Kelly Hughes on Creating Beauty From Her Scars!

Namita Nayyar:

Five skincare myths.

Kelly Hughes:

• You have to use expensive products to work
• That you need to do 20 step skincare routine at night for your skin to glow
• Sunscreen is the answer for everything
• Genetics don’t play a huge part in the way your skin looks
• Start Botox young as possible to stop the wrinkles before they start

Namita Nayyar:

Five athletic leisure brands you love to wear.

Kelly Hughes:

Alo, Fabletics, Nike, Gymshark, Bandier

Namita Nayyar:

Five travel destinations on your wish list.

Kelly Hughes:

Paris, Australia, Brazil, Israel and Fiji

Namita Nayyar:

You once wrote about your unique unisex jewelry line “HÜES doesn’t define genres, it invites them both,”. “My own last name has transformed into a very specific meaning for the brand-it embodies color selection, materials, and metals that come together and present a story today, it’s the hue of anything we see that attracts our purchase. It’s endogenous to the eye, but speaks to a man’s taste while embracing women’s desires.” Elaborate about this vision of yours about jewelry line “HÜES” for our viewers.

Kelly Hughes:

When I started my brand HÜES I wanted it to be for everyone and a brand that you could create your own piece because jewelry should be personal and something that you could identify with. My last name is spelt Hughes yet sounds the same as HUES which was the perfect definition of my vision for the brand. I quickly learned that women were wearing men’s accessories, but men wouldn’t always wear women’s so why put a label on it or define it for someone. Our purchase shouldn’t be influenced by anything other than what you’re attracted to and what you identify with that makes you feel your best.

Namita Nayyar:

You have done bold photo shoots for Sports Illustrated Swim Search and on your Instagram handle @kellyhues. How you are so body confident and advise your compatriots?

Kelly Hughes:

After having my son my body changed completely and I was very open about how it didn’t “bounce back”. I struggled with insecurities from my scar and the changes I went through. I think after having such a difficult labor and an infection which lead to another surgery it took a lot longer for me to heal physically but then mentally it took even longer. It’s so important to give yourself the time to heal. Society puts a lot of pressure on us to bounce back right into the swing of things and to look and feel exactly how we were before having a baby, but we are a new creation and for some it takes longer than others.

I had never taken a picture of my scar before Sports Illustrated asked for it in order to be casted for this shoot. It was very empowering and when I looked at the pictures, I realized how far I had come in my journey, and I felt ready to show it and be proud of it. It was then I realized it wasn’t until I embraced my scar that I experienced the power in it. The confidence I then had become my strength because it reminded me of all I had gone through and that I could get through anything and to never be ashamed of it. So, I truly recommend giving yourself the time you need to heal, embrace yourself and your scars and do take a picture of yourself and love on who you have become no matter where you are on the journey and know you’re not alone. There is so much confidence in that and there’s nothing more beautiful.

Namita Nayyar:

Your idea of a perfect date?

Kelly Hughes:

I like a gentleman I’m old school, so to me the perfect date would be a simple dinner date where we can talk and get to know each other. I also love flowers!

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