Photo credit: Ron Scheffler
So I freelance as a makeup artist, mostly for weddings. I’ve had a love and passion for makeup artistry since I was a teenager so naturally (or naively, depending on how you look at it) I thought that looking for a makeup artist for the big day would be the bomb diggity. I mean, come on – browsing makeup portfolios for hours on end? Meeting up with potential artists to play and get beautified? A piece of my own little personal heaven 
Um, not so. When I told (told, whined – whichever!) Jeff that I was having trouble finding a makeup artist, he confessed that he suspected that would happen because I do makeup myself and therefore would have higher expectations. I thought about this and I’m still not sure if that’s the case. Yes, I do makeup for weddings. But I also would not consider myself a professional by any means. I also know firsthand that you can’t necessarily judge an artist by their portfolio. Because I myself have a very modest and humble portfolio; certainly nothing that would cause brides to rush to my door en masse. I’ve been told by brides I have had the privilege of being the artist for their day that they trialled with professional artists with amazing portfolios and left with applications that left much to be desired. And by the same token, I’ve also been told that brides took a leap of faith in trialling with me when I didn’t have much of a portfolio but subsequently ended up booking me over the professionals. So knowing this and having gone through it as a freelancer, I thought that I would be the complete OPPOSITE of picky – that I would actually be more open-minded when looking for my own artist.
Like I said, I’m still not sure which is true. Am I subconsciously picky? Maybe it’s a little bit of both. In any case, I’ve only had one trial to add to my belt notch and unfortunately, it just wasn’t a fit. Great lady, just didn’t feel like she was the one. In the meantime, I have several artists in mind that I’ve started contacting to set up trials with. Hopefully I’ll be able to find her (or him!) soon – wish me luck!
Upcoming post – Bridesmaids dresses are in! First try-ons, brunch and general shenanigans to ensue. Stay tuned!
