YouTube Beauty Sensation Kayla Jenkins Takes Over Women Fitness’ Beauty World!

Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

7 years ago

Kayla Jenkins

Kayla Jenkins is an award-winning YouTube star who specialises in beauty, hair and fashion-related tutorials.

Her YouTube channel @Okaylaaa has over half a million subscribers and she has worked with many big brands such as Bellami Hair, Benefit Cosmetics, ICONIC London, Vanity Planet and GlassesUSA to name a few. She has a 90% female following, mostly aged 18-35, and her fans are mainly based in the USA, UK, Germany and Saudi Arabia.

Thanks to her fun, laid-back personality, Kayla was recently asked to appear in the next season of TV show Big Brother, but would rather focus on her YouTube career instead of reality TV.

Lets read through her fun interview with Namita Nayyar, President, Women Fitness

Ms. Namita Nayyar:

Your YouTube channel @Okaylaaa has over half a million subscribers and you have worked with many big brands such as Bellami Hair, Benefit Cosmetics, ICONIC London, Vanity Planet and GlassesUSA to name a few. Walk us through your incredible journey.

Ms. Kayla Jenkins:

I started off just making videos as a fun hobby with no idea you could build an actual career with it! Surprisingly my followers started growing really fast and within a few months brands began approaching me to collaborate. Now I have management and my channel’s grown so much in the past year, which is great. I have incredibly supportive followers and have been blessed to work with some awesome brands. It’s not always been easy though, because as anyone will know on YouTube, you get as much love as you do hate, it will either make you or break you, but it’s a huge confidence booster knowing there are thousands of people who love my work. I aim to keep things lighthearted, very real and relatable on my channel, I don’t attempt to be 100% perfect or fake. At the end of the day, people have good and bad days and no one’s perfect – mistakes sometimes do happen when experimenting with make-up.

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Ms. Namita Nayyar:

Introduce us to a typical day in your life.

Ms. Kayla Jenkins:

I wake up around 9-10 am, check my social media accounts and emails, shower, tidy the house and make breakfast which is usually scrambled egg and avocado on toast. I then take my three dogs for a walk and enjoy some fresh air. When I return it’s time for work! Most of my videos are beauty tutorials, so I’ll apply my make-up step-by-step very carefully on camera and record and edit the full thing. Prepping, filming and editing takes several hours, it’s not as easy as it looks and takes dedication and patience. After work, I’ll run any errands I need to e.g: shopping and then head to the gym for a workout (if it’s a week day). After that, I’ll walk my dogs again and then cook dinner which is usually fish-based. I’ll end the day with a nice bubble bath, some TV and relaxation.

Ms. Namita Nayyar:

What exercises comprise your fitness regime or workout routine?

Ms. Kayla Jenkins:

I tend to focus more on my lower body and workout my legs a lot by doing squats, leg presses and treadmill, etc. Besides gym workouts, I’m fairly active day-to-day because I walk my dogs twice daily and constantly run around after them and my additional three cats at home too! I’m also partial to some exercise every now and then which helps burns calories and gets the heart-rate going (laughs).

Ms. Namita Nayyar:

Do you take some special diet or have a strict menu that you follow to remain healthy and physically fit?

Ms. Kayla Jenkins:

I try to eat healthy, but don’t deprive myself of anything. If I want pizza and chocolate, I’ll have it, but I do it in moderation. My daily diet is very fish and seafood-based because I’m a Pescatarian, I like making Mexican food and pasta dishes, and make all my food from scratch so it’s always fresh and nutritious. Packaged food is not good, fresh is better for health!

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Ms. Namita Nayyar:

You have glowing skin and gorgeous hair. Share with us your skincare and haircare routine.

Ms. Kayla Jenkins:

I drink lots of water to keep my skin hydrated and use anti-spot face washes even though I don’t really get bad spots, it just helps keep them at bay. I also use Sudocream as a face mask whenever my skin needs a moisture boost. Most people think Sudocream is just for nappy rash, but it helps other problems too including Ezema, dry skin, acne and sunburn, etc. For my hair, I like to drench my hair in warm coconut oil and leave it on for as long as I can – it’s amazing for treating and moisturizing dry, damaged hair.

