My makeup motto being “Not everyone has to be born beautiful—you just have to make them think you are.” is not some shallow mantra to trick people into finding you attractive. It’s actually full of hope and optimism—something I say to inspire others, when they think they’re not fortunate enough to be blessed with model-perfect looks. Trust me…even models aren’t perfect in real life—I would know :)
I always believed that beauty is for everyone—regardless of gender, social stature, level of aesthetic consciousness, and one’s natural endowment. A lot of people, I find, don’t take time to fix up or put on a bit of makeup because a. they don’t have the time; b. they don’t really care; or c. they’re already gorgeous enough, even without trying. If you’re in the third group, well good for you..and you are more than welcome to leave this topic. Kidding. In all honesty, there might be some of you who look great with absolutely no makeup on, but let’s face it—maybe one in 50 women is that lucky. And I’m here to help the remaining 98%, myself included.
Believe it or not, I actually entered this business NOT because of some great passion for aesthetics like most makeup artists do. I basically went into the beauty industry, because I myself used to think I was ugly. I mean I wasn’t like freak-of-nature oogly or anything…but I used to be skinny, deathly-pale, plain-looking, slightly awkward, and very manly. And it didn’t help that I was in a group of the prettiest, most popular girls in highschool—except I was the black sheep. You know how in every pretty-girl group, there’s always one that you kinda wondered how she got to be included? Yep—that was me :D
Because of that, I started using a tiny bit of makeup at an early age, to help make me feel better about myself. Don’t get me wrong—I’m not saying it’s all about the physical beauty. I’m still a firm believer that inner beauty is what really counts. But let’s be honest—if you don’t feel confident about yourself, then how can you allow your true, dazzling personality to shine? I mean I don’t exactly feel like being all friendly and fabulous if I ran into my crush, completely shit-faced at the supermarket, right?? I’d probably mumble some awkward hello, then storm off without another word.
My goal is to let every woman (or man) feel that they don’t have to go through any of that. Nobody ever needs to feel that they are not beautiful—and this is what subconsciously made me gear towards a career in makeup six years ago. I didn’t LOVE makeup then—I liked it, but mostly I just liked the way it made people feel. This is why I now specialize in beauty and wedding makeup (as opposed to avant garde, high-fashion and fantasy makeup)—I just want you to look like the best version of yourself. And for those of you who don’t care what others think, again, good for you. But do it for yourself—allow YOU to radiate inner beauty by exuding the type of confidence you can get from dabbing on just a little hint of gloss ;)
With that being said, I will be posting next week about my “Two Minute Makeover for Dummies”, as well as the “Five Minute Makeup Trick”…so for those of you who think you don’t have the time, no more excuses. I’m probably the only makeup artist who will be teaching you how to do makeup that any half-wit can pull off haha, but I want to make sure that as of today, everyone here knows that makeup can be easy and effortless—because like I’ve said, beauty is for everyone. Of course later on I will be showing you more advanced beauty tips and makeup techniques, so stay posted!
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