I remember my first client. She was hyper, excited, and fidgety as she sat there in my seat. She was so excited, in fact, that I had a hard time keeping her still while I did her makeup. But I loved every bit of it. By the time I was done, she got up, gave herself a sound staring in the mirror and turned around to tell me that I was the single best makeup artist in the world. My sister was no stranger to exaggeration, but I believed her. Even though I was only seven years old and had no supplies of my own (which meant having to hurry up and put everything back in their drawers before mom came in!), I knew exactly what I wanted to be when I grew up: a makeup artist! 20 years later, the “growing up” thing hasn’t exactly happened yet… but my passion for makeup artistry has taken me all over the world, and I absolutely LOVE what I do!

I find that oftentimes so many of us spend our entire lives trying to figure out what it is we’re supposed to do. We search, and we search, and we search, without realizing that the answer to that question can be traced back in our memories. Whatever you enjoyed doing as a child, whatever you were good at then, is probably a good indication of what your natural passion is. And mine happened to be makeup artistry. » Read more: How To Become A Makeup Artist!