I started permanent cosmetics because I want to do something with myself. As long as I could remember I was always doing things for other people. My career, my lifestyle, my appearance. I was always trying to be accepted into the general populous. Never standing out from the crowd. Blend in and just keep on moving was my moto. But one day my sweet mother calls me and gives me all the information to an accredited permanent make up school and well, the rest is history.
I started off strong, support all around me and no doubt in my mind this was going to be the easiest class for me to breeze through and start making a check. Little did I know this was going to be the hardest year of my LIFE. As the months rolled by I was hit with the death of my step father who had raised me a majority of my life. A that loss that hit me very deeply. I struggled to show up for myself but I knew that’s not what my dad would’ve wanted for me. So I got up.
Just a few short months later divorce dawned my doorsteps and I began spiraling with my little family into hard times and lots of depression and anxiety. But still I pursued. No more blending but I HAD to keep moving. Throwing myself into work, school, and my precious children has changed my life. Showing up for myself and my tiny humans has put everything in a new perspective and instead of the money I started understanding why the job I am doing is so important.
The days where you can't bring yourself to put on that make up that makes you feel so confident in yourself. When you can't remember the last time you wore lipstick because who has the time. I am there for every single person who has ever needed a little break. I want to give that to you by putting on makeup you can be confident in every single day. You can at least know your brows are going to be extra sharp even when you need to be at work and your kids have you running late. That eyeliner isn't smudging when you cry on your lunch break. I understand the need to not always have to fix yourself before walking into the function because you just didn't have enough time or energy.
I am only mere days away from graduating now and I couldn’t be more proud of myself and the accomplishments that I have fought to accumulate. I will have my license in hand soon and all of this pain, all the struggle, and the countless nights of unrest wondering when I was going to reach my goal; it will have all been worth it. Once you hit rock bottom the only way to go from there is up. So in finality, let's reclaim the energy we deserve in life, together. <3
