Sixteen year-old British-Japanese world champion skateboarder, Sky Brown, is anything but ordinary. She became the youngest professional skateboarder, aged 13, when she made Olympic history by winning a bronze medal in the skateboarding park event at Tokyo in 2021. Then, last year, she came back to reclaim the medal once again at the Paris games.
And if dominating one sport wasn’t enough, she also has her sights set on competing in the surfing events, too, narrowly missing out on a qualifying spot by one place in the 2024 Olympic games. But, there’s always 2028…
Away from sports though, the skateboarder has some tricks in her beauty locker as well as on her board. Despite keeping her routine pretty simple and glowy, she’s picked up a next-level makeup hack for getting her lipstick to stay in place through thick and thin (see below) and has an edit of MVP makeup and skincare favourites that she swears by.
Now, she’s teaming up with Chanel on the Rouge Coco Playground, a pop-up running for two weeks (from 21st-30th March in Covent Garden’s Piazza) to celebrate freedom of movement, skateboarding and expression. Another accolade for the teen to add to her highly accomplished CV.
Below, Sky Brown spilled on the secret superpower she’d secretly love, her biggest beauty fail and where she’d be if she hadn’t fallen into skateboarding…
I love it when I look and feel like myself when I skate…
My signature look is really simple. I like a glowy sunscreen base with just a touch of mascara (sunscreen really does make the best glowy base to any makeup look). My favourites are Shiseido, Raw Elements and Supergoop. I always finish with a lip and the Chanel Rouge Coco Shine lip balm in Honey Bliss is the perfect subtle shade to bring the whole look together. I love to have the ends of my hair curled with just a simple glowy makeup look. I love it when I look and feel like myself when I skate.
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I want young girls to feel empowered to do what they love, regardless of who’s watching…
I always go out and do my best to stay focused on my training. I’m more focused on the other girls [than the boys in such a male-dominated sport], especially young girls, at the park because I want them to feel empowered to do what they love regardless of who’s watching and what they might think. Gender equality means equal representation for women in every sport and equal opportunity for anyone who wants to learn a sport to have access to do so. Women and girls should be equally uplifted by their peers, schools, and communities to try and succeed in sports too.
I try to focus more on what I am accomplishing and less on how I might look while doing it…
Everyone struggles with their skin from time to time, but I just try to focus more on what I am accomplishing and less on how I might look while doing it. A good sunscreen has always been a must for me since I spend so much time outside, so that keeps my skin healthy and happy. I keep my skincare routine super simple for a training day – toner, moisturiser and Vaseline on my lips, then castor oil on my brows and lashes. For hair, I make sure I condition really well before I surf so the salt water doesn’t dry it out, but honestly I’ve been doing this so long my hair is used to it. I think passion is beautiful. When I skate and surf, I feel beautiful because of how much I love to do it. I also find beauty in the freedom I feel when I skate.