The Emmy Winner Who Brings ANKA to Every Chair
Six-time Emmy Award-winning makeup artist Nyssa Green features the ANKA on Fox5 Good Day Atlanta — and reveals she now uses it on every client before a single brush touches their face.
When a makeup artist who has prepped the faces of presidents, Oscar winners, and CNN anchors tells you a device is worth the investment — and then demonstrates it on live television — that is not a casual endorsement.
Nyssa Green is not an influencer. She is a six-time Emmy Award-winning makeup artist, the founder of The Green Room Agency — Atlanta's first boutique agency for freelance hair, makeup, and styling talent — and a fixture on Fox5 Good Day Atlanta as their go-to beauty and fashion expert. Her client list reads like a who's who: former Presidents Jimmy Carter and Barack Obama, Jane Fonda, Alicia Keys, Outkast, Ne-Yo, and nearly every major news anchor in the city. She has done makeup for CNN, MTV, BET, Bravo's Real Housewives, ABC's Extreme Makeover, and HGTV. Voted Best Makeup Artist in Atlanta four times.
When Fox5 asked her to share items worth your time and money, the ANKA Face and Body Treatment System was the device she brought.
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What She Said
Nyssa opened by contrasting the ANKA with LED face masks — the kind that make you look, in her words, like one of the Jawas for a little while. The ANKA, she explained, is a handheld device that puts control directly in your hands. It does not just do red light. It delivers red, blue, and purple (pink) LED, and it is used all over the entire body.
"Two treatments with this at home. At home, you're doing it at home. The second you get up off the table, you're going to see a little snatch."
Nyssa Green — Fox5 Good Day Atlanta| Feature | What She Said |
|---|---|
| Device Type | Handheld — you have control over it, not a passive mask |
| LED Lights | Red, blue, and purple — not just one wavelength |
| Body Use | Used all over the entire body — anywhere you want to tighten up and get a little lift |
| Scar Healing | Used on her own surgical scar after brain surgery — neurosurgeon confirmed visible hair regrowth through scar tissue |
| Professional Use | Now incorporated into client prep — used before any skin prep or makeup application |
| Results | Lift, firmness, visible results after just two treatments |
| Value | Still cheaper than six professional treatments before you see anything work |
| Verdict | "It is worth it. It works for everybody." |
What makes Nyssa's endorsement different from a typical product feature is that she did not just recommend the ANKA. She revealed that she has made it part of her professional workflow. Before her clients get anything on — before any skin prep, before any makeup — the ANKA goes on first. For an artist whose livelihood depends on how skin looks under studio lights and HD cameras, that is a statement of absolute confidence in the device.
The Moment That Stopped the Room
Midway through the segment, Nyssa shared something personal. She is still recovering from brain surgery, and she has been using the ANKA on her scalp along the surgical scar. Her neurosurgeon told her he could see hair growing back through the scar tissue. She did not present this as a clinical claim. She shared it as her own experience — plainly, on live television, in front of the Fox5 audience.
The hosts immediately picked up on the versatility. One reached for the device and noted that you can put it on any part of the body — scars, knees, anywhere you want firming. Nyssa responded simply: use it everywhere.
Why This Matters
Nyssa Green has spent over two decades in rooms where the stakes are high and the lighting is unforgiving. She has done makeup for presidents under Secret Service watch, for anchors broadcasting live to millions, for celebrities on red carpets where every camera is a magnifying glass. She does not bring products on television for fun. She brings them because they work under conditions where failure is not an option.
The fact that she has integrated the ANKA into her pre-makeup ritual — not as an afterthought but as the first step — tells you what this device does for skin when a professional is watching the results in real time, under real pressure.
An investment, not an expense
Nyssa made the value case directly: the ANKA is still cheaper than having to go get six professional treatments before you see anything work. Two treatments at home and you see results. For anyone who has spent hundreds or thousands on in-office treatments with incremental progress, that reframe is powerful.
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Nyssa Green is a six-time Emmy Award-winning makeup artist, TV personality, and founder of The Green Room Agency — Atlanta's first boutique agency for freelance talent in hair, makeup, and styling. Her career spans CNN, MTV, BET, NBC, CBS, HGTV, Bravo, and Fox5, where she serves as the featured fashion and beauty expert on Good Day Atlanta. She has been voted Best Makeup Artist in Atlanta four times. Her clients include former Presidents Jimmy Carter and Barack Obama, Jane Fonda, Alicia Keys, Outkast, and nearly every major news anchor in the city. You can find her on Instagram.
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