So, here it goes! I never thought I would in a million years be sitting here writing a blog. I don't really know why but its just not like me to express myself this way, as really I'm no good with words! There's a few things that have really changed for me over the past year or two and I just feel the need to share them with whoever takes a moment to read this..
Now I'm not expecting hundred's and hundreds of people to subscribe, but if just one person reads this and it makes and impact on their life for the better then I will be super happy!
So just to introduce myself. My names Sarah and I'm a 26 year old Accredited Makeup Artis and Beauty Therapist living in sunny Milton Keynes - England. I started my own business (again, another thing I NEVER thought I would do) back in January 2014 at a push by my really successful and inspiring boyfriend who, at the time had 1 business which he started from his bedroom.
Now, lets rewind a bit... At school, lets just say I wasn't the sharpest tool in the shed, but I managed to get through okay'ish? Well, I did want to stay on and do my A-levels, not because I perticularly enjoyed school but mainly because my friends at the time were staying on and I didn't want be the only one leaving... Lets just say leaving school at 15 after my GCSE's was probably the best thing I could have ever done...
I went to college at the end of summer 2005 and studied Beauty Therapy NVQ L2&3. I was such a tomboy and really wanted to join the Police force but to apply you had to be 18 and I was years off that. Beauty Therapy was the last thing I wanted to do. My mum was adamant I went to college to do further studying and at the time of applying there was no other free spaces in any other course.. so Beauty Therapy it was! Who would have thought, 10 years later I would have my very on Makeup and Beauty Business called Minimal Effort, alongside another successful global Anti-ageing and well-being business. With both businesses I've been lucky enough to work on various different films and my absolute fave, editorial magazine shoots! I also do more personal work like weddings and special occasions which are always fun. Without fail, when I've done a bridal makeup, as soon as she puts her dress on, theres little old me trying to hide behind my brushes whilst cleaning them with tears running down my face! Don't judge, it can be an emotional day!
I'm a happy, laid back girl with a creative side. I used to hold back on this a lot as I never thought my work would ever be good enough. I was just limiting myself with fears which I created. I've had a few different jobs where I never really settled. The longest I worked somewhere was for No7 for just over 4 years. I loved this job! I was No7's Makeup Artist and I also helped launch our very own Beauty Boutique (which offered nail treatments, waxing and threading), It was good fun! When it came down to doing Makeovers, Im such an honest person, if someone was looking for something and I knew No7 didn't have it and another brand did and a lot better than ours, I would always think of how my makeup work would look as well as how they wanted it, I always strived for the best results, yeah I'm a bit of a perfectionist! I left there because of the long hours, being on my feet all day, working weekends and all over Christmas. I didn't really get to see much of my friends and family and at the time my sister had a baby and I wanted to see more of my niece. To be honest, there was a lot more reasons as to why I left, I wear my heart on my sleeve and when I don't agree with something or how things were slowly changing for the worst, I would be the first to step up and say something. I don't think this went down to well with the managers as I wasn't seen so much as a 'Yes' person. I hated being told what days and times I would be working, when i could take my holiday, when I could go on my lunch.. things quickly then started to irritate me so then I decided to leave and start an office job where it would be 'easy' sitting down all day, drinking tea and coffee, the 9 to 5 hours and weekends off... Wow how I was wrong... BIG MISTAKE! actually, I take that back, not a mistake, just a lesson well learnt...
My boyfriend Jason then took me under his wing, and saved me from that hell hole haha I'm being dramatic.. but I really didn't enjoy it there. For the next 2 years, I worked at Jason's shop Gone Retro. I multitasked here, from modelling the clothes, taking pictures of the models, doing orders and packing, doing the book keeping and accounts and also Jason actually taught me how to sew, so I would reworked a lot of the clothing and then have them sent out to customers. I loved sewing and I do actually miss doing this daily! The paperwork, I didn't like so much, Im not a numbers person, I like to be more hands on! It was about a year and a half working here when Jason said to me 'You should start your own business and really pick up on your makeup and Beauty work' I already had a few regulars, doing brows and makeup now and again. I started thinking about names, branding, the image and how to really get it started, I posted a few things on Facebook (which I was super nervous about, I wanted to die of embarrassment and the obvious one, the 'fear' of rejection) I created a page, an Instagram and lastly a website which I'll proudly say I made myself (another thing I never thought id be able to do) it snowballed from there.. :D
Ive honestly wrote a lot more than I thought I would.. I just wanted to give an insight to a bit of my background, work and who I am and what I'm like! I'm looking forward to doing weekly posts on my business, lifestyle and just genuinely my day to day life. Hopefully this will inspire you all to follow your dreams and not to just stick at doing things if deep down your really miserable! life is too short to spend your working day in a job which makes you unhappy, after all, you spend the majority of your day time there!
Enough from me, I promise this will be the longest one i'll do
Sarah - xoxo
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| Me and my Makeup work in Wonderland Magazine - Alexander McQueen Shoot |