Ms. Namita Nayyar:

What are your Top 5 Beauty products for 2017?

Ms. Kayla Jenkins:

1. Too Faced Foundation (all of their foundations are incredible)
2. Benefit’s The Professional Primer (it minimizes the appearance of pores and fine lines for smoother skin and helps make-up stay put for longer).
3. Maybelline 930 Lipstick (a lovely creamy matte lipstick which has a highly-pigmented color)
4. I Heart Makeup Goddess of Love Highlighter (this is a low price triple-baked face highlighter with great pigmentation and shimmer, it gives excellent results!)
5. Kat Von D Tattoo Liner Pen (This liquid eyeliner gives an effortless, smooth and precise application.)

Ms. Namita Nayyar:

Tell us about your current Top 5 Fashion Must-Haves.

Ms. Kayla Jenkins:

I love:
Over sized t-shirts, but worn as dresses. Bralettes and ripped jeans (every woman looks great in jeans!); Skater skirts (feminine and flattering for most figures); Faux fur coats to add a touch of glamour (I don’t wear real fur!); Cut off leggings (these look great whether worn with sneakers for day or heels for evening and are very comfortable too.)

Ms. Namita Nayyar:

Share with us your favorite wedding hairstyles and tips.

Ms. Kayla Jenkins:

My advice for all brides is to keep make-up as natural and glowing as possible. It’s not worth trying out a new bold make-up trend or full-on OTT smoky-eye look on your wedding day, it’s better to stick with a more neutral look so your natural beauty shines through and it looks like YOU in your wedding photos. Most wedding dresses are romantic and pretty, so a heavy smoky sexy make-up is not going to compliment your dress anyway. If you use a make-up artist for your wedding day, be sure to do a trial run at least a few days before to ensure you’re happy with the final look. If you do your own make-up, be sure to first use an oil-free moisturizer and then a good primer to smooth out skin and keep your make-up in place all day. In regards to hairstyles, opt for one that flatters your face shape so you look your best in the wedding photos and real life. What suits someone else’s face may not suit you. For inspiration, either look at hair magazines or celebrities who have similar face shapes and hair-length to yourself.

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Ms. Namita Nayyar:

With a massive following of over 620k followers on your YouTube channel Okaylaaa, you’re a social media sensation and an internet leading star. How does it feel that you are able to influence the healthy lifestyle of so many individuals?

Ms. Kayla Jenkins:

It feels great knowing I have an influence on my followers because I do try my best to promote a healthy lifestyle, mind and body on my channel.

I’m very equal rights as well so I feel like the: “no-sh*t taking, straight-talking and more power to you” message I relay in my videos will help a lot of people! People worry too much about what others think, so I try to encourage people to be strong and not be concerned with the opinions of others. Life’s about living and doing what makes you truly happy.

Ms. Namita Nayyar:

Advice and motivational words to the inspiring and budding beauty bloggers, who all are your fans and shall like to know from you for their climb to the ladder of success in this field?

Ms. Kayla Jenkins:

Stick at it, if you really really want it, it will take time but you’ll make it in the end. Ignore the haters and don’t be fake because people spot that a mile away!

Ms. Namita Nayyar:

You have also posted some wonderful celebrity-inspired makeup tutorials,

Ms. Kayla Jenkins:

including one inspired by Amber Rose. Which are the other celebrity-makeup looks that you would love to try out?
This year I hope to do tutorials for Demi Lovato, Britney Spears, Rihanna, Kourtney Kardashian and Selina Gomez – they all look amazing in very different ways.

Ms. Namita Nayyar:

What do you wish to say about the website Womenfitness.net and do you have a message for its visitors?

Ms. Kayla Jenkins:

I love the website and it’s positive vibe! Be sure to continue to visit the site because there’s a ton of enjoyable and useful content on it.

Oh, and if you love make-up, please subscribe to my YouTube channel – https://www.youtube.com/user/kaluur I appreciate the support 🙂

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