Swim Search Finalist Nina Cash’s Glam Routine Is Adaptable, Simple and Low-Maintenance

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The former university associate dean is sharing her beauty products and dishing about all things SI Swimsuit.

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00:00 Okay, this is gonna be like a little sneak peek

00:02 into a morning routine with me and how I get ready,

00:06 some of the products that I use.

00:07 I'm also gonna show you what I like to wear,

00:09 which is always eclectic.

00:11 Okay, let's go.

00:12 I'm a high-low, meaning I can throw on a pair

00:19 of like Gucci loafers with a gold necklace,

00:22 but then also wear a cute, gorgeous necklace

00:26 that you can't tell the difference

00:27 when it's not pulled by another brand.

00:30 This is one of my highs, okay?

00:33 La Mer moisturizing cream.

00:35 Just put a little dab on here on my fingertips

00:39 and I put it on my face.

00:41 Love it, makes my skin really nice and supple.

00:43 I got a bigger mirror over here.

00:48 Let me look, okay, perfect.

00:50 Okay, now I'm gonna put on my foundation.

00:53 So I put on my concealer

00:55 and I've been using NC35 by MAC for decades

01:00 and I really love it, really, really love it.

01:02 Okay, now I'm gonna put on my foundation, my base,

01:05 which is also MAC and this is NC40.

01:08 My brother and I would joke around

01:10 'cause my brother was a DJ back in the day

01:12 and we would say, "Are you gonna put on raw base?

01:14 "Tin DJ, easy, Rob, hit it."

01:17 [imitates drumming]

01:18 You know, I love music.

01:19 Anyway, so I'm putting on my raw base right now.

01:22 Now I'm gonna put on some eyebrows,

01:24 just fill them in just a little bit

01:27 and I'm gonna go.

01:28 What was it like walking in the Miami Swim Week show?

01:33 Oh, you guys, it was surreal.

01:34 It was absolutely amazing.

01:38 You know what's really interesting too

01:40 is that I made sure that I was present the entire time

01:45 because throughout my career working at the university,

01:47 I always had to be, because I was associate dean,

01:50 I always had to be steps ahead,

01:52 I always had to prepare for the worst,

01:54 I always had to have plan A, B, C, D, E, F, G.

01:56 So I was never in the present

01:58 'cause I was always so worried about what could

02:01 or would happen and I would have to be prepared.

02:04 But for the fashion show, I so wanted to be in the moment

02:08 and I actually was and I had the time of my life.

02:12 Okay, eyebrows are done.

02:13 Now I'm gonna curl my lashes a little bit more

02:16 and while I am curling my lashes,

02:19 I'm gonna answer another question.

02:22 What has been a highlight of this experience so far

02:26 with Sports Illustrated?

02:27 I'm gonna have to say that the highlight,

02:30 well, there's been many,

02:31 but what I'm gonna say got very highlight, highlight

02:33 was actually Swim Week.

02:36 I know that everybody got to go to the launch

02:40 of the 2023 magazine in New York,

02:44 but I couldn't go because my encore career, yay,

02:50 booked me a month long Mediterranean cruise,

02:53 which was a lot of fun,

02:55 but I really wanted to meet the other six finalists,

02:58 which I finally got to do during Miami Swim Week.

03:03 So I got to meet the other lovely six finalists.

03:06 I got to meet MJ and the SI Swim team who are phenomenal.

03:11 Oh my gosh, and Vandala.

03:13 Oh my God, legend.

03:14 She was so kind and so sweet to me.

03:16 Roshamba, just gorgeous, so, so sweet to me.

03:20 And it was just, it was a lot of fun.

03:22 So that I have to say is probably the highlight for me

03:25 so far.

03:26 Why was walking the Miami Swim Week runway

03:29 with your custom Gone Gray and Still Slay bag

03:33 so important to you?

03:34 Oh my gosh, well, first of all,

03:35 I was so surprised that I got that bag.

03:38 Thank you so much, MJ and the SI Swim team.

03:42 I cherish that bag.

