Cultivating Style and Career Wisdom with Nikki Ogunnaike
Naked Beauty
The Naked Beauty Podcast
4.7 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 28 July 2025
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of the Naked Beauty Podcast, Nikki Ogunnaike, Editor-in-Chief of Marie Claire, dives deep into her impressive career in fashion editing, her unique personal style, and her experiences within the fashion industry. During our conversation, Nikki shares how her family shaped her shopping habits and the details of her high-powered job, including how she manages and mentors a diverse team. She also outlines her fitness routines, beauty regimen, and how she believes personal style comes from lived experiences. Together, we explore Nikki’s inspiring journey and practical advice for those looking to break into the fashion and beauty industries.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, hello, this is Brooke DeVard and you're listening to the Naked Beauty podcast. |
| 0:12.9 | I'm recording this at the first month of June. |
| 0:16.5 | Summer is here. |
| 0:17.6 | I'm like ready to shop and buy all new things, which is why it was so perfectly |
| 0:21.2 | timed that I got to speak to my guest, Nikki Ogunaki. Before we get into the conversation, |
| 0:26.4 | I just want to tell you a little bit about her because I have known her and admired her for so long. |
| 0:31.3 | Just watching her career in fashion over these past few years has been incredible. |
| 0:35.7 | Nikki is a seasoned editor and writer currently serving as the editor-in-chief of Marie Claire. |
| 0:40.3 | Nikki has a ton of experience in the editorial world. |
| 0:43.3 | She worked as a style editor at Glamour before becoming a fashion editor at Elle, |
| 0:47.3 | where she eventually worked her way up to style director. |
| 0:50.3 | Prior to becoming the editor-in-chief of Marie Claire, |
| 0:53.3 | Nikki was a deputy fashion director at |
| 0:55.3 | GQ and digital director at Harper's Bazaar. |
| 0:58.4 | So she has worked all across the fashion industry and she has so many great insights about |
| 1:02.3 | that experience to share with us today on the podcast. |
| 1:04.8 | Nikki is a force in the industry and a fashion and beauty icon herself. |
| 1:08.0 | So we had such a great conversation. |
| 1:10.0 | And one of the things that we |
| 1:10.9 | talk about, it was so fun reflecting on this with her, is just the experience of learning how to shop. |
| 1:17.5 | I have realized that I am the shopper that I am today because of my mother and because of my |
| 1:22.9 | grandmother. And the hours that I've logged over the years from being a young, young girl, shopping. |
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