I love it, love it, love it!!!

So I took the second part of my makeup class and it was AMAZING. I never had so much fun! It was more advanced than the first part and I learned so much more about makeup and how to make a person really look beautiful. You’d be surprised at how intricate makeup is. It really is an art form. I mean take my teacher, she creates art with each person she does. She can make a person’s eye appear bigger, some who has a fuller face seem svelte, and make a long and skinny face have more width and definition. I was just amazed at all she can do.

The good thing about the class was I seem to have a natural talent for it. The teacher complemented me constantly, which was amazing to hear. She never really critiqued anything I did, while with the other people in the class; she would tear some of their stuff apart. This made me feel confident and that this is really something that I can pursue. Now all I need to do is practice, practice, practice. That is the most important thing. I mean I could take more classes, but there is a point where you have to stop researching and start actually doing. Now I just need to figure out a way to practice on people other than my mother. She’s been a good sport and all but I need to work on different faces in order to develop my self. And since most of my friends are out of state, I need to find another avenue. I have a couple of ideas on how to go about it, but as I’ve said before I am not rushing into this thing. I am going to take it slowly and hopefully find a way to practice during the weekend when I’m not at work.

You have such wonderful cheek bones

This past weekend was completely crazy for me. I have been non-stop and am just now able to write a post. So as I mentioned earlier I told you that I was going to take a makeup class. Well this past Sunday and Monday I completed the first section of the class. And I have to say that IT WAS AMAZING. I never had so much fun. It was a long day, but it flew by that I didn’t even realize. Also I didn’t even mind the commute, which usually always bothers me. I learned a lot, but I defiantly need to practice and I looked forward to this weekend so I can learn more about everything. I still don’t really know how to start getting my name out there, and I need to learn about makeup that you do for people who are getting their picture taken. But all that should be covered this weekend.

The teacher was also really fun and taught very well. I didn’t feel overwhelmed or anything like that. Even when I had to start doing the makeup she walked me through everything and really helped me out. I also think that she took a liking to me, which is always good. That way, after this is over I can hopefully stay in contact with her and have her help me with networking and starting to get work. I will defiantly go into more detail about this whole thing after I am done with the next class. That way I can give you the whole picture of what is was like!

Nervousness tends to ruin my excitement

So in just a few days I will be taking my first makeup class. I am so excited about this I don’t even know where to begin. Even though I am so excited, I’ve had this nervous feeling for the past few days. At first I couldn’t pin point the feeling or why it was happening. Than I realized that it was because of this class I am taking. I am NERVOUS about taking this class. Every night I go to bed in a panic about it. Thoughts run through my head constantly…. Are you CRAZY!?!? Why are you taking a class like this?? You never going to make any money so why are you bothering? What if you suck and then your out X amount of dollars? Even if you are good, that doesn’t mean your going to find steady work. Even if you do find work, that doesn’t guarantee that you’ll even like it. What if I quit my job and get stuck working in a mall, chasing people down to try a GREAT NEW PRODUCT????

Sadly that little stream of my thought process isn’t even the half of it. And I get that it’s normal to be nervous. But I think I am more nervous about taking this class and learning that it isn’t for me. Then I am back at square one again. I can’t let myself get carried away about this; I mean I haven’t even taken the class yet!!

One step at a time…

So after much deliberation with myself I decided to take a makeup class. I did research on it and found a really reputable makeup artist who works for magazines, does photo shoots for famous celebrity and also does product testing for a lot of companies. I met with her yesterday to see her studio and her portfolio to see if she was actually legit. It was a really nice place, very close to my job, and her portfolio was amazing! She even showed me pictures of her with Kevin Bacon! Needless to say I was hooked. Also the price wasn't too outrageous, some of the classes I looked up were upwards of 4 to 6 thousand dollars, this one was below 700! And it's only a 2 day class. I figure it's the perfect way to get a taste of it and see if it's something I am truly interested it. But the biggest reason why I decided to do this was because I didn't want to be 80 looking back at my life and regretting the fact that I never at least tried. Cause I just know it would be something that would haunt me! And don't get me wrong; I'm not going to be an idiot about this. I have no plans of taking this class, deciding I'm gonna rock at it and quit my job for bigger and better things. If this is something I truly like, I will work into it slowly. Something along the lines of working during the weekend and seeing where it eventually takes me. The class is in about 2 weeks, April 13th and 14th and I will let you know how it goes!

P.S. – I am also going to start looking into schools that offer degrees in social working! Yes I am still concerned about student loans, but I figured I already have a lot and since I'll be paying for the next 15 years, I may as well tack on some more!