It's been yonks since I took to the laptop to hammer out a cupla focail but here I am.
So having spent almost 20 years in admin, in 2006 I qualified as a beauty therapist as I'd always had an interest in the beauty industry, skincare and make up mostly. I never worked in a salon as having had a successful, and quite highly paid job in admin, I couldn't justify starting off in a salon with a minimum wage. So I went out on my own freelance. Mostly doing spray tans and make up to be fair. My bread and butter. Then the work dried up as it does when most of us are struggling to pay our bills.....wahhhhhhh!!!
But last year, a chance encounter doing the make up for a friend of a friends family, in a hotel in Malahide I was asked to be an event make up artist for Elizabeth Arden. Only 8 events but they were mine if I wanted them. Did I wha??!! Y'see the job I really always wanted was to work on a make up counter. The buzz of the sell, the meeting of all the people, the being around such amazing brands all day, well, that was the dream! Maybe not such a big dream, but my dream all the same. So after a successful 8 events they asked me to stick around and it's now just over a year since I started to work for this amazing company.
Elizabeth Arden is known for 2 things mostly. The 8 hour skin protectant and the flawless finish compact. But oh my God it's an exquisite brand with so much more to offer. Not least of all the premium skin care range, Prevage. I could talk for days about how this range of skincare has transformed my skin but at the risk of sounding prejudiced I won't. Well I will, but at a later stage I'm sure ha ha!!!
I'm based in Debenhams in Blanchardstown and it's such a lovely beauty hall. The girls are all like a family. There's no bitchiness as you would imagine when a large gang of girls gather. The best thing about doing this job is getting to see the new trends first and getting to try them. Chanel, Dior, Lancôme, Benefit, YSL, Estee Lauder, Origins, Clarins, Shisheido, Clinique and Urban Decay. All under the one roof. Me actual nerves!!!!
Find a job you love and you'll never work a day in your life! True dat!
G x
