The Beauty BreakdownWelcome to my written wealth of beauty knowledge! This blog is born from my past experiences and is designed to inform and inspire future clients.
Tips for Getting Your Space Ready for Your Wedding Day
The day of your wedding can be stressful especially when things go awry. However, as a professional wedding makeup artist of more than four years, I'm hoping to offer some advice and tips that can help you make a better and stress-free environment. Keep on reading to know what spaces are best for getting ready, what to bring or provide for your wedding vendors, how you can plan ahead to avoid wedding day nuisances, and some other important factors to consider.
Makeup and Skincare Tips to Prepare for Your Wedding Day
First, congratulations! I assume if you're reading this, you may be recently engaged. As a fellow fiancé, I know how stressful the wedding planning process is. However, as your makeup artist bestie allow me to lift one weight off your shoulders by providing the best makeup and skincare tips to prepare for your big day.
Let's start off with the base of all things makeup; skincare. Skincare can be overwhelming, especially to someone who's never had a skincare routine before…
What does it mean to be an Asian American makeup artist?
While I cater to all clients of different backgrounds, I receive the most inquiries from Asian American clients. The first and foremost reason is my extensive experience with Asian facial features including almond shaped eyes, flatter brow bones, hyperpigmentation, golden or olive undertones, monolids, lower and/or wider nose bridge, etc. (These features are by no means limited to Asians). Without experience and education of how to apply makeup on these facial features properly can result in makeup that doesn’t enhance the client’s natural features or may cause a lot of smudging around the eyes…
DMV Recommended Wedding Vendors
Here is a list of wedding vendors who are near and dear to my heart that will make your wedding day absolutely perfect. I've worked with all of them, and they all have the commonality of professionalism, excellent customer service, and service in the DC, MD, and VA areas.
Individual Lashes or Strip Lashes?
One of the questions I get asked most frequently is what is the difference between individual lashes and strip lashes? Keep on reading to learn more. Let's begin with learning more about individual lashes. Individual lashes are great for a couple reasons. They are super light so you can barely feel that they are on…
What to Expect During a Trial Run
You've found your artist. You've signed a contract. You've officially booked your first trial run. Now what? Here's what to expect for your first trial run and how you can prepare for it.
What is the purpose of a trial run?
A trial run is an appointment to determine if your artist is a good fit for your makeup needs, and it also serves as a time for you to decide what type of makeup look you want for your event or wedding…
Should I Tip My Makeup Artist?
Clients should most definitely tip their makeup artist or any other service professional. If the artist did an adequate to excellent job, then the answer is YES. However, not all tips have to be of monetary value. This blog answers why you should tip your makeup artist, how much to tip, and what are other ways of showing appreciation.
First, let's get into why we should tip makeup artists...
5 Things to Look for When Choosing a Makeup Artist
Finding a makeup artist can be an overwhelming process, especially when choosing one for wedding or bridal makeup. Here are a couple tips and tricks to help you narrow down your makeup artist choices.
1) Define what type of makeup look you're looking for. Do you want full coverage, full beat, heavy glam, or something more natural, dewy, and minimal? The first question I ask my clients is how often they wear makeup. This question helps me understand my client's comfort level with makeup. Also, makeup artists all have their own expertise so it's important once you've found what type of makeup you'd like, to find an artist whose work aligns with your preference.
Becoming a Professional Makeup Artist
During my senior year of college at James Madison University, I decided to start doing makeup for senior grad photos. I'm not going to lie, I was very nervous at first because this was my first time being PAID to do anyone's makeup. My going rate was $10 for eyes and $25 for a whole makeup application. Check out this OG makeup menu I created for my services.
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