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My interest in makeup began
at a young age…
I was about 11 when I began reading fashion magazines and experimenting with
my mother’s makeup, trying to recreate the looks I had seen in Vogue and
Elle.
I was always the girl in high school with too much makeup on!
I loved trying out lots of different products and one day a friend asked me
why I didn’t just become a makeup artist. It had never occurred to me that I
could put my talents to work and really love what I do for a living. I guess
I never knew it could be a “real job.”
I left art school and went to New York City to work
on creating a portfolio. I met photographers and learned about the industry
by assisting other makeup and hair stylists. I started to build my own list
of clients and found myself booked on jobs for some of the publications I
grew up reading (YM, Mademoiselle). At the same time I was also building a
reputation as an artist, not only for doing beautiful makeup and hair, but
for being reliable and professional.
10 years later, my work takes me from powdering an actor for a TV
commercial, to grooming a company’s CEO for a portrait, to putting the
finishing touches on a beautiful bride. The most satisfying part of my job
comes when someone tells me that they have never looked so good. This
feeling is part of what led me to get involved in the American Cancer
Society’s Look Good Feel Better
program. As a volunteer, I help guide cancer patients through makeup
application and wig styling. To see these women’s courageous smiles and to
hear them say that they can face the world a little easier lets me know that
I have chosen the right career.
I can honestly say that making people look and feel beautiful is the best
job I could have ever chosen!
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Panasonic
Macy’s
Sony
New Jersey Life
Good Day New York (Fox)
Nabisco
The New York Times
YM Magazine
Donna Karan
Nike
Mademoiselle
Felicity (WB)
Pathmark
More Magazine
ABC Sports (ABC)
XXL Magazine
Hampton’s Country
O Magazine
The Discovery Channel
Lane Bryant
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