Akil McCoy is a make-up artist and the proprietor of AkilaFace who’s labored with folks like rapper Sukihana, the Clermont Twins, Metropolis Women, Megan Thee Stallion, Saucy Santana, and different celebrities.
McCoy just lately acquired a name from the make-up model Thread Magnificence, based by Melissa Butler, to create a make-up search for their first movie star face, Saucy Santana.
The aim of the collaboration between Saucy Santana and Thread Magnificence is to encourage inclusiveness within the trade.
McCoy shared his expertise throughout the marketing campaign and what impressed the make-up look.
What was it like being requested to create the make-up look to unveils Saucy Santana’s ambassadorship with Thread Magnificence?
Saucy Santana and I’ve recognized one another earlier than he grew to become well-known and obtained on RCA. Now he’s doing the issues that he’s doing. … Thread Magnificence referred to as me and stated that he needed me to do the make-up look. It was him that requested I do the marketing campaign for them. I used to be shocked as a result of it was one other alternative and one other blessing from God. … Something that’s for me is actually for me. I by no means really feel l should be in someone else’s place. Once I obtained the decision from Thread Magnificence, it was similar to, “OK, that is for me.” Although [Saucy Santana and I] haven’t spoken, I’m going to go forward and kill it, and do what I do finest, and it’s simply to place AkilaFace on the ground; and that’s precisely what I did. When you simply take a look at the Instagram Reels and the video from Thread Magnificence within the marketing campaign; you don’t see loads of Black artists that may do that, particularly on a person. It was simply one other alternative that I used to be grateful to have, and I do know it was for me as a result of they got here straight to me.
What impressed the make-up look you created?
The 2 colours that I do know Saucy Santana loves are child blue and yellow. His nails had been blue, he had on a Rolex with a blue face. I needed to verify I served him his blues. That was what impressed the look. I might have gone loopy however he’s like a quite simple boy. He loves the make-up however he doesn’t wish to go too common, at the very least not as of proper now. I simply gave him his easy blue eyeliner, which popped with your entire look, as a result of typically simplicity is extra than simply going loopy. We each agreed on Tiffany blue and that’s what we did. I saved the make-up quite simple and stylish in addition to very comfortable and fairly. It had nothing too onerous as a result of I didn’t need it to translate on digital camera as virtually like drag make-up. I needed to maintain the essence of what Thread Magnificence is and its softness.