03:44 I think, you know, the Gone Gray and Still Slay,

03:47 it means a lot to me because I think for some reason

03:51 in America, once you turn gray,

03:54 it's like you're a has-been, you're old,

03:56 you're frail, you're weak, you're not sexy anymore.

04:00 It's like you're over the hill, the list goes on and on.

04:04 And I'm here to say,

04:05 with all the gorgeous silver foxes out there,

04:09 that you know what?

04:10 We're Gone Gray, but we can still slay.

04:14 Yeah.

04:15 Hey guys, one of the steps that I forgot was powder.

04:19 I use MAC Studio Fix and this color is NC40.

04:24 So I forgot to tell you that I put on powder.

04:28 There we go.

04:29 What I started wearing right after swim week

04:33 because I met so many great people

04:35 and so many great companies,

04:37 was this bronzer by Dibs, guys.

04:41 Oh my gosh, Dibs.

04:44 They are phenomenal, not to mention,

04:46 just really nice people, just really authentic people.

04:49 So there's like a blush and then there's a bronzer

04:52 and I love this bronzer.

04:54 And it's called, let me just get my glasses, hold please.

04:58 Oh, here's my high-low stuff, guys.

05:00 Remember I talked about high-low.

05:00 These are my low because I lose readers all the time.

05:04 I get these at the Dollar Tree for our,

05:06 well, it's not the Dollar Tree anymore

05:08 'cause everything's at $1.25, but nonetheless, Dollar Tree.

05:12 And this is, this bronzer is iced chai.

05:17 So it's just so cute because you just stick it on,

05:20 little dab will do ya, people.

05:22 Little dab will do ya.

05:23 And then I just like take my little finger

05:26 and I go like this, right?

05:28 So now I'm gonna show you an outfit

05:29 that I'm gonna wear today.

05:30 And I don't know about you guys, but for me,

05:33 I love all different types of fashion.

05:38 And picking out an outfit,

05:40 it depends upon my mood in the morning and when I wake up.

05:43 And now that I'm retired,

05:45 I have more freedom to wear kind of what I really want.

05:50 And I really couldn't wear my Duff Martins

05:52 and just pair of ribbed jeans and stuff

05:54 to the university as an associate dean.

05:57 So now I get the freedom to choose whatever I want to wear.

06:00 I'm going to wear my Gucci loafers today,

06:04 a pair of pants, just like cute little pants,

06:08 throw on pants.

06:09 I've got just a black tank top

06:12 and then this really cute jacket that I saw at Kohl's

06:17 and it's by In Tempo.

06:20 And I just liked it.

06:23 I liked all the colors.

06:24 So the jewelry that I'm gonna wear is a gold necklace.

06:28 Oh my gosh, I love this, guys.

06:30 This is by Electric Pix.

06:33 Oh my gosh, it says Virgo on it.

06:36 I love this.

06:37 I love this, I love this, I love this.

06:39 I'm also going to wear this ring.

06:41 I got this ring on my cruise

06:43 when on my modeling gig and I got it in Corsica.

06:48 No, Malta, excuse me, Malta.

06:51 I got this in Malta.

06:51 And then just a pair of hoops, gold hoops.

06:55 Okay, this is my outfit, guys.

06:57 I hope you like it.

06:58 It's a little bit more conservative.

07:01 You know, like I said, I retired last year

07:03 and I like my funky stuff,

07:05 but because I'm gonna be working today at the university

07:08 in an advising capacity as a consultant,

07:11 I need to be a little bit more conservative.

07:13 Oh, in case you were wondering,

07:15 my lipstick is by Sephora and it's called Sephora Rouge.

07:18 This is the color.

07:19 And then my glasses are by Zenni, Zenni Optics.

07:24 That's a little bit about me.

07:25 I wanna just also say thank you so much

07:29 for everyone who's reached out to me,

07:31 direct messaged me, texted me.

07:34 I feel your love.

07:35 Thank you so much.

07:36 This is all new to me.

07:37 And so, you know, all of those words of encouragement

07:42 and support really, really do mean a lot.

07:44 And thank you so much.

07:46 (upbeat music)

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