#STYLECHATTER WITH UMMI NASIR

1.Tell us about yourself and your career? Hi, my name is Ummi Nasir I am 31 and a single mom to my beautiful 4 year old daughter, Maisarah. I spent 5 years in Japan pursuing a degree in Computer Engineering at Yamanashi University. When I came home I started working as a Sales Executive for a Steel Company. I must say, that the working experience I gained then has helped tremendously with my business now. I have always had a keen interest in makeup & beauty but i really began taking makeup classes after I went through some personal issues. I was looking for something to distract myself, and naturally, I found it in makeup!  

2.  Tell us about a day in the life of Ummi Nasir? My day starts as early as 6.30am, after subuh prayer & one shot of espresso I head out to the gym for my morning workout. Come back home around 8:15am to get Maisarah ready for school and breakfast together (my favourite time of the day!). Usually on weekdays I have photoshoot with FashionValet that finishes around 5 pm. Most of the time I will reply all clients’ inquiries, send invoices, planning strategies /marketing to further expand my business. Sometimes I’ll be busy with makeup tutorial & products flat lays for my social media posts as well as learning new makeup techniques over the internet. I end my day with picking up Maisarah late in the evening and spend my quality time with her all night.

3. Do you remember when you first became interested in beauty? what sparked your interest? Staying in Japan for 5 years triggered my passion in beauty/makeup. I love how Japanese girls really take care of their appearance. I remember how my classmates wear full makeup in class! From there I started to apply basic makeup, you know like foundation, eyeliner and lipstick! Can you imagine, before I was absolutely clueless on how to put eyeshadow on myself and even my eyebrows were haywire at that time! haha