Taking on the world, answering each beauty concern at a time..

First time doing eyebrows

by | Friday, March 4, 2022 | | 2 Comments

It's my first time doing my eyebrows at home. Do I need to use eyebrow scissors to cut my eyebrows? Is it possible to cut them carefully with a common one?   I don’t recommend you use scissors on your brows if you have-not done it before. You may cut too much hair off, or over tweeze. Also I don’t think waxing is great unless you trust the person doing the work as they may remove too much.   The golden ratio is the best method for creating the perfect structure for your brows for your individual face. It is a precise measurement in the length, thickness, curve and arch of the brow.   As a...

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How much do you charge for wedding makeup?

by | Tuesday, February 22, 2022 | | 1 Comment

Good question! I don’t offer services on wedding makeup. But if you are looking to develop your own rates for yourself, I would research what clients are paying within the market you live in or want to work in first. Next, I would say have a landing page or social media profile where clients can view your existing work. And finally, if you are just getting started, partner with salons to get some bridal work that you can publish. I never wanted to do bridal makeup because I wanted to work in TV and film. But I did some brides very early in my career and mostly by word of mouth or referral. I...

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How you can avoid burnout

by | Tuesday, October 5, 2021 | | 1 Comment

It's not cute having a meltdown  Overwhelm vs Overload The constant momentum we need to maintain in our lives can overwhelm us. Who isn’t walking around with stress, but the difference between stress and burnout is that there are varying degrees of burnout. Burnout is a state of chronic stress and leads to health problems. And it doesn’t just happen overnight. Usually people who are very passionate about what they do, like the self-employed start-ups, tend to ignore that they are working long hours. The enormous pressures many of them feel to succeed takes a toll and the feelings of...

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Choosing Joy

by | Tuesday, October 5, 2021 | | 0 Comments

Trusting my confidenceI’m a successful television makeup artist but I always research every project. I read Bios, looks at images, ask questions, shop for anything I need and then at crunch time deliver first-rate work. Even though I obsess and over prepare for every shoot I have on occasion felt overwhelmed by those voices of self-doubt in my head. This is when I sit down alone and center myself. Having a clear vision of my plan, how I will execute whatever I am going to do next, having a successful outcome is a determination that I make. It’s a choice and that is what I prefer to...

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