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.
