Stepping out of a comfort zone!

Back at the beginning of the year it was the Beauty Show 2015 at Birmingham, after getting an invite for it through the post I had looked around the website and found out about the National Make-Up Awards!  Wow, I thought, and on closer inspection they had a Student category.....  Could I push myself and enter a competition?

Being a make-up artist is a new career choice for me, it has only been little over a year that I decide to take a change of direction.  This was due to using the makeup from Arbonne, and having my interest in make-up application reignited.

In the past I have been complimented on my own personal make-up, at school I partook in Drama classes and dabbled with creative and effect style looks (I must dig those photos out as my best friend has forgotten!)  So, I spoke to college, who then offered to pay the entrance fee, and I entered into the two categories.

My good friend and fellow student Emy, agreed to be my model, which was fantastic, as had practiced on her beautiful face many times. Typically me, I left it until the night before the show to do my mood boards, I kept putting it off as I had never done face charts before, but I found it very therapeutic and was quite pleased with the outcome.

With this being my first ever competition for Make-Up, I was rather nervous, but excited :-)  And I have to say the morning just flew by.  And little did I know I was being observed by someone very special (more on that later)

First look, ws the evening glamour.  Emy was a fantastic model.  We had pre-rolled her hair and she was so supportive as I got down to work applying the glitter to her eyes.  I was chuffed to bits that most things went smoothly, apart from the initial losing of the silver glitter shadow, so I mixed one up, and then dutifully found it behind the makeup remover.  However, I felt proud of myself for adapting rather than crumbling in a heap

Apologies for the quality of the light in these images, the lighting in the arena was very poor.

The first image is the look for Cocktails and Glamour, the second I choose the brief for the flowers 'Bleeding Heart' as inspiration

Whilst we waited for the judging, I was alerted by a steward to a lady who had been standing patiently watching the competition, when I looked over I was delighted and at this point brought to tears that it was my best friend Sabina.  She had come over from Beeston especially to see me, overwhelmed is an understatement.  Together we waited for the results, and I was delighted to have come fourth, which I felt for my first ever competition wasn't half bad.  Of course having my best friends celebrate with me was priceless.

Would I do it again, oh yes!  Roll on 2016..