{"id":714,"date":"2026-02-19T23:14:41","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T23:14:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nobasicgirlsallowed.com\/?p=714"},"modified":"2026-02-27T13:23:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T13:23:15","slug":"new-era-a-star-is-born","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nobasicgirlsallowed.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/19\/new-era-a-star-is-born\/","title":{"rendered":"NEW ERA: A STAR IS BORN"},"content":{"rendered":"

Photography<\/i> Sarah Feingold<\/b><\/p>\n

Model <\/i>Destiny Joseph<\/b><\/p>\n

Makeup <\/em>Molli Gloss<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Welcome to NEW ERA BEAUTY <\/span>\u2014 a<\/span> brand new editorial series bringing the delicious intricacies of personal beauty to the forefront. With each forthcoming editorial, I will introduce a new muse of mine and an original beauty look <\/span>\u2014<\/span> paired with a step by step tutorial <\/span>\u2014<\/span> inspired by their persona. As the founder of NBGA, my goal has always been to spotlight the incredible diversity of our community and start conversations around beauty that go deeper than surface-level. Having called so many influential cities around the world my home, I have been constantly energized by charming chance encounters with the women I find around me in daily life. This editorial love letter is close to my heart for that reason.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In the #NewEra, beauty doesn\u2019t stop at the exterior. It is an expansion of my theory that beauty is a reflection of all that lives inside of you. How you see yourself, what you focus on, how you make people feel. I wanted to pause, stop the noise, and capture the multidimensional nature of beauty as I see it and as I feel it. This editorial is a time capsule of what is happening within me creatively; a celebration of the human face in all of its countless colors, shapes, and forms.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019m ready to pull back the velvet curtains on my private beauty universe, take you by the hand, and let you in.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2014<\/span> Sarah Feingold, NBGA <\/span>Founder<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

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Destiny and I met at a dinner in NYC last year. <\/b>I noticed her aura right away. Sometimes energy really does say more than words do<\/span>.<\/span> She was sitting on the other side of the table and we didn\u2019t have a chance to chat much but as fate would have it, we met again on the way home and exchanged numbers. Typical of the bubble we call the New York fashion scene, our paths crossed again at a mutual event. We started our journey home together and decided to grab a bite while the night was still young. Over fish tacos and Ph\u00f3 we had the opportunity to get to know each other better and decided to create something together.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Rather than being inspired by a specific era or aesthetic, I let the energy I sensed from Destiny direct my artistic choices. I wanted a look that brought the architecture of her inner world out onto the surface. Something majestical, calm, yet impactful.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I see Destiny as the heroine of her own story. <\/b>I wanted the look to portray that, first and foremost. Her eye makeup simulates a superheroine\u2019s mask, underlining the innate charm of her features while also playing up the theme of personal power. Anyone who knows me knows that I’m a lover of graphic lines <\/span>\u2014 <\/span>Destiny effortlessly wears these shapes; her eyes are so expressive. Her unibrow wasn\u2019t specifically a focal point but we also didn\u2019t want to make it disappear to the background. It just ended up framing the look so well.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I think it’s incredible when we love, proudly, all of the attributes that maybe set us apart from the mainstream ideal and integrate them as a feature of our beauty. <\/span>One memorable moment from the shoot <\/b>was when Destiny shared that she wishes her unibrow was even stronger, like her father\u2019s.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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BEAUTY BREAKDOWN?<\/b><\/p>\n

To put it simply, this look is:<\/b> Ethereal, chic, timeless.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n