• Filing Your Taxes as a Freelance Artist

    So 2016 was my first year being self-employed! It has definitely been tougher than I thought it was going to be but so rewarding. There are pros & cons to being self-employed vs. working for someone else but that would be in another post. This post refers to artists in…

  • Challenges of Becoming A Hairstylist

    Becoming a successful Hairstylist or MakeupArtist is not as easy as everyone thinks. It can be very difficult especially if you’re working in the wrong salon. Success is also a matter of perspective…what does a successful artist or stylist look to you? You need to define what success means to…

  • Make Your Hair Grow Faster

    Long hair is going to be back in the trends for 2017! <3 I don’t know if you love it or hate it but I am totally loving it. I have always had long hair myself except for one time in my life when I was ten years old &…

  • Make $ on Your Used Makeup

    Scrolling through Instagram I saw an add advertising that you can make $ on your used makeup and I thought what in the world?! Umm…like what do they even do with it? Apparently they “sanitize” it and re-sell it for a discounted price. I just wonder how thoroughly sanitized the…

  • 40% Off Makeup?! – Get Your Pro Card

    I know this is something I should have done long ago! Everyone looks at me in disbelief when I tell them I never applied for my Pro Cards. I always put it off & when I did apply, they told me to apply online. It is weird because at the…