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" It all started with social media, building a fan base via Tumblr and YouTube, doing covers, and releasing a project with original music. Labels started to peel interest then. It was around the same time I was applying for college. "

Justine Skye

Social Media

College

Music

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" Being a part of the Dark and Lovely family is an honor. As a dark and lovely girl, I love what they stand for, and I love that they make products for women of color. "

" When it comes to lipstick and makeup, I love MAC. "

" We all feel like we're alone, but as artists, we get to see firsthand from our fans that we're not. Hearing them scream the words to your songs is the most amazing feeling. "

" My hair is always going to be purple; that's kind of my thing. It doesn't matter what length I make it, as long as it's purple. "

" Everyone that's come into my life, everything that has happened, has been a part of the plan. It's not even about being in the industry or becoming more popular; it's just about growing and outgrowing some people. "

" It takes a lot for you to find your confidence, but you shouldn't let someone else be the person to find it for you. "

" For the most part, I'm very into sweatpants and cute tops from streetwear brands like Supreme and Palace for a '90s tomboy vibe. "

" I'm not going to blurt out my whole life on the Internet and just be all crazy emotional. I'm not that type of person, but it's in my music. "

" Jeremih is a dope artist. "

Justine Skye

Dope

Artist

" When I was 16, I started to spend a lot of time in Soho and downtown New York and noticed everyone's style and the eclectic things people would wear. And that's when I started to experiment with things like my lipstick and mixing different kinds of pieces and, of course, my hair color. "

" My mom is an entertainment attorney, and she brought me to a BMI panel for people who were interested in becoming artists. While I was there, her friends kept peer pressuring me to go and sing in front of everyone because I was a very, very shy girl. "

" Makeup and fashion are a very blatant way of expressing who you are because it's the first thing people see. With music, it's more personal, where people really are trying to get into your head and learn about who you are. "

" On the real, because you're dyeing your hair so much, it gets really damaged, so you just want to use a lot of products that help hydrate it and keep it nice and keep it moisturized. It gets really, really dry. "

" I'm more conscious about who I let into my heart, and I'm singing about it. "

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Conscious

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" I have three styles. One is my Hypebeast tomboy look, which is pretty much my everyday look. "

" I've been through a heartbreak and seen the business side of the music industry. Now I see things clearer. "

" Things move really fast on the Internet and get forgotten, we always want something new, even though something may have just came out. "

" My hair is purple, and unicorns mean a lot to me. They're unique, rare, majestic, and beautiful, and I think those are some things that I embody. I wasn't always confident, and so once I gained my confidence, I was like, 'I'm a unicorn, and I don't care what anybody says.' My fans are unicorns, too. I like to call them my 'unicorn nation.' "

" When you're arguing with a fool, you're the fool for even going back and forth. "

" There's always competition in the world, but you don't have to be enemies. You can empower each other. "

" Everyone's a taste-maker. "

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Everyone

" I'm trying different things, and I'm comfortable with who I am and not afraid of showing my confidence through my style. "

" Who knows, maybe I'll be a basketball player one day? No, I'm definitely never going to be a basketball player. I have no hand-eye coordination. "