So wedding season is rapidly approaching, along with the mayhem of wedding fayre planning and organisation. This is great news as it means a good regular income, but it can be a tiring time. Some brides, bridesmaids and mothers of the brides can be complete divas, therefore making life of a make-up artist, hairstylist, wedding planner or anyone else they come in contact with utterly manic. That is the downside of the job. I have been extremely lucky so far, I have not had any crazy bridal parties to deal with.
I thoroughly enjoy weddings. I get a chance to be a part of someones "special day" and to make them feel stunning and confident. The feeling of satisfaction is immense when a bride looks at her finished look and beams with delight. It makes the little stresses all worthwhile. I like to give each bride a personalised look and not opt for the standard bride look. I ask each bride to fill in a booking form and questionnaire upon booking their trial. This is to find out their likes/dislikes, skin type/tone/colouring, what they usually wear and what they want to achieve. I then go to the trial fully prepared and the brides feel comfortable with what we are about to create. At the trial it is a chance for them to play with the look until it is totally perfected and also allows them to test the products and ensure they last and do not have any adverse affect on them. Once the trial is over, if the bride is happy with her trial and wants to continue with a wedding booking I then go on to design the look on a face chart and email it to the bride, along with any other looks for others that are required. If she wants to make changes then she has the look to refer to and to remind her of the trial.
The other side of wedding make-up is advertising. There is no better way to advertise than word of mouth and recommendations. I have also found that getting a spot at a wedding show or wedding fayre is also a great opportunity to meet potential customers. These fayres can be expensive, but if bookings are gained then they pay for themselves in no time. I love the process of designing the stand and the promotional materials for each event and meeting and greeting the exciting brides. It is a great opportunity to showcase my skills, I tend to take a "model" along for the day or weekend and have them sit for me while I give them make-overs. The brides seem to like seeing me at work and it encourages them to hang around for a little longer.
I have attended one show this year and have a spot booked at the largest show in Essex booked for late in 2010. I am extremely excited and can not wait to get the Worby Ltd brand out there for the world to see! Along with my bridal work coming up, I have several fashion photoshoots in the pipeline, am planning a major new move into the world of business (will disclose more when the time is right!) and networking like it is going out of fashion!
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Monday, 12 April 2010
Monday, 11 January 2010
The Story so far
So here is an introduction as to how I got to this point in my life and career, it may be long, but hopefully it will be interesting!
I am currently a Make-up Artist, but it took a while to get to this point because I couldn't decide what I wanted to do with my life. I was a high achiever at school, constantly in the top 10% of the school, so when it came to meeting the careers advisor I was expected to have my path mapped out.
I always had a passion for fashion and make-up but wasn't the most natural in art art class, so totally discounted a creative career. I was more academic, or so I thought. While meeting the career advisor I had no idea where I saw myself in 5 or 10 years, I was only 15 after-all!
After getting good grades at GCSE, I felt college was a good next step. I adored drama so decided to take a Theatre Studies class, along with Film Studies, English Literature and Sociology. Well, I ended up quitting after the first year as I was getting bored and felt I was wasting my time. I went on to get a job in the West End of London. Not an amazingly well paid job, but it gave me enough to go out, buy clothes and generally enjoy being a teenager.
I then went on to jobs in project management and event planning (which I did thoroughly enjoy, I LOVE to plan things!). I was working in a very corporate environment, for Investment Banks, and felt that as a young female in a "mans world" there was a limit on what i could achieve. I felt as though there was only so far to go in that business. Whilst working full time for the mighty corporations I was modelling and acting part time. This is where my passion for make-up ignited further. I loved sitting in the make-up chair, not because I wanted the pampering, because I was fascinated with creating amazing looks and transforming people.
I always took pride in my own make-up and then friends started asking me to do theirs for nights out, it is because of those favours that I found I actually had a talent for making people look prettier. During the daily trek to work I would read fashion magazines, purely for the beauty and make-up sections, my addiction was growing. During my morning commute I would look at ladies on the train who were bare faced and imagine what I would do to them to bring out their best features. I actually started to resent the job I was doing, a job I loved not so long ago. My Fiance began to see how I was changing towards my current career too, not good!
In December 2007, I began to get these very frightening chest pains, it was so scary and I had several checks for heart problems and lung problems. All was well and no-one could figure out the problem. Then in January 2008 I discovered I was pregnant. The chest pains started to get worse and I hated being on busy public transport, it was then that we realised I was having anxiety attacks! My Fiance, who is amazing, surprised me one evening by booking me onto a make-up course so that I could chase my dream. I decided to leave my job shortly after, for my own sanity and for my health and the health of my baby.
That brings us to today. I have been working on all kinds of photoshoots, ranging from high fashion to boudoir to glamour and done several weddings. I have a stunning 4 month old son, and got married on new years eve to an amazing man. Things are pretty good right now. But they are set to get MUCH MUCH better.
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Monday, 12 April 2010
Wedding Mania
So wedding season is rapidly approaching, along with the mayhem of wedding fayre planning and organisation. This is great news as it means a good regular income, but it can be a tiring time. Some brides, bridesmaids and mothers of the brides can be complete divas, therefore making life of a make-up artist, hairstylist, wedding planner or anyone else they come in contact with utterly manic. That is the downside of the job. I have been extremely lucky so far, I have not had any crazy bridal parties to deal with.
