Beauty World

It's getting better here, today we bring to you one of the prettiest bosslady who knows what she does and she does it real good.
I bet you wanna know who she is.

Right ma'am its an honour having you here and I really want my readers to know you.
So tell us Who are you?

Thank you for having me on your show.  It's an honour really.  And  I'm 100% grateful to be here 😊... my name is Jessica.  Everyone calls me jess though. A makeup artist by profession although its more like a hobby.

Wow, I really hardly hear people call their profession an hobby. Pardon me but growing up when I saw hollywood movies i constantly watched someone masking up another person's face and it was called makeup. So help me Is that what makeup is all about in reality?

You have to love what you do. Otherwise wen it gets hard you will become frustrated and what's supposed to give you joy will be without value.

Well..I wouldn't call makeup masking.  Though we have a genre that is called special effect makeup or FX that involves masking

But our regular day to day just involves enhancing an already beautiful face.

Your 1st sentence strikes me hard, deep words I must say.

But I must ask, when I speak about Miss jess is makeup all there is to say?

Ahh... Yess. I have a B.Sc in science education a diploma in computer science. Real soon a master degree in child psychology and development.

 What dah!!!! You are kidding me right now. You have all this and yet makeup, I bet you will never run out of resources.

So tell me when did you pickup this profession?

Let me quickly say this. I am self taught. ... so there was no specific turning point for me I just realised I had a gift and my good friends encouraged me to make something out of it.

I think am lost, you mean you never learnt under anyone.

Wow, this days when I meet someone who seems interested in this field they start to call huge amount of money just to acquire knowledge for the job.

And now you are telling me its possible to be this good self taught..

Very possible, It's good to have mentorship and all. But it is very possible.  Once it's a gift. Art is a gift all you have to do is explore.

 Wow, OK but a serious question.

I heard a makeup artist say she needs 50,000 to get her kits and get started. Is it really that difficult to start this profession? Cause I tell you that's what is holding a lot of people back.

Good makeup products are quite expensive,For a good and professional finish you need good products.

So does that mean the law of starting small doesn't apply to this field for quality?

Starting small works with quantity not quality. You can start with regular products then advance as you move. Besides this is a progressive business things change regular.  So you will move with the tide

So to every wannabe out there, you heard her don't wait to hit it big, before you start.

So tell me in this big city where there are a lot of professionals like yourself.

How do you cope competitively?

Keep growing. Never settle and never feel like you have arrived. Stay humble. Watch international videos. Keep up with the latest trends.

Attend competitions hold collaborative photoshoots push your brand.

That's deep marketing and branding strategy, As we wrap up I will like to ask this important question.

Is it possible to combine my academics with this profession?

My dear.... to every student out there. Attach something to your academics. Cause this world keeps revolving outside school. God has given you the ability to handle so much more.

It's is your own place to prioritise.

One cannot suffer at the expense of the other.

OK guys let's draw the curtain here. Miss jess I must say its been nice having you here on this platform Where Pen speaks, we hope to see more of you but then how do we contact you when we need your services?

 It's been a great pleasure. I'm always here . And i hope this made sense to someone out there. Don't be left behind

You can call me 08117411775

Or email me at meetdeuxjai@gmail.com

Instagram ID @meetjessie

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Until next week again.

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