I am very fortunate as I am one of those annoying people who truly loves their job. After years working in an office enviroment and dreaming about what I would rather be doing from 9-5 everyday, I was made redundant. Although this did not seem so positive at the time it gave me the chance i needed to follow my dreams and persue a career in beauty.
Now after years of training and tonnes of practice, I am a freelance Make-up Artist working in and around the Cambridgeshire area. When I started training in beauty it was my aim to generalise in lots of beauty treatments and maybe work in a salon, or eventually open my own salon. However from my first Make-up course I was hooked, It was almost as if I had found the one thing in life that I was meant to do.
I’ve been lucky enough to be booked for some fantastic events, working for fashion shows, celebrities, TV, I also do a lot of bridal work. Working on a bride-to-be and her party gives me a lot of satisfaction, especially if the bride is not used to, or tends not to wear any make-up. The transformation is usually breathtaking and there is always something special about making someone feel so good about themselves on a day to them that is so precious.
I work mainly using MAC and Bobbi Brown products, and a few other favourites I have come to love along the way. From a young age I loved experimenting with make-up. I got given my first eyeshadow set when i was 8 years old and would spend hours in front of the mirror applying different colours and shading, even doing half of my face one way and the other half another so I could see which i liked the best.
I have always believed in regards to applying make-up that good quality brushes are far more important than the brand of make-up you are using. It is absolutely possible to achieve fabulous make-up without spending a fortune. Make-up is all about highlighting your best features and concealing any flaws-simple!
Some of my first time clients can be a little apprehensive as most seem to belive that Make-up artists like to transform everyone into a clown and pile make-up on with a trowel. This could not be further from the truth, I for one whole heartedly belive that beautiful make-up is created by enhancing a persons natural beauty, a little coverage here and a little shading there can create the most wonderful look and reveal a natural fresh looking you that you never knew existed.