I thoroughly enjoy weddings. I get a chance to be a part of someones "special day" and to make them feel stunning and confident. The feeling of satisfaction is immense when a bride looks at her finished look and beams with delight. It makes the little stresses all worthwhile. I like to give each bride a personalised look and not opt for the standard bride look. I ask each bride to fill in a booking form and questionnaire upon booking their trial. This is to find out their likes/dislikes, skin type/tone/colouring, what they usually wear and what they want to achieve. I then go to the trial fully prepared and the brides feel comfortable with what we are about to create. At the trial it is a chance for them to play with the look until it is totally perfected and also allows them to test the products and ensure they last and do not have any adverse affect on them. Once the trial is over, if the bride is happy with her trial and wants to continue with a wedding booking I then go on to design the look on a face chart and email it to the bride, along with any other looks for others that are required. If she wants to make changes then she has the look to refer to and to remind her of the trial.
The other side of wedding make-up is advertising. There is no better way to advertise than word of mouth and recommendations. I have also found that getting a spot at a wedding show or wedding fayre is also a great opportunity to meet potential customers. These fayres can be expensive, but if bookings are gained then they pay for themselves in no time. I love the process of designing the stand and the promotional materials for each event and meeting and greeting the exciting brides. It is a great opportunity to showcase my skills, I tend to take a "model" along for the day or weekend and have them sit for me while I give them make-overs. The brides seem to like seeing me at work and it encourages them to hang around for a little longer.
I have attended one show this year and have a spot booked at the largest show in Essex booked for late in 2010. I am extremely excited and can not wait to get the Worby Ltd brand out there for the world to see! Along with my bridal work coming up, I have several fashion photoshoots in the pipeline, am planning a major new move into the world of business (will disclose more when the time is right!) and networking like it is going out of fashion!
I thoroughly enjoy weddings. I get a chance to be a part of someones "special day" and to make them feel stunning and confident. The feeling of satisfaction is immense when a bride looks at her finished look and beams with delight. It makes the little stresses all worthwhile. I like to give each bride a personalised look and not opt for the standard bride look. I ask each bride to fill in a booking form and questionnaire upon booking their trial. This is to find out their likes/dislikes, skin type/tone/colouring, what they usually wear and what they want to achieve. I then go to the trial fully prepared and the brides feel comfortable with what we are about to create. At the trial it is a chance for them to play with the look until it is totally perfected and also allows them to test the products and ensure they last and do not have any adverse affect on them. Once the trial is over, if the bride is happy with her trial and wants to continue with a wedding booking I then go on to design the look on a face chart and email it to the bride, along with any other looks for others that are required. If she wants to make changes then she has the look to refer to and to remind her of the trial.
The other side of wedding make-up is advertising. There is no better way to advertise than word of mouth and recommendations. I have also found that getting a spot at a wedding show or wedding fayre is also a great opportunity to meet potential customers. These fayres can be expensive, but if bookings are gained then they pay for themselves in no time. I love the process of designing the stand and the promotional materials for each event and meeting and greeting the exciting brides. It is a great opportunity to showcase my skills, I tend to take a "model" along for the day or weekend and have them sit for me while I give them make-overs. The brides seem to like seeing me at work and it encourages them to hang around for a little longer.
I have attended one show this year and have a spot booked at the largest show in Essex booked for late in 2010. I am extremely excited and can not wait to get the Worby Ltd brand out there for the world to see! Along with my bridal work coming up, I have several fashion photoshoots in the pipeline, am planning a major new move into the world of business (will disclose more when the time is right!) and networking like it is going out of fashion!
Monday, 11 January 2010
The Story so far
So here is an introduction as to how I got to this point in my life and career, it may be long, but hopefully it will be interesting!
I am currently a Make-up Artist, but it took a while to get to this point because I couldn't decide what I wanted to do with my life. I was a high achiever at school, constantly in the top 10% of the school, so when it came to meeting the careers advisor I was expected to have my path mapped out.
I always had a passion for fashion and make-up but wasn't the most natural in art art class, so totally discounted a creative career. I was more academic, or so I thought. While meeting the career advisor I had no idea where I saw myself in 5 or 10 years, I was only 15 after-all!
After getting good grades at GCSE, I felt college was a good next step. I adored drama so decided to take a Theatre Studies class, along with Film Studies, English Literature and Sociology. Well, I ended up quitting after the first year as I was getting bored and felt I was wasting my time. I went on to get a job in the West End of London. Not an amazingly well paid job, but it gave me enough to go out, buy clothes and generally enjoy being a teenager.
I then went on to jobs in project management and event planning (which I did thoroughly enjoy, I LOVE to plan things!). I was working in a very corporate environment, for Investment Banks, and felt that as a young female in a "mans world" there was a limit on what i could achieve. I felt as though there was only so far to go in that business. Whilst working full time for the mighty corporations I was modelling and acting part time. This is where my passion for make-up ignited further. I loved sitting in the make-up chair, not because I wanted the pampering, because I was fascinated with creating amazing looks and transforming people.
I always took pride in my own make-up and then friends started asking me to do theirs for nights out, it is because of those favours that I found I actually had a talent for making people look prettier. During the daily trek to work I would read fashion magazines, purely for the beauty and make-up sections, my addiction was growing. During my morning commute I would look at ladies on the train who were bare faced and imagine what I would do to them to bring out their best features. I actually started to resent the job I was doing, a job I loved not so long ago. My Fiance began to see how I was changing towards my current career too, not good!
In December 2007, I began to get these very frightening chest pains, it was so scary and I had several checks for heart problems and lung problems. All was well and no-one could figure out the problem. Then in January 2008 I discovered I was pregnant. The chest pains started to get worse and I hated being on busy public transport, it was then that we realised I was having anxiety attacks! My Fiance, who is amazing, surprised me one evening by booking me onto a make-up course so that I could chase my dream. I decided to leave my job shortly after, for my own sanity and for my health and the health of my baby.
That brings us to today. I have been working on all kinds of photoshoots, ranging from high fashion to boudoir to glamour and done several weddings. I have a stunning 4 month old son, and got married on new years eve to an amazing man. Things are pretty good right now. But they are set to get MUCH MUCH better.
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