Teal’s Lavender Epsom Salts, and jazz playing, or bust. “It works for everything, from taking off my makeup to keeping my skin moisturized,” she says.Īs for the kind of inside-outside self-care that comes in handy during high-energy performance times? It’s two baths a day-one when she wakes up, another before bed-with candles, bath bombs, incense, Dr. And then there’s coconut oil, her holy grail elixir. “I just love what Rihanna has going on,” she says, name-checking Fenty Beauty’s dusty rose Gloss Bomb and Killawatt Freestyle Highlighter in shimmery yellow-gold Trophy Wife as the all-stars of her makeup bag. While striking hair statements have become the performer’s calling card, a glowing complexion and illuminated lips are also an important part of the equation. The world is going to understand who Deja is.” And her elevated self-expression isn’t just manifesting in her music. “I’m using my voice and letting everyone in more than ever. “I’m not holding back, I’m really going there,” says Dej (born Deja Trimble) of Liberated’s illuminating, diary-style verses and next-level production, courtesy of the likes of Detail (who created that hook on Beyoncé and Jay Z’s “Drunk in Love”) and rising hip-hop pianist Zaytoven.

Not to mention, a slated guest spot from soul wunderkind Leon Bridges, whom she’ll share the stage with tomorrow during her first-ever Coachella performance. Due out later this year, the record is poised to be one of the most promising of 2018, with singles “Changes” and “Big Ole Boss” already serving up a full track list’s worth of swagger. For those that have been hanging on Dej Loaf’s every last lyrical flex since her breakout single “Try Me” took the Internet-and Drake’s Instagram-by storm in 2014, the 27-year-old Detroit rapper’s debut album, Liberated, can’t come soon enough.

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