Part of Something Way Bigger ft. Akili King
Naked Beauty
The Naked Beauty Podcast
4.5 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 21 October 2019
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
If you’re wondering what the new guard of beauty editorial looks like, look no further than Akili King. The 23-year old Chicago native and NYU Gallatin graduate has published a book of her own poems (titled AWAKENING), and worked for brands like The FADER, Milk Makeup, and Fashion Fair. All that being said, her current position as the Beauty Editorial Assistant at Vogue is “still pretty surreal” because, how could it not be?! Between making a name for herself within the beauty industry, modelling, DJ-ing, and practicing yoga, Akili is undoubtedly one to watch.
Links to Products/Resources Mentioned:
- HAIR: Soultanicals Fro Despair, Rahua Cream Wax, DevaCurl Supercurl Coconut Curl Styler, Oribe Moisture & Control Line, Pattern Beauty Hydration Shampoo, Pattern Beauty Heavy Conditioner
- MAKEUP: Boy De Chanel Eyebrow Pencil, Sappho Essential Foundation, Milk Makeup High Volume Kush Mascara
- SKINCARE: Klur Face Mask, Caudalie Deep Cleansing Exfoliator, Epara Skincare, Caudalie Facial, Heyday Facials, Dermasaa (Samantha Mims) Facials, Silk Eye Mask, Gel Eye Mask,
- RESOURCES: Naked Beauty Amazon Store, AWAKENING, Michelle Phan (The Cut), AndreasChoice Drome, Kirby Jean-Raymond (Medium), @v93oo
Follow Akili on IG: @akili_ Stay in touch with me: @brookedevard Join the Naked Beauty Community on IG: @nakedbeautyplanet
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| 0:00.0 | I'm taking my freedom pulling it off the shelf putting it on my chain when it round my neck |
| 0:10.5 | I'm taking my clothes. |
| 0:11.7 | It's Brooke Devard you You're listening to the Naked Beauty Podcast. |
| 0:15.0 | I love talking to women at the very start of their career before they're jaded and |
| 0:22.1 | unimpressed with everything. |
| 0:23.7 | Akely was such a joy to talk to. |
| 0:25.9 | She just got out of college and she's already working at Vogue as an editorial |
| 0:30.4 | beauty assistant. |
| 0:31.3 | She's also a DJ and a model and as yoga all of the things and because |
| 0:37.0 | Achilles is at the start of her career and she's at Vogue where she's one a few |
| 0:41.6 | minority women a lot of our conversation got into the |
| 0:44.8 | obligation that many women of color feel when you're one of a few and you have to |
| 0:49.2 | kind of hold the torch for your people and advocate for representation because if you don't maybe you're not |
| 0:56.4 | sure if other people will. But our discussion left me really energized because it's not just |
| 1:01.1 | about an obligation, |
| 1:02.7 | it's really an opportunity, right? |
| 1:04.8 | So reshifting our thinking from this is an obligation |
| 1:08.0 | to this is a real opportunity for me. |
| 1:11.1 | And that perspective is so beautiful and so wonderful to hear coming from her in a conversation. |
| 1:16.5 | I think you guys are really going to enjoy this episode and as you're listening, |
| 1:20.9 | please continue to screenshot and tag me at Naked Beauty Planet. |
| 1:25.4 | It's so awesome when you do that. I think that's how a lot of people are discovering |
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