She’s also fun as hell. I caught up with Ferreira on Election Day while she was on set for office’s print edition, and when I arrived, she was busy making everybody laugh, including fellow online sensation Paloma Elsesser. There were a lot of giggles, a lot of snaps. And since we didn’t know that in a few short hours the world would be descending into a dystopian nightmare, we talked about beauty, why the industry has been closed off to those with larger bodies, and weird DMs.
What’s your day-to-day beauty routine?
Lately, I’ve just been putting on a skin oil from Kiehls. It kind of brightens things up a little bit. It has orange in it, it’s great. And then I put moisturizer on, and sometimes concealer and mascara. But lately, I’ve just been doing mascara. I’ve been really lazy with my makeup lately. I’ve been letting my skin breathe, because I’ve got little pimples here and here and here. [Laughs] I spent a couple weeks not shooting as much, and I let my skin take a break. But then when I do want to cake it on, I do. The break made me feel a little bit better though. My skin’s not like help, help! [Laughs]
I always love your lipstick, it seems like you usually have a creamy, matte situation going on. What do you use?
Lime Crime, and then I like Sephora-brand lipsticks, the liquid ones. And they’re cheap!
You were recently on the cover of the Grazia beauty issue. It’s rare for curve or plus models to land beauty contracts or campaigns, which doesn’t make any sense. What are your thoughts on the topic?
I think people in fashion honestly just have a stigma against people who are bigger, across the board. You would think that for fragrances, or eyewear, or makeup, they wouldn’t care, because you don’t even need the clothes to fit. Sometimes, people logistically won’t have clothes that fit you. That’s still wrong, but I can understand it. There’s no reason you shouldn’t put all types of bodies in makeup. But it’s slowly starting to change. I’m hoping for more.
