Beyond skin deep

ROSIE KALINA

A proud Wemba Wemba and Gunditjmara artist, with a focus on make-up artistry.

FLEXMAMI

AKA Lillian Ahenkan, an Australian-Ghanaian MTV presenter, DJ and podcaster.

KYLEE FLEEK

A self-taught Māori make-up artist and influencer known for his creative artistry.

MAEVA HEIM

The founder of Bread Beauty Supply who previously worked in marketing in the beauty industry.

REMY RIPPON: Welcome everyone, thank you for joining us for a virtual roundtable today. You’ve all been involved in the beauty industry in some capacity. Let’s start by sharing your experiences.

ROSIE KALINA: “One of my first experiences [in beauty] was an Indigenous attachment program on a production. It wasn’t a great experience. It was my first job right out of make-up school and it just felt kind of tokenistic straightaway and I didn’t feel like I was welcomed very warmly. After that, I thought I had to be resilient and push forward so one of my really good girlfriends and I started a social enterprise called Makeup For Mob. It’s at the beginning stages of being a support network for First Nations people wanting to get into the industry, to empower Aboriginal women to take up space and make sure that my experience wasn’t happening over and over again.”

“I started experimenting with make-up when I was 11 to 12 years old, and I’m almost 18 now so it has been a major part of my life. It has given me self-confidence and it has allowed me to express myself in ways that I couldn’t in the everyday world. My favourite thing is that it lets me be a role model for others and an LGBTQI+ representative, especially for young