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🗓️ 21 April 2021
⏱️ 47 minutes
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First up is the Nigerian American sister duo VanJess from our annual Ones to Watch in Music portfolio, a curated spotlight of the rising female artists to know. Ivana and Jessica Nwokiki tell Hillary about finding their unique sound (think ’90s R&B meets house meets soul), creating their beloved EP Homegrown during the lockdown, and how they use fashion in their work. Then, brow guru Kristie Streicher breaks down everything you’ve ever wanted to ask an expert about brows—from treatments to products to the 411 on lamination.
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0:00.0 | Welcome to Who Outwear with Hillary Curr, your direct line to the designers, stylists, |
0:15.3 | beauty experts, editors, and tastemakers who are shaping the ever-evolving world of fashion. |
0:22.0 | I'm your host, Hillary Curr, and first up today are two talented artists from our annual |
0:27.6 | Wens to Watch in Music portfolio, the Nigerian-American duo Van Jess. |
0:33.6 | Sisters Ivana and Jessica have developed a unique sound that blends 90s R&B, House, Funk, |
0:39.8 | and Soul into something that is both nostalgic and refreshingly new. |
0:45.5 | They're here to talk about releasing their latest EP Homegrown to much fanfare and acclaim, |
0:51.2 | what it's like to be creative and create in the middle of a global shutdown, and the |
0:56.3 | stunning fashion throughout their visual work. |
0:59.4 | Then, it's Hollywood Brow Guru, the one and only Christie Striker, from her coveted feather |
1:05.6 | brow technique to her all-time favorite products to the full rundown on brow lamination, |
1:12.1 | Christie is here to share her beauty expertise. |
1:15.7 | It's all coming up on Who Up Where? |
1:28.4 | I'm going to start by saying congratulations on your latest EP Homegrown, which just |
1:33.1 | came out on February 5th and is a sonic delight. |
1:37.6 | Like it's really such an enjoyable listen on so many levels. |
1:42.9 | I think that it perfectly exemplifies the blend of 90s R&B and House and Soul and Funk |
1:49.0 | that you've become known for, and it feels nostalgic in some ways, but very fresh and |
1:55.8 | very of the moment, which I think I can't even imagine how you can create something that |
2:01.0 | touches both in such interesting ways. |
2:03.6 | Thank you. |
2:04.6 | I'd like to get into the specifics of the project a little bit and talk about both the |
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