Get to Know The Makeup Artist

 AS A LITTLE GIRL GROWING UP WITH A 10 YEAR AGE GAP WITH MY SIBLING, I HAD TO LEARN EARLY HOW TO ENTERTAIN MYSELF. I WAS ALWAYS EXTREMELY “GIRLY”, I LOVE TO PLAY DRESS UP, & DIRECT MY BARBIE/BABY DOLL CHOIR. I WAS ALWAYS TOLD THAT I HAD AN OLD SOUL! AT A YOUNG AGE I FOUND MYSELF INTERESTED IN PLAYING GAMES THAT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH FASHION OR PROVIDING MAKEOVERS. AS I GOT OLD ENOUGH TO BE ALLOWED TO WEAR MAKEUP I STARTED OFF WITH JUST EYESHADOW, ALWAYS THE GLITTER KIND FOR SOME ODD REASON. THEN I GRADUALLY MOVED OVER TO THE FOUNDATION PART, I REMEMBER MY FIRST FOUNDATION WAS A SAMPLE FROK CLINIQUE. THEN THE OLDER I GOT I STARTED TO THINK I NEEDEE TO UP MY GAME SO I STARTED WATCHING A LOT OF HOW TO VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE MAINLY FOLLOWING CONTENT CREATORS OF MY SKIN SHADE, BECAUSE I KNEW WHATEVER ITEMS THEY WERE USING I COULD USE AS WELL. I TAUGHT MYSELF HOW TO COLOR MATCH, HOW TO MAKE A FOUNDATION OFF OF SOLID COLORS ALL BY WATCHING YOUTUBE. MARCH OF 2019 I WENT TO A 1:1 LASH CLASS, WHERE CLAUDIA “SUNNY” HAYES OF CHICAGO,IL WAS THE LASH INSTRUCTOR AFTER MUCH PRACTICE & NOT MUCH SUCCESS I REALIZED THAT APPLYING INDIVIDUAL LASHES JUST WASN’T MY THING. IT WAS VERY TIME CONSUMING BUT I DID LOVE IT, SO I THOUGHT TO MYSELF WHAT IS AN EASY WAY TO CONTINUE TO DO WHAT I LOVE BUT WITH LESS TIME. THAT’S WHEN I WAS INTRODUCED TO LASH STRIPS. I FOUND MYSELF RESEARCHING THEM I WANTED TO KNOW ALL THE DIFFERENT STYLES, DIFFERENT TERMINOLOGY, & DIFFERENT LENGTHS. I WAS VERY INTRIGUED & OBESSED I FIRST STARTED OFF WITH THE BEAUTY SUPPLY STORE BRANDS, I LIKED THEM BUT I WANTED SOMETHING A LITTLE MORE SAUCIER. THAT’S WHEN I END UP JUST MAKING THE DECISION TO SELL THEM. PLUS IT SEEMED LIKE A MORE PERSONAL TOUCH TO ADD IN ADDITION TO MY MAKEUP SERVICE. IF YOU EVER WATCH ME WHEN I AM TALKING ABOUT MAKEUP, APPLYING MY OWN MAKEUP, OR DOING SOMEONE ELSE’S MAKEUP I AM ALWAYS IN A ZONE! I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT MAKEUP AND TIL THIS DAY I NEVER MISS AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN MORE AND EXPAND MY KNOWLEDGE. I HAVE PICKED UP PART TIME JOBS AT BOTH ULTA & SEPHORA BECAUSE OF MY LOVE FOR MAKEUP. AND I ENJOY HELPING WOMEN FIND THEIR SHADE, HELPING THEM SHOP WITHIN THEIR BUDGET, AND TRULY JUST EDUCATING THEM. MAKEUP IS TRULY MY PASSION! MY DREAM IS TO BECOME A FULL TIME MAKEUP ARTIST, SERVICING CELEBRITY CLIENTS, WORKING ON MOVIE SETS, AND WORKING WITH DIFFERENT BRANDS ON PHOTOSHOOTS. I AM ALSO IN THE PROCESS OF WRITING A BOOK, AND CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN SCHOOL STUDYING TO GET MY DEGREE IN PSYCHOLOGY. I AM TRULY A ROSE THAT GREW FROM CONCRETE, I HAVE MADE IT MY BUSINESS TO TURN LEMONS INTO LEMON DROPS, IN HOPES THAT SOMEONE WOULD LOOK AT ME AND SEE THAT SOMETIMES A HORRIBLE BEGINNING HAS AN AMAZING ENDING! I THANK GOD FOR NEVER TAKING HIS HANDS OFF OF ME! I OWE EVERYTHING TO MY SON AND THE LITTLE GIRL IN ME!
-Tatyana Quaine