Nigerian Makeup Artist Joy Adenuga Voices Her Opinion On Nykhor Paul’s Letter To Makeup Artists

The model was at a fashion show getting ready to walk the runway when a make up artist told her to bring her own make up next time because she doesn’t have her shade, this has been an ongoing problem for Paul.

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Recently London-based Nigerian makeup artist, Joy Adenuga commented on Nykhor’s statement to BBC saying:

“From my own experience, when I did a fashion show I think on 2 occasions, they did provide us (with makeup), but when you go there sometimes the shades they provide you is not enough. But I think it is my responsibility, not even looking at the designers, to like whatever model sits on my chair, I should be able to make her up, green, blue, purple whatever colour she is cause as a makeup artist you are trained to work on a number of a variety of skin tones.“

“For most fashion shoots, they send you like a mood board so you know who the models are. In regards that as a makeup artist, when I go for any fashion shoot, my kit serves to anybody because there might be changes; the model that is being booked for their shoot can call in sick and they send a replacement. So whoever they send for a replacement no matter the skin colour she is I should be able to cater to without telling her ‘oh sorry, can you tell her that when she’s leaving her house can she bring her foundation since she is black’.“