How did you become a makeup artist?

A lot of people ask me question, "How did you become a makeup artist?"  When I was 15, my first job was a makeup artist at photography place. At that time, it was  a prestigious job to have and the fact that you can get in spoke highly of you. 

Before I got that job, I always dabbled in makeup. In 7th grade, I remember the first time I ever touched makeup, I tried Revlon liquid liner. It was weird, I practiced and practiced til I got it right. I got compliments on it and that got me in the world of makeup. I dove right in with magazines like Seventeen, Allure, anything that would inspire me. 

At my first job, they trained us and drilled us on how to do "their" makeup for photography. Everyone would leave their loving themselves even more. That's when I realized, I want to do this. I had a great satisfaction seeing women leave and noticing they were more confident. 

In 2011, I went to makeup school and got certified. Thankfully I had awesome teachers and mentors that would ask me to do jobs with them. I did a lot of TF and networking. Then, one of my teachers believed in me so much, I was asked to teach in a prestigious place and curriculum. There was nothing better than sharing my knowledge and to help them take the next step in to their career. 

Since having my condition and the radiations, I have since layed low. I am still doing some freelance. Once I beat this condition, I'm going full swing with my esthetician and makeup.