Indie Ville TV #96 The Beautiful and Talented MUA Meko Davis

Written by Lilian Ogbuefi

Early this year, Meko Davis, an outstanding makeup artist who has worked with brands such as

Fox, PBS and L’Oréal Paris was nominated for the Indieville TV awards “Best MUA Category”.

We recently caught up with her for a quick interview and here’s what she had to say.

Being nominated for the award was a great moment in Meko’s life, a reminder of how far, she had come, how well she was doing and how much more still needed to be done. Her career as a makeup artist began seven years ago at a point in time when she would never have guessed that

this was going to be her ultimate calling. Unlike many make-up artistes, Meko did not have the

luxury of knowing early on that this was what she always wanted to do. She had just graduated

from the university with a degree in psychology when make-up artistry found her. Hear her, “I

had no idea I was going to end up in this field, in fact I didn’t buy my first foundation until after

college”. However, once she got into to the craft and realized how much passion she had for it,

she stayed true to its path, putting in as much determination and hard work as was needed, even

in the face of oppositions, and is today beginning to see the rewards of her perseverance.

When asked what the source of her inspiration was, Meko’s reply was “the need to learn”. It

doesn’t matter that she’s been doing this for seven years and has gained significant experience

working for big brands. If there’s anything this job has taught her, it’s the fact that there’s always

so much more to know and learn. Meko has a very diverse clientele and works with people of

varying skin types but this is not a challenge for her as she tends to utilize the uniqueness of

every customer to achieve a presentation that can only be tagged as distinctly alluring.

Although originally from Nashville, she spends most of her time shuttling between there and

Atlanta for work purposes. “I’m always on the interstate, but it’s all good because I get to meet a

lot of interesting people. I’m doing what I love and having fun at it too”. Meko is in the process

of relocating to Atlanta and on what’s next for her, she says work, work and more work.