A nerve-wracking shoot day begins at Kingsgate Mall in Kabalagala, as I wait for our June cover star to arrive. Her name precedes her; a legion of fans that are in tens of thousands on Instagram alone, and a beauty business she has singlehandedly built with only her art. Nahya Shero Ssali of Nahya Glam walks in shortly after, and her small frame is disorienting. Photos often make people look taller than they actually are; she is just a smidge taller than me – and I’m very short. Her face lights up as she approaches me, “Hi there, I was told you were waiting for me! Nahya,” she introduces.
We spend the next half hour going through a bunch of pretty clothes at Posh by KC before crossing to her makeup studio, which is located just across the hall. It is a sprawling space, with lots of pink and purple velveteen couches to rest, and two fully lit makeup stations. In between the makeup stations is an accent wall, white, with butterflies creeping up from the bottom right to the left. A huge ring light sits to the side of the accent wall, waiting to be summoned. Shero sits behind a domineering table at the end of the room, with two elegant clear chairs on the opposite end. She’s having a meeting.
Comments