Mannequin Salem Mitchell on Her Mascara Rotation and Wildflower Collab

ALLURE: There’s a lot about you that is distinctive: your freckles are a one-of-a-kind characteristic, you have been found on the Discover web page on Instagram, and also you’re outspoken on social media about illustration and inclusivity in what’s a historically homogenous trade. Your look, your story, and your voice are all distinctive — so the place do you draw most of your magnificence inspiration from? And the place do you draw confidence from?

Effectively, thanks, to start with, that is very sort! This yr, I’ve spent loads of time on Pinterest, [and taken inspiration from] stuff I see on social media. I’ve completely different those that I observe for magnificence references. Loads of the make-up artists that I work with on set, I am going to see one thing they do and I am going to take into consideration [doing it myself]. I did a shoot for Goal a few years in the past and the make-up artist used blue mascara. I went out and purchased blue mascara and I began incorporating that into my magnificence routine generally as a enjoyable option to have a pop of shade. I  pull from work, I pull from Pinterest, and stuff that I see on Instagram.

When it comes to the place I get my confidence from, I’d say loads of it has been instilled in me from my assist system rising up. My mother, my dad, my grandparents, everyone that I grew up with, have been all the time very encouraging and type to me. I additionally suppose that my mother could be very lovely, and I look loads like her. So if I feel she’s fairly, then I need to really feel the identical about myself. Life simply goes higher whenever you’re assured. Clearly, that [idea] comes with privilege, seeing that I am conventionally skinny and I’ve lighter pores and skin, so I’ve benefited from a wide range of privileges that different folks haven’t. However [confidence is] extra of a sense and an vitality, since you will be essentially the most lovely particular person on this planet, however if you happen to do not really feel it, you are not going to exude it. It actually comes from taking a look at your self and saying, “I’ll current myself and that is how I wish to see myself.”