Cleaning out my closet!

So one thing that i've learned working in this industry, is that it's hard not to be envious of others achievments and just worry about what your doing to make yourself better. I love creating magic in what I do because I get to see people become better than me. The I light that candle under my butt and I get rolling and take myself to the next level.

Here's some advice for the aspiring make-up artist, hair stylist, and editorial worker.

1. FIND A COACH.
A coach is someone who is going to tell you what your doing right, and what else you can
do to make it better, now it may hurt at times, DON'T take it PERSONAL! it's only to move
you forward and challenge you to become the person your meant to be.
My coaches? Stephanie Kocielski - Artistic Director for John Paul Mitchell Systems
Lucie Doughty - Editorial Director for John Paul Mitchell Systems
Joannie Rossiter - Dean and Director for Paul Mitchell the School Hawaii
Katy Yung - Editorial Stylist

2. FIND A GREAT GROUP OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME VISION
It's very important to surround yourself with the people who are just like you.
I've chosen to surround myself with 1, my coaches and 2, people in hawaii who are looking
to change the face of hawaii's industries from the groundUP.
If you surround yourself with people who are always dogging you and criticising(sp?) your
work, your never going to move forward and your never going to achieve your dreams.
remember ...Art is subjective... but it is expressive... Surround yourself with the people
that are going to praise you, give you feedback and move you forward.

3. INVEST IN YOUR PROFESSIONAL KIT
Make-up and Hair tools don't just appear out of thin air... It takes money to make money.
now i'm not saying stock up M.A.C, if it's in your means...great... if not, find what works
for you. Your Tools are Your Professional Tools for work, meaning... The brushes you use
to work on faces on location should not be the same brushes you paint your face with in
the morning, neither should the products your using on "YOUR" face be the same your
using on the model.

4. BE INFORMED....
READ ALL FASHION EDITORIAL MAGAZINES... !!!WARNING!!! you will be spending a
ton of money on publications...Look at stories from magazines that stray from the norm.
Cosmopolitan is great! but Italian Vogue is what your going for... THIS is where it's ALL
about the pictures...Use them as inspiration for your look, your model and what else you
can do to make this look your own... YOU MUST do your homework...
See what is happening on the runways, What's in...What's out..and what's on the horizon.


***PRECAUTION***

Now, this is from my personal experience. In no way am i saying that this is going to gain you
ultimate fame and make you the best darn person on a photoshoot or a runway show.
This is what i have learned and this is what i pass on to the world or whoever happens to drop
by this little space of mine...

"Success unshared is Failure"-John Paul Dejoria