POPSUGAR: What is your favorite thing about being a beauty influencer?
Shayla Mitchell: For me, it's just doing what I love. This definitely wasn't my dream job, ever. But now I'm doing what I love and working with companies like Maybelline and all these companies that I grew up looking at. When I was younger I wanted to be a vet. When I was in college, I was an art major. Then I started working at Sephora and MAC, and I was like, "This is what I want to do." The best part is that now MAC sends me products, and I used to work for them! That's cool. And traveling the world! Bora Bora was dope. There are so many positive things about this job — I could go on and on . . .
Manny Gutierrez: My favorite part is the connections I've made with so many people. Not just brands, but people in general. The friends you make in the beauty industry are amazing. Being an influencer is cool, because you get to be in other people's homes. Someone was watching you, hopefully inspired by you, and you hear so many stories that they've been inspired by because of you.
