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Naked Beauty · August 3 · 56 min

The Audacity Era: Kayla Nicole on Doing the Scary Thing Anyway

Kayla Nicole began training in gymnastics at only 5 years old. What started as fun and playful sessions quickly developed into a disciplined regimen of focus. She learned all about the type of commitment it takes to become a competitive athlete by focusing on diet, exercise, and training. She used that early dedication to carry herself through Pepperdine University's prestigious broadcast journalism degree program and into a massive media career that spans genres. Her early media icons were leading ladies in everyone’s favorite romcoms, including the Toni Braxton, with whom she had a chance to perform. These moments aren’t serendipitous; they are the culmination of Kayla’s incredible use of social media to show people her personality and well of talent. Kayla always knew that she belonged in front of the camera, helping people tell their stories. She got practice in both, working in retail and modeling in L.A. During our conversation, we talked all about her incredible discipline and how it informs everything from her daily workouts to her pursuit of media success. We also chat about what it was like growing up in a family of women, headed by a glamorous matriarch who believes in self-care. We discuss the alluring red carpet events and how support from a therapist helped her surmount a season of depression. Our conversation is candid and funny, and it mirrors the Kayla Nicole her audience has grown to love. Tune in as we discuss: (0:00) Welcome Kayla (7:40) Kayla’s Gym Routine (11:35) Early Beauty Icons (12:55) Cosmetic Enhancements (16:20) Skincare Routine (23:50) Haircare In The Gym (25:45) On Battling Clinical Depression (31:25) Meeting & Performing With Toni Braxton (38:20) Pre-Red Carpet Beauty & Style Prep (40:30) Makeup Routine (50:10) Making Friends As An Adult (52:10) When Kayla Feels The Most Beautiful Rate, Subscribe & Review the Podcast on Apple Join the Naked Beauty Community on IG: @nakedbeautyplanet Thanks for all the love and support. Tag me while you're listening @nakedbeautyplanet & as always love to hear your thoughts :) Check out nakedbeautypodcast.com for all previous episodes & search episodes by topic Shop My Favorite Products & Pod Discounts on my ShopMyShelf Stay in touch with me: @brookedevard Follow Kayla @iamkaylanicole Products Mentioned: Skincare: ELEMIS Pro-Collagen Cleansing Balm Kate Sommerville ExfoliKate Intensive Exfoliating Treatment Scrub Rhode Glazing Milk Sunday Riley C.E.O. Glow Face Oil Summer Fridays Jet Leg Mask Moisturizer Makeup: Anastasia Beverly Hills Perfect Eyebrow Pencil Born This Way Ethereal Light Smoothing Concealer Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder Maybelline Master Precise All Day Liquid Eyeliner Makeup Danessa Myricks Yummy Skin Blurring Balm Powder Danessa Myricks Yummy Skin Water Powder Serum DIOR Forever No-Transfer 24H Wear Matte Foundation Makeup Forever Limitless Brown Lip Liner FENTY Beauty Gloss Bomb Heat Volumizing Lip Gloss Jackie Aina Forvr Mood “She Was Here” Eau de Parfum Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Kayla Nicole began training in gymnastics at only 5 years old. What started as fun and playful sessions quickly developed into a disciplined regimen of focus. She learned all about the type of commitment it takes to become a competitive athlete by focusing on diet, exercise, and training. She used that early dedication to carry herself through Pepperdine University's prestigious broadcast journalism degree program and into a massive media career that spans genres. Her early media icons were leading ladies in everyone’s favorite romcoms, including the Toni Braxton, with whom she had a chance to perform. These moments aren’t serendipitous; they are the culmination of Kayla’s incredible use of social media to show people her personality and well of talent. 

Kayla always knew that she belonged in front of the camera, helping people tell their stories. She got practice in both, working in retail and modeling in L.A. During our conversation, we talked all about her incredible discipline and how it informs everything from her daily workouts to her pursuit of media success. We also chat about what it was like growing up in a family of women, headed by a glamorous matriarch who believes in self-care. We discuss the alluring red carpet events and how support from a therapist helped her surmount a season of depression. Our conversation is candid and funny, and it mirrors the Kayla Nicole her audience has grown to love.

 

Tune in as we discuss:

(0:00) Welcome Kayla

(7:40) Kayla’s Gym Routine

(11:35) Early Beauty Icons

(12:55) Cosmetic Enhancements 

(16:20) Skincare Routine

(23:50) Haircare In The Gym 

(25:45) On Battling Clinical Depression

(31:25) Meeting & Performing With Toni Braxton

(38:20) Pre-Red Carpet Beauty & Style Prep

(40:30) Makeup Routine

(50:10) Making Friends As An Adult

(52:10) When Kayla Feels The Most Beautiful


Rate, Subscribe & Review the Podcast on Apple


Join the Naked Beauty Community on IG: @nakedbeautyplanet


Thanks for all the love and support. Tag me while you're listening @nakedbeautyplanet & as always love to hear your thoughts :)


Check out nakedbeautypodcast.com for all previous episodes & search episodes by topic


Shop My Favorite Products & Pod Discounts on my ShopMyShelf


Stay in touch with me: @brookedevard


Follow Kayla @iamkaylanicole


Products Mentioned:

Skincare:

ELEMIS Pro-Collagen Cleansing Balm

Kate Sommerville ExfoliKate Intensive Exfoliating Treatment Scrub

Rhode Glazing Milk

Sunday Riley C.E.O. Glow Face Oil

Summer Fridays Jet Leg Mask Moisturizer


Makeup:

Anastasia Beverly Hills Perfect Eyebrow Pencil

Born This Way Ethereal Light Smoothing Concealer

Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder

Maybelline Master Precise All Day Liquid Eyeliner Makeup

Danessa Myricks Yummy Skin Blurring Balm Powder

Danessa Myricks Yummy Skin Water Powder Serum

DIOR Forever No-Transfer 24H Wear Matte Foundation 

Makeup Forever Limitless Brown Lip Liner

FENTY Beauty Gloss Bomb Heat Volumizing Lip Gloss

Jackie Aina Forvr Mood “She Was Here” Eau de Parfum



Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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