Justine Skye Quotes

Life is too short to be scared and not take risks. I'd rather be the person that's like, 'I messed up,' than, 'I wish I did that.'

- Justine Skye

Life Is Too Short, I Wish, Risks

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

- Justine Skye

Vibe, Palace, Very, Brands

I've always been a fan of the Dark and Lovely brand. I grew up using their products at home. I only work with brands I believe in, and I'm so happy to be a hair color ambassador.

- Justine Skye

Happy, Color, Been, Brands

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

College, Doing, YouTube, Original Music

To me, being a black woman and being beautiful are not mutually exclusive.

- Justine Skye

Beautiful, Woman, Mutually Exclusive

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.'

- Justine Skye

Nation, Some, I Think, Embody

My hair color is super important to my look because I feel like it helps kind of define who I am. It's like a characteristic of mine that makes me feel comfortable and different from the rest.

- Justine Skye

Color, Feel, I Feel Like, Helps

Before I go to bed, I twist my hair so it doesn't get knotted by morning and cover it with a silk scarf so it stays moisturized. In addition, I tend to wash my hair around once a week or every two weeks, depending on what I'm doing with it.

- Justine Skye

Doing, Week, Bed, Two Weeks

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

- Justine Skye

Love, Makeup, I Love, Mac

MAC always has the cool, funky products.

- Justine Skye

Cool, Always, Funky, Mac

I'm confident in who I am, and I'm not doing anything wrong. I'm just being myself: being comfortable with my body, comfortable with my sound, and I'm figuring out who I am.

- Justine Skye

Myself, Doing, Confident, Figuring

I shift between Instagram, Twitter, and Snapchat probably 250 times a day, which probably isn't healthy, but I'm unfortunately addicted.

- Justine Skye

Shift, Addicted, Which, Snapchat

My mom never let me dye my hair, and I would beg her every single day. When I was 16, I told her I wanted to dye it purple, and she let me - probably because she never thought I'd actually do it. Then I just stuck with it.

- Justine Skye

Mom, Thought, Beg, Every Single Day

I love jerk chicken. I could literally eat it every single day of my life. I also like curry goat, rice and peas, and ackee and saltfish. For some reason, no one ever taught me how to cook, though. They've always cooked for me!

- Justine Skye

Love, My Life, Some, Every Single Day

Sometimes people won't be able to relate to you if you look like you're straight out of a full blown 'Vogue' magazine every time they see you.

- Justine Skye

Sometimes, Like, Blown, Vogue

Growing up, it was always a huge battle with my mom to let me color my hair or add extensions.

- Justine Skye

Color, Always, Add, Extensions

When it comes to '90s R&B, I grew up on a lot of Aaliyah and Destiny's Child, Missy Elliott, Usher, Jill Scott. Whatever my mom was playing in the house is what I was listening to.

- Justine Skye

Mom, Listening, Destiny, Usher

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.

- Justine Skye

Becoming, Very, Brought, Attorney

Social media is a huge struggle for my generation in general - it's a lot of pressure! Even having an Instagram is stressful. You have to make it look cool, posting it at the right time, and it's become its own job and not something where you connect with people.

- Justine Skye

Media, Own, Instagram, Right Time

I express myself a lot on Tumblr, especially through my diary entries, but my Instagram is my modeling portfolio. I have my game face on at all times.

- Justine Skye

Game, Modeling, Through, Tumblr

I like to mix the street look with classy and sexy. I call it 'hood chic.'

- Justine Skye

Chic, Call, Like, Mix

One of the biggest things I struggle with is people's opinions. As much as I would like to say that I don't care, I see those comments. And sometimes it affects you more than others, or may completely change your mood.

- Justine Skye

Sometimes, Mood, I See, Struggle

When the Rocawear team reached out and wanted to make me the face of La Belle Roc, I was super excited!

- Justine Skye

Team, Excited, Out, La

Music says the things that people don't say or are afraid to say, and that's the best part about it for me.

- Justine Skye

Say, Part, About, Best Part

Every time I've been around Beyonce, I get so nervous that I forget how to speak English.

- Justine Skye

Been, Around, Beyonce, Every Time

For the most part, my daily attire is comfortable yet fashionable - I guess you can call it tomboyish.

- Justine Skye

Part, Most, Attire, Fashionable

My style is very spontaneous.

- Justine Skye

Style, Very, Spontaneous

You want to accomplish everything; there's no limits to what you want to do. You want to do movies. You want to do modeling. You want to be an entrepreneur - you want to enter every aspect of the entertainment business.

- Justine Skye

Business, Modeling, Want, Entrepreneur

When I was working on 'Everyday Living,' I was going through a breakup.

- Justine Skye

Living, Through, Going, Breakup

When I first started wearing blue lipstick, it was a MAC gloss that they had. Everyone was making fun of me, and I was like, 'Watch - this is going to be cool one day.'

