Extra Blog Post: September

About a week or two ago I decided to go to the West Covina library as I thought it would be very useful to me. In the past I realized that looking for articles for research checks are kind of difficult. It is very difficult because my topic is makeup artistry. Most of the articles I  do have access to are mainly if not all opinion or had barley any information. Meanwhile at the library I came across four books. These books have helped me miraculously. They are not just little articles explaining the "day in the field of a makeup artist". These books have opened my eyes and still continue to do so. Every book has somewhat different techniques of the different makeup artists but for the most part it's about the same to get the most effective final result. I have been able to really grasp the concept for example comprehending why and how contouring the face in different areas make the face look more sculpted and skinny. Another example is highlighting the face in the areas that the sun hits first which brightens and makes you look more awake. Understanding the concept is the whole point of looking up research. It was incredibly helpful to come across these books. I also plan to get more in the future. These explain everything from natural look to heavy coverage to the people that need it. I am using this information to get the use out of the research checks instead of waisting my time and having to make myself work twice as hard in the end.

Blog 6: Second Interview Preparation

1.  Who is your mentor and where do they work?
 My mentor is Jill Anderson who is self employed.

2.  What five questions will you ask them about their background?

•  Where did you attend for schooling and how was the experience?
• In this profession what are things you have struggled with in the past?
• What experience or lesson has stood out to you in your years of working as a make-up artist? 
• What is the most stressful part about being a make-up artist? 
• What tactics have you used in order to continuously receive clients and represent yourself?

      As well as the five questions below just to get more information

•  I'm interested in studying make-up artistry. What can you tell me about it?
• From your perspective, what could I study that would be significant?
•  Who else would you recommend I talk to?
• What kinds of places or activities do you recommend I do for the mentor ship component?
• What books should I read in this field?

Blog 5: Mentorship Reflection

1. Mentorship question: Describe your experience in how you found your mentorship?  If you haven't found one yet, describe your experience so far in the search of a mentor.

My experience while finding a mentor was irritating. Why? Because I was on the phone all day. I called about 15 different makeup artist. Some were rude, obnoxious and really just upset me for the tone they were talking to me in so I just hung up the phone on them. After calling and calling I finally decided to look on yelp for any makeup artist with really good ratings. Finally I called Jill Anderson who was one of them. She was the sweetest most polite person I have ever talked too. Finally I met up with her and it has been great meeting up with her about once a week. She arranges it so that I am able to watch her preform on a client and then extra time after so I am able to have one on one time with her. She is a great mentor but I am still interested in looking for a teacher from a beauty school to also mentor me. I feel I would be able to learn more from an actual teacher then just watching someone preform the act of applying makeup.

2. Research question: What has been your most important article you have read so far and why?

I would have to say that I have three articles that are very important. They are actually chapters from a book that my mentor lent to me. It is all you need to know before you apply makeup and the tactics needed so that you apply the makeup correctly ending with an amazing final product. I feel like most  important out of those three would have to be the chapter called "Base". In my opinion people do underestimate how much the process before you apply your makeup matters. For Instance you want to start with a smooth base or face meanwhile people mainly pack on the coverage to cover all of the bumps or acne they do have which ends up looking worse. Another example is having oily or dry skin. You need to maintain a normal skin type. If your skin is very oily it looks unappealing and could cause the makeup to not stay in place. Then if it is dry it will looked powdery or cracked looking unappealing as well. This book is really important because it explains the process and the reasons why that works together to get the amazing final product like I mentioned before.