MY LIFE IN BEAUTY
DJ, TV presenter and model Maya Jama shares her beauty essentials
TRadio DJ, TV presenter, model and rising star Maya Jama shares her life in beauty
with HOLLY O’NEILL.
HREE PRODUCTS I ALWAYS HAVE IN MY MAKE-UP BAG ARE... MAC Pro Longwear Concealer, €23.50, because I don’t like wearing heavy make-up and it does exactly what foundation does, but it’s less heavy; Fenty Beauty Killawatt Freestyle Highlighter in Trophy Wife, €33, because it gives great shine; and MAC Lip Pencil, €17.50, which has great, long-lasting colour.
MY FIRST BEAUTY MEMORY IS… putting on liquid eyeliner in the toilets in school.
MY ONE DESERT ISLAND ESSENTIAL I S... Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder, €42, because it stops you from looking sweaty and gives you a great glow.
A PRODUCT THAT’S ALWAYS ON MY NIGHTSTAND I S... whatever Stormzy is using! He’s got the skin of a baby.
THE FIRST THING I PUT ON MY SKIN IN THE MORNING IS… a basic Dove soap and water to wash my face and start the day.
THE LAST BEAUTY-RELATED THING I DO GOING TO BED IS... use leave-in conditioners overnight for shiny and silky hair.
THE BEST BEAUTY ADVICE I EVER RECEIVED WAS... wash your make-up brushes and don’t use foundation, but just a good concealer instead.
MY LIFELONG LIPSTICK LOVE IS... MAC Ruby Woo lipstick, €20. EVERYONE SHOULD TRY... putting on a facemask, having a bath and closing the curtains to de-stress.
I’VE ALWAYS WANTED TO... dye my hair ginger, but I know it wouldn’t suit me.
THE BEAUTY APPOINTMENT I NEVER MISS IS… a laser facial. THE FIRST BEAUTY PRODUCT I EVER BOUGHT WAS... Barry M liner. THE WORST BEAUTY MISTAKE I EVER MADE WAS... plucking and threading my eyebrows until they almost didn’t exist – eek!
MY SIGNATURE SCENT IS... Dior Poison, €77.50 for 50ml.
I NEVER TRAVEL WITHOUT… headphones and a bandana to hold back my hair.
MY WEIRD MAKE-UP HACK IS... reusing fake lashes – don’t just wear them once!
MY THREE HAIR FAVOURITES ARE... the ghd platinum+ festival collection styler because it enables me to style my hair while keeping it super-shiny; the ghd air festival collection hairdryer, which is great for drying my hair quickly and without damaging it, before styling it with products; and leave-in conditioner – I leave mine on my hair overnight for maximum shine in the morning.
THE LAST BEAUTY ITEM I BOUGHT WAS... Maybelline Snapscara, €11.99. It gives a great false lash look effect without having to wear fake lashes.
TO ME, BEING HEALTHY MEANS... being alive, well and happy.
I DON’T REALLY DO PROPER WORKOUTS... I just dance around with weights.
I USED TO LET SOCIAL MEDIA AFFECT ME... but I’ve gotten used to it now. I’ve been using social media for so long now, and you get good comments and bad ones, but I’ve just learnt to not care now.