My early days of my career were hard. I did every crap job out there. I face painted at fairs to pick up my speed. I worked on no budget music videos and short films. I sold beauty products at beauty exhibitions and then for beauty brands like MAC. I assisted established makeup artists I met who came into the MAC shop. I started off cleaning brushes and getting coffee and THEN I tested like crazy. I made a lot of mistakes but learned from them quickly. I went in from the ground up… If you can make a 45 year old with bad skin look good then when you get your hands on a young model with gorgeous skin your task at hand is a breeze. Too many makeup artists today come straight out of school thinking they’re gonna’ be working on Victoria Secret Models after graduation. However, it’s better for makeup artists to hone their skills by working on every face shape and skin tone and problem possible, so they really know how to solve them.