because society tends to stick to make up for people with lighter skin and that’s wrong. We also need more makeup for people with acne and dark spots. We need to have more representation for all skin colors and types and we can’t have racist people in the industry.”
Besides doing makeup, Nina is an aspiring model. She’s performed in fashion shows at her high school (High School of Art and Design) and has even done professional modeling shoots. She’s also the creator of the brand Palmisano Mari, and she’s assured us that her brand will have a lot of black representation. “My brand is about creating confidence in yourself. It’s mostly going back to high fashion and the older decades. My clothes are gonna be very different cause my brand is very inclusive and it’s not for one specific gender… I want people from our age group to people in their early thirties to wear it.”
In the future, Nina hopes to be a Fashion Icon, someone that inspires people to find the beauty within themselves which is something she fought hard to find within herself. Nina has the potential to become everything she desires, and with all her hard work she’ll get there in no time.
Written by Damia Mckeithansides doing makeup, Nina is an aspiring model. She’s performed in fashion shows at her high school (High School of Art and Design) and has even done professional modeling shoots. She’s also the creator of the brand Palmisano Mari, and she’s assured us that her brand will have a lot of black representation. “My brand is about creating confidence in yourself. It’s mostly going back to high fashion and the older decades. My clothes are gonna be very different cause my brand is very inclusive and it’s not for one specific gender… I want people from our age group to people in their early thirties to wear it.”
In the future, Nina hopes to be a Fashion Icon, someone that inspires people to find the beauty within themselves which is something she fought hard to find within herself. Nina has the potential to become everything she desires, and with all her hard work she’ll get there in no time.
Written by Damia Mckeithane name Nina has a numerous amount of meanings in a variety of languages. For example, in Greek Nina can mean pure, in Arabic, it can mean graceful, in Hindu it can mean beautiful, and in Native American, it can mean mighty. Through her makeup, aspirations, and beliefs, Nina effortlessly embodies all of these qualities.
Makeup is a big part of Nina’s life and through her makeup, she inspires lots of people, including us at Naguzine. “I view makeup as a form of art and with makeup, it’s like I create a new me every day...Makeup helped me spread my talents and gain a bigger following.”
Nina’s passion for makeup started years ago when her grandma used to gift her lip gloss and nail polish but it further developed once she reached high school. When doing makeup Nina typically goes for editorial makeup, eccentric makeup, 90’s supermodel makeup, or in her own words, “anything that makes me feel good.” She mostly does her makeup based on how she feels but draws inspiration from a lot of places such as HBO’s Euphoria, Supermodels like Gigi and Bella Hadid, and, other makeup artists who like her have a rising platform. She also looks to her close friends and family, especially her mom to encourage her to keep going. “She’s like my biggest fan, she’s always helping me.” Recently, she did makeup on someone else’s face for the first time. “It was during a shoot when the girl asked me to do it. I was honored because I didn’t know other models wanted me to do their makeup and everyone was really sweet. I was glad someone was trusting me to do their face.”
Even though Nina has achieved so much and progressed a lot in makeup, she still came across many battles and had to overcome some challenges to get to where she is today. Nina was in a situation before where she was discriminated against for her makeup look in a video she posted. “When that whole situation was happening people said I looked like a man and talked like a man. It was so shocking and hurtful hearing that. That led me to a point of not posting on Instagram and being quiet for a while. I started being cautious because this made me feel insecure.” Eventually, she stopped caring what people thought and found the confidence to move on from this and to keep doing what she loves. “You go home to yourself but not other people.”
Although Nina loves makeup, she also recognizes that the makeup industry has a lot of stereotypes. “The thing I don’t agree with is when people say makeup is only for girls. If you look at K-Pop boys, they wear makeup all the time and they look good. Men should be able to wear makeup comfortably. And makeup doesn’t necessarily make your face break out.” Being that she is a big Black Lives Matter advocate, Nina especially hates that there isn’t enough black representation in the makeup industry. “I would like to see more dark skin girls shown in the industry and I would like more makeup for dark skin girls because society tends to stick to make up for people with lighter skin and that’s wrong. We also need more makeup for people with acne and dark spots. We need to have more representation for all skin colors and types and we can’t have racist people in the industry.”
Besides doing makeup, Nina is an aspiring model. She’s performed in fashion shows at her high school (High School of Art and Design) and has even done professional modeling shoots. She’s also the creator of the brand Palmisano Mari, and she’s assured us that her brand will have a lot of black representation. “My brand is about creating confidence in yourself. It’s mostly going back to high fashion and the older decades. My clothes are gonna be very different cause my brand is very inclusive and it’s not for one specific gender… I want people from our age group to people in their early thirties to wear it.”
In the future, Nina hopes to be a Fashion Icon, someone that inspires people to find the beauty within themselves which is something she fought hard to find within herself. Nina has the potential to become everything she desires, and with all her hard work she’ll get there in no time.
Written by Damia Mckeithan
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