Mikayla Nogueira
Mikayla Jane Nogueira | |
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File:Mikayla Nogueira.jpg | |
Born | Massachusetts, U.S. |
Alma mater | Bryant University |
Occupation(s) | Social media influencer, makeup artist |
Mikayla Jane Nogueira is an American social media star and make-up artist, known for posting innovative makeup tutorials on TikTok and Instagram. As of March 2021, Nogueira has 7 million followers on TikTok, close to 850K followers on her makeup Instagram page, and over 95K followers on her personal Instagram account.
Career
Early years
Prior to her notability from TikTok, Nogueira started posting beauty and makeup content on the social media app Tumblr as early as 2013. Nogueira experienced success on this platform, but not to the extent she later would on TikTok. Nogueira also once had a YouTube channel, where she would post beauty videos and vlogs. Her old channel has since been taken down. For the next few years, Nogueira did not post as much on social media as she was a full-time student.
TikTok
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in March 2020, Nogueira started making TikTok videos. Nogueira first used the platform as a suggestion to her mother, a teacher, as a way to continue educating her students. Nogueira created a TikTok page in her name to help her mother learn the intricacies of TikTok. The first videos on her page were educational videos on their family farm. Nogueira next posted "The Catfish Challenge", a viral before and after challenge featuring a user's profile photo next to their makeup-free look.[1] This video gained thousands of views within hours of its release. Nogueira's account grew from zero to 2.8 million followers on TikTok in just eight months, with video that included her voice fueling the growth of the account.[2] Nogueira posts tutorials, reviews, beauty routines, and other beauty and makeup videos.[3] She is known for being honest in her views of various beauty products, something that is claimed to differentiate her from other internet makeup reviewers.[4]
Since the success of her videos, Nogueira has been the subject of articles in major publications, including Allure and The Boston Globe.[5][2]
In December 2020, Nogueira won the American Influencer Award for Emerging Makeup Artist of the Year.[6][7]
Nogueira was employed by Ulta Beauty as a beauty advisor until she started working full time for her own brand, Mikayla J Makeup, in late 2020.[5]
As of April 2021, Nogueira has over 5 million followers on TikTok.[8]
Criticism
Online, Nogueira has received much criticism about her "Boston accent". Critics have posted interviews and videos of her before her popularity on the internet, claiming she "talks different".[9] In response to this, Nogueira states: "I went to school for Communications with a primary focus on radio […] and I was going into broadcast or news or something like that. So over the years, I created this voice that I would use when I was on the radio or at my internship. Everyone has a customer service voice, right? So, when I first started making my TikToks, I would use my radio voice because it was professional. It was my first time putting myself on a camera to tons of people so I was wicked nervous because my voice has been this topic of discussion my entire life and I didn’t know how people would react. Let’s just say that."[10]
Personal life
Nogueira was born to Patrice, who is an artist[2] and an elementary school counselor, and Michael Nogueira. She has an older brother of three years. Her family is mostly of Portuguese descent. She was raised in East Freetown, Massachusetts, and graduated from Apponequet Regional High School in 2016.[11] In high school, she was a member of DECA, where competed in business competitions, relating it to the beauty industry.[5]
Nogueira attended Bryant University, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in communications in 2020. In college, Nogueira was an intern for a radio station.[12] Nogueira had started graduate school in 2020, but "ended up dropping out of school when I found out I'd have to do it full-time instead of part-time because of the pandemic".[5] This allowed her to continue making beauty videos full time.
She has stated that her love for makeup started when she bought Avon Products from a friend of her mother, as early as 10 years old.[2] She started with simple makeup routines and grew more proficient.[1] Nogueira has been open about her struggle with acne in her adulthood.[1] Nogueira has also admitted via an Instagram post that she has struggled with an eating disorder and struggles with body image issues. In the same post, she claimed she was bullied throughout grade school and received slurs like "tranny".[13]
References
- ^ a b c "The truth about Mikayla Nogueira". TheNetline. 2021-03-22. Archived from the original on 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
- ^ a b c d Brown, Lillian (April 11, 2021). "How a Massachusetts makeup artist built a TikTok empire - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Archived from the original on 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
- ^ DeLuca, Gianna (2021-04-10). "If You Didn't Know Mikayla Nogueira, Now You Do". VALLEY Magazine. Archived from the original on 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
- ^ Rose, Cassandra (2021-05-17). "TikTok Makeup Artist Mikayla Nogueira Says These Products Aren't Worth The Money". TheList.com. Archived from the original on 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
- ^ a b c d Mazzone, Dianna. "Mikayla Nogueira Is TikTok's Favorite Makeup Artist". Allure. Archived from the original on 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
- ^ "2020 Awards". American Influencer Awards. Archived from the original on 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
- ^ "TikTok beauty guru Mikayla Nogueira's life has changed drastically over the last year: 'I just want to be real life'". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
- ^ "Mikayla Noguiera on LinkedIn".
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