In t er v iew w it h
Sh a yl a 'Ba n g ' Ja mer s o n
1. So
w he n
d id y o u
f a ll in
lo v e w it h m a k e u p ?
Growing up I played sports and was a serious Tomboy. I loved to play basketball, run track , hop fences and
race the boys in the middle of the street the last thing I was thinking about was lip gloss and eye shadow. When
I went off to college in North Carolina ...that was my very first experience with falling in love with makeup. I was
18 years old and was really coming into myself. I wanted to hang with friends and go out to the clubs and I was
like " I need to look cute " LOL" So I bought my very first eye shadow and lipstick from Walgreens. I remember it
to this day, a purple Wet n Wild eye shadow and a tube of pink Wet n Wild lipstick...lol. I laugh about it because
I looked a hot mess but for some reason I felt confident and cute...Lol
2 . W ha t o r
w ho
h a v e h e lp e d y o u
d e v e lo p y o u r
t a le n t ?
Well my early years of developing I learned a lot of my artistry on my own. I didn't grow up in the early years of
a YOUTUBE tutorial. Now it is really easy for someone to click on a HOW TO " video learn a few things after
playing replay and call themselves a " Professional Makeup Artist" . I had to read books such as Iman, Kevin
Aucoin, Bobby Brown and really study and look at diagrams and try to duplicate what I saw. A lot of trial and
error , a lot of smeared liner and un-blended shadows lol. I love my friends till this day for allowing me use them
as guinea pigs. Being a makeup artist was very much considered taboo and not a " real career " like it is now.
3. Ho w
do e s t he ba y a r e a
in f lu e n c e y o u r
t a le n t o r
p a s s io n ?
I love the Bay. love being from Oakland. There is so much culture and artistry here that sometimes goes
unrecognized.
I developed myself and became the strong artistic SHAYLABANG, because of where I am from.
I always felt I could be whoever I wanted to be in the Bay.
When people out here are behind you and support you will for sure feel the love.
I mean how dope is it to be from a city where other thriving artist are from such as Raphael Saadiq, Frankie
Beverley & Maz, Taj , HBK, Adrian Marcel, R.O.D , Netta Brielle, Ledisi, Goapele , Keyshia Cole, Zenyada ,
Hammer and Too Short. Its a melting pot of creative people feeding off each other waiting for the right moment
and right chance.
MY ART AND BANG was born here
4 . Do
yo u
f in d y o u r s e lf d o in g
m a ke - u p fo r e v e r ?
I do not like to put myself in a box or category.
I just go wherever God tells me to go.
He gave me this talent so I am using it until I cant anymore.
When I am doing makeup , styling , taking pictures ,
or even making jewelry, I am at my most happy. The
key to life no matter what trials or tribulations is happiness.
I want to wake up everyday doing what I dream about every
night and as along as I am allowed and
and comfortable ...then I will forever do it.
5. W ha t ' s
ra w
t a le n t t o
yo u ?
No limitations, No boundaries, free expression. Using what
God gave you and watching the affect it has on people.
Unfiltered ,
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