- Justine Skye

Everyone, Making, Like, Gloss

As a young adult, we all go through things now on social media. It's a part of our everyday lives.

- Justine Skye

Through, Everyday Lives, Social Media

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

- Justine Skye

Pretty, Which, Styles, Everyday

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

- Justine Skye

Confidence, Through, Am, Different Things

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.

- Justine Skye

Color, Wear, Mixing, Hair Color

I definitely look up to Rihanna. She doesn't care what anyone thinks of her, and she's not afraid of taking risks and trying different things, whether it's fashion or music. She's all about what makes her comfortable.

- Justine Skye

Music, Her, About, Different Things

When you're in the limelight, you can't always lash out.

- Justine Skye

You, Always, Limelight, Lash

In terms of style, I'm really inspired by Foxy Brown and Naomi Campbell.

- Justine Skye

Style, Naomi, Terms, Campbell

I never leave anywhere without my watch because it's a very special gift given to me by one of my managers.

- Justine Skye

Gift, Very, Given, Managers

As artists, we have the luxury of experimenting with extra crazy things, but I feel like my aesthetic is very street-style and high-low.

- Justine Skye

Aesthetic, Like, Very, Extra

I like L.A., but I'm definitely a Brooklyn girl; I'm a city girl. I need the cars honking. I need the bright lights. I need people yelling in the middle of the night screaming at each other. I need all of that.

- Justine Skye

Middle, Other, Bright Lights, Screaming

I embrace my darker skin - always have, always will. In addition, I believe black women have always been trailblazers and trendsetters. Acknowledgement or not, we are and always have been beautiful.

- Justine Skye

Embrace, Always, Been, I Believe

I believe I'm a unicorn. Unicorns are very magical and powerful and strong.

- Justine Skye

Strong, Magical, Very, I Believe

I want to build up the most hype around my album. I wouldn't just throw it away.

- Justine Skye

Build, Away, Most, Hype

I think the way I dress says I'm young and I'm living life.

- Justine Skye

Dress, Think, I Think, Living Life

No one can predict the future, but what I do know is that myself and my team work hard every day to make sure that my vision, my sound, and my brand reach their full potential.

- Justine Skye

Work, Work Hard, Sure, Brand

I use Manic Panic to dye my hair. Sometimes I do it myself.

- Justine Skye

Hair, Use, Dye, Panic

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

- Justine Skye

Through, Been, Side, Clearer

One time I tried bangs, and people just weren't feeling it at all, but it's my hair. It's my unicorn mane, and it's definitely very important to me. It's also my body, and so I don't really care about other people's opinion of it.

- Justine Skye

Other, Very, About, One Time

Drake is a lyrical genius, and he's great with melodies, and Pharrell is an amazing producer and songwriter.

- Justine Skye

Amazing, Genius, Melodies, Songwriter

My dream collaboration would be to work with Drake. Honestly, he's an amazing songwriter, and I feel like if we got the opportunity to do a song, it would be the most amazing thing to ever hit people's ears.

- Justine Skye

Feel, Got, Most Amazing, Songwriter

A lot of people love to throw the social climber thing at people who are on the rise, but it's really just God moving all the people that are distractions, all the obstacles, out of the way for me to achieve what I'm destined to achieve.

- Justine Skye

Love, Achieve, Social, Climber

I love to glow, and it's important for me to have a good highlighter to brighten up.

- Justine Skye

Love, Important, I Love, Brighten

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.

- Justine Skye

Words, Like, Most Amazing, Hearing

I get nervous every single time. It doesn't matter if there're five people or five thousand. What I have noticed is that the more people there are, the less nervous I am. It's way harder to impress five people.

- Justine Skye

Matter, Get, Harder, Impress

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.

- Justine Skye

My Life, Some, Been, Popular

My family is from Flatbush, but I grew up in Fort Greene-Clinton Hill area.

- Justine Skye

Hill, Up, Area, Fort

I'm obsessed with Minnie Riperton's voice: it's like a smooth river of ice cold strawberry milk.

- Justine Skye

Voice, Like, Obsessed, Smooth

The-Dream was like my diary. I would sit there and talk his ear off about all my guy situations; he would just turn my stories into songs.

- Justine Skye

Like, Stories, About, Situations

What inspires me is the relationships and situations I find myself in as I grow and learn.

- Justine Skye

Learn, Grow, Relationships, Situations

I'm not just a pretty face. I want to pursue something.

- Justine Skye

Face, Pretty, Pursue, Pretty Face

The first three years my hair was purple, I still was trying to convince myself that I hated the color purple.

- Justine Skye

Myself, Color, Still, Hated

I'm pretty sure we've all had a situation where a certain ex or person finds their way back in your life. I've realized that it's not about dwelling over it and overthinking.

- Justine Skye

Back, Over It, About, Situation

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.

- Justine Skye

Makeup, Very, About, The First Thing

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.

