Back to School Intro: Beauty School No Drop Out(Grease Fan)

Hey Divas!

I decided it was time to make some more changes in my life and started school.  Instead of going for my Masters Degree, I decided to follow my passion.  Great decision for my career and life.  I dropped out of the IT world a while back due to conflicts with my true passion in life.  I have also been presented some opportunities as a makeup artist, but they wanted someone licensed.  All of these led me to Michigan College of Beauty for an Esthetics license.  Also I love great looking skin and showing people how to get and keep great looking skin.

So please join me on my journey from Makeup Artist to Makeup Artist/Licensed Esthetician.  I will be writing about my experience in beauty school for the next 5 months.  If you have any questions I will answer them also.

Welcome To My New & Improved Blog!