Took some time to talk to a local salon owner about renting a space today. I think it's time to take a big girl career step and invest in myself. I've been slinging brushes freelance without a retail/public space for the entirety of my career as a makeup artist and while it's been less expensive, it's also been less productive. Not to mention the hassle of trying to find a place to hold consults and test runs. Mostly I had been doing it in my home and I can tell you, with two girls, a dog, a cat, and few places with great natural lighting, that's not so professional. It'll be nice to not have to scramble to clean the house and stow the kids and animals before a client comes over.
I know the saying "You have to spend money to make money" but actually putting it into practice can be a little...stressful. To really get things started, there's the initial outlay of portfolio and materials costs. Then, if you want to up the ante, you've got advertising, networking, retail space, travel and possibly storage depending on your situation. Right. And how much are you charging? Ugh. In the end, the question you have to ask yourself over and over is "Is it worth it." I know I'm asking myself that now. How much is this worth to me? The answer? I don't know yet. Right now I'm going to try and see how it works out, because if I don't try, I'll never know, and I really don't like what if. So here I go, I'm going to hitch up my pants and take a big step. Wish me luck.
Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Monday, July 29, 2013
The kit
What to pack in the train case? There never seems to be enough room for all of the things I want to carry with me.
It's time to break out the brushes and dust off my travel gear
After a long hiatus (3+ years), I'm feeling like it's time to pull out my brushes and get back to making people up. I took some time off so that I could focus on being a mom to a new baby girl and my first girl and recharge my creative batteries but now, that old familiar craving is creeping up on me. I feel the need to get my hands messy and make someone, anyone, everyone beautiful. Or at least more colorful. This is one of the things I love to do and I really had ignored it and denied it for three years. I barely even made up my own face. These past three years have been great, I've had fun watching my girls become the people they're growing up to be. I love the fact that I've been here for them every new step of the way, I wouldn't trade that time for anything, but now I'm a little restless. I'm not ready for the full on hectic travel schedule of being on set all the time. I'm going to ease on in with some weddings and photo shoots, a little local work. Once my girls are older and more self sufficient, I just might throw myself into this all the way. Maybe. I really love my bed, my home and my family a little too much to be gone as often as I would have to be if I did this thing full time. For now, I'm just enjoying getting back into the swing of things. YAY Makeup!
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