Over the past 15 years, this Guyanese immigrant and the daughter of Valley Stream parents has cemented herself as a leading voice on the unique struggles and challenges racial and ethnic minorities …
On any given day when she starts at 5am, Shani said she gets up at 3am to have a hot shower and do her skincare before heading to the airport. Skincare is super important to me, Shani said, as she washed her face with a foaming cleanser and started to apply serums and moisturisers.
Shani hardly wears any makeup to work, and just applies a layer of mascara to ensure her lashes look done and then brushes her brows to make sure they look polished. Next I do my hair and pop some hairspray in, Shani said. Freshly-washed hair is the hardest thing to get back into a ponytail or bun. I use my slicker brush to get all the flyaways, and then pop it into a bun. Done!