TikTok-famous makeup artist Mikayla Nogueira is getting slammed over her pronunciation of the word ‘Arabic’ in a video that’s going viral across the social media beauty scene. Mikayla Nogueira has once again found herself in critics’ crosshairs due to a video she uploaded on May 28, 2024, where she responded to a fan asking her to do a “full face of Arabic glam.” However, viewers couldn’t help but notice that the way Nogueira pronounced the word ‘Arabic’ wasn’t in keeping with the — and they made sure to let the artist know about it in the comments section.
“I’ve never heard anyone pronounce Arabic that way,” one user wrote. “Calling it A-ray-bic and then pulling out a picture of a Pakistani/South Asian woman fits the brand,” another said. “Chat is Arab makeup in the house with us?” yet another joked.
Even more viewers accused Nogueira of showing off an Indian makeup look in her reference photo instead of an Arab style. Others accused her of ‘faking’ her strong Boston accent, with one user “I’m 98% sure that she mispronounces things on purpose so she can try and go viral..
. She’s hoping to get attention for being quirky and different.” Nogueira responded to commenters pointing out her mistake in a few replies, saying she was “sorry” for mispronouncing the word.
However, such remarks are mostly absent from her second video recreating the look, which she described as her “favorite makeup look I’ve ever done in my life.” .