Beauty Starts Here

 For as many years that I have been specializing in makeup for the camera, one of two things happens with each lovely face that sits before me whether she is 15 or 70 years old. The most common occurrence is the “conversation”.  It erupts immediately when they sit down in front of me and I see them up close.  They confess all their flaws, problems, or ugliness that virtually all women see in themselves and having someone who specializes in beauty staring at their face minus the façade of makeup is very intimidating to women. The makeup chair becomes the confession booth and therapist’s couch. 

The least common reaction to my scrutiny is to shut down.  I will have women sit in my chair and I can immediately sense the walls come up in defensiveness,…fear that I am seeing their hidden insecurities regarding their appearance that they try so hard to hide from others.  

 The intimacy in touching a woman’s face demands a great deal of sensitivity and empathy on my part.  I too am sucked into the commercialization and stereotyping that society pounds upon us girls from the beginning of our lives.  We are force fed “beauty in a box” with the subliminal message that what we are is not pretty or good enough.  However, having been immersed in the world of female beauty for so long, my view of makeup and its purpose has evolved.  I have a much different perspective now than where I first began in the late 70’s with purple eye shadow and Bonnie Bell lip gloss. I now view makeup not as a savior nor an enemy but a tool to enhance and express what all women so dearly desire to feel…natural beauty.

Beauty is such a personal thing to each woman.  That’s how it should be.  Every woman is unique in her skin, eye color, shape of the face, lips.  Truly I have come to enjoy the rawness of each naked face before me because the potential screams out to me.  Pulling out and enhancing the features in such a way that compliments the individual is exciting, challenging and very rewarding.   

 Makeup is a fantastic tool to reveal the hidden beauty of the face which in turn reveals the beauty inside the woman.  With the amazing formulas that have arrived in skin care and foundation, it really comes down to finding the right product for your individual face through which flaws are hidden and beauty revealed.   

 I will be posting before and after images of the women who come to me for makeup.  The products I use and suggestions I have for them will be blogged for all to read.  The fact that the industry is overwhelmed with makeup and skin care choices makes navigating the world of makeup intimidating and expensive.  The products I use and choices I make are individualized for each face.  Sharing this information might apply to you and help you navigate your way to better choices in makeup and application.   

I do not sell makeup (no Arbonne or Mary Kay pressures from my chair!) nor do I manufacture my own “exclusive” brand.   I do not like preaching.  Nor do I claim to know all the thousands of product choices out there.  (They all pretty much do the same thing, with different labels)   I do know faces and believe that each person needs to find the products that work best for them.  I hope the knowledge I will be sharing can help you on your journey to true beauty.

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