Hey guys. So it has been a minute since I blogged and therefore, I wanted to catch you up on my first quarter 2014 happenings!
Lets start at the beginning.
January was an amazing month. I had the amazing honor and priviledge to style alongside the great Johnny Wright (personal hair stylist to our FLOTUS) for the launch of new addition to the Amla line by Soft Sheen Carson. This was great network event hosted by the fabulous Tracee Ellis Ross.
Last year I met an amazing artist while working for Latinista Fashion Week. Demi is a seasoned hair/mu professional with a heart of gold! She hired me to assist her with hair for SWV appearance on the Bethenny Show. What a great experience that was. (S/O to Coko, my new boo!)
There are just a handful of authentic and down to earth celebrity stylist left and Jamal Edmonds happens to be one. I was afforded the pleasure of assisting him on a major shoot in his career and took great pride in doing so. During this shoot I was able to meet and chat with MU guru Renny Vasquez and just feel the energy from two artist that sleep, eat, and breath the industry! I also begin my journey to becoming an industry professional Makeup Artist!!! I wanted to get the basics down before investing hundreds and thousands of dollars only to be confused….lol. So I researched, I studied artist on IG, and of course I took to youtube for basics such as foundation, highlighting and contouring, applying lashes and blending principles. I got the hang of it in a matter of a few weeks and shocked myself with the ease of it.
February was a slow month for me in regards to industry projects. I did have another opportunity to work on the style team for Soft Sheen Carson for the launch of Dark and Lovely Au Naturale addition. This event was hosted by Marsha Ambrosius and catered by Chef Roble’…..amazing!! I was able to step out of my comfort zone and grow as an artist. This event was strictly natural styling, which is sort of new for me. In the past, the extent of my work on natural clients has been silk pressing the hair. At this event I was able to create multiple styles using the new Anti-Breakage line of products and of course, I rocked it!!
Lastly, I was able to enjoy seeing my work in a few magazine publications which is always a rewarding feeling.
March was an exciting month. To start, I was offered a position on the styling team of Soft Sheen Carson (instead of an as needed basis, I would actually be a team member) and I gladly accepted!!! I continued perfecting my makeup skills and was invited to shoot with a major photographer as hair and makeup artist. This experience was so awesome and the images look great!
My main gigs (The O Experience NYC Salon and Chicago, the Musical) are still going strong and building weekly so I am very thankful for that. I am looking forward to an amazing second quarter with my birthday and 1year anniversary of my being a NYC resident artist!!
Remember to stay focused and live out your dreams. You CAN do it!!!
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