. While sheltering in place in Manchester, U.K., she created an unexpected look for Allure in honor of Pride and the drag queens who inspire her. Myla also shares with allure.com's beauty editor Devon Abelman how her queer identity powers her beloved makeup moments.
I like to see my queerness as my alter ego. I used to struggle a lot with my sexuality, as every other label felt too restricting. My queer identity is much more than a label that clarifies who I date, who I like, and the like. To me, my queerness...she's the one in charge of making every creative thought I have come to life, the one that makes me who I am today, the one that lets each look's energy speak for itself; she's my artistic-ness.
Speaking of which, I've been artistic ever since I was little — thanks to my mother, who passed her talents down to me — but growing up in a Black household, makeup was a big no-no. My mother deemed it as "looking too grown," so I wasn't allowed to wear any sort of makeup up until I was around 16 or 17.