- Justine Skye

One Day, Going, Maybe, Player

It may sound corny and cliche, but there was a time - and there are still times even today - when I feel lost or confused, and I question if I'm doing the right things. Then I look at my fans, and I listen to music, and I'm reminded that this is my destiny.

- Justine Skye

Destiny, Doing, Sound, Reminded

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.

- Justine Skye

Kind, Always, Going, Purple

I'm a purple girl!

- Justine Skye

Girl, Purple

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.

- Justine Skye

Want, Dry, Use, Damaged

I thought that the music industry was going to be pretty easy - getting features and stuff - and everyone was going to be nice. But I realized that it's really, really hard to get features.

- Justine Skye

Thought, Pretty, Going, Music Industry

That's where people go wrong in the music industry: they get all these fancy things and think that they deserve them, but they really haven't done anything to earn them yet.

- Justine Skye

Think, Deserve, Fancy, Music Industry

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

- Justine Skye

Singing, More, About, Conscious

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

- Justine Skye

World, Always, Other, Enemies

People tend to not post when they're at their worst, but I try to be as open as I can be with my fans.

- Justine Skye

People, I Can, Fans, Post

Sometimes there can be pressure to post, especially from your followers.

- Justine Skye

Sometimes, Followers, Post

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

- Justine Skye

New, Always, Move, Forgotten

I just want to make great music. There's not a genre that I would categorize it as, but I want it to be true and authentic.

- Justine Skye

Be True, Want, Great Music, Authentic

One thing that I must do with every wash is deep condition. I have this theory in my head that it will make my hair really healthy, especially since I'm always keeping it in different styles.

- Justine Skye

Deep, Head, Different Styles, Styles

The day I do get my Roc Nation chain is going to be so much more valuable than if they gave it to me the day I signed. You have to earn it.

- Justine Skye

Nation, Going, Chain, Valuable

I'm hoping that people will love the music, but at the same time, the most important thing to me is that I love the music.

- Justine Skye

Love, The Most Important, Hoping

When it comes to dance hall music, I definitely listened to a lot of Vybz Kartel growing up or Gyptian and Mavado.

- Justine Skye

Growing, Hall, Lot, Dance

It's kinda hard to date as an artist because you're all over the place, and your significant other may seem jealous, depending on what they're doing.

- Justine Skye

Date, Other, Over, Kinda

I kind of came about at the same time as Instagram, and it becomes, like, your portfolio. When people search who you are, they search Instagram, and I feel like people aren't even using Google anymore.

- Justine Skye

Feel, Instagram, About, Anymore

Jeremih is a dope artist.

- Justine Skye

Artist, Dope

Even at my lowest point, when I've wanted to give up, I know that I have to believe in myself because I'm all that I have.

- Justine Skye

Myself, Believe, Give, Lowest

I would describe my style as sexy, cosy, chic street-wear.

- Justine Skye

Style, Sexy, Would, Chic

Being a brown girl, I like to wear colors that are similar to my skin tone, so I wear a lot of dark colors - never anything that's too bright.

- Justine Skye

Tone, Like, Similar, Brown

I'm a Virgo, so I'm a super hard lover. I fall in love so quickly!

- Justine Skye

Love, Fall, Super, Lover

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

- Justine Skye

Going, Arguing, Even, Fool

R&B was really prominent in the '90s, and we can all admit that it kind of fell off. But my generation is more in touch with our emotions - we're not afraid to show them. We're bringing that decade back.

- Justine Skye

Generation, Emotions, Decade, Bringing

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.

- Justine Skye

Love, Color, Lovely, Products

Fashion has always been an important part of my life.

- Justine Skye

My Life, Important, Always, Important Part

I used to sing SWV's 'Weak' every day when people would ask me to sing.

- Justine Skye

People, Every Day, Used, Sing

I surrounded myself with a lot of different creative people and ambitious people.

- Justine Skye

Myself, Surrounded, Lot, Ambitious

I'll always be a Brooklyn girl.

- Justine Skye

Girl, Always, Brooklyn

Sometimes, people have issues, and you just wish sometimes that it could be good.

- Justine Skye

Wish, Sometimes, Could, Issues

I want to be a legend.

- Justine Skye

Want, Legend

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.

- Justine Skye

Emotional, Going, Whole, Type

You got to learn when to be the bigger person, especially in the entertainment business.

- Justine Skye

Business, Learn, Bigger, Entertainment

New York has definitely turned into more of, like, a hipster place.

- Justine Skye

New York, New, Definitely, Turned

If I'm going to a fancy event, I try to be princess-like.

- Justine Skye

Try, Going, Event, Fancy

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.

- Justine Skye

Find, Someone, Lot, Confidence

I always support my friends.

- Justine Skye

Friends, Always, Support

Everyone has their own style. It's unique; no one person's style is wrong.

- Justine Skye

Own, Person, Everyone, Unique

When I'm in L.A., I kind of go crazy in the middle of the night when it's, like, completely quiet.

- Justine Skye

Kind, Middle, Like, Quiet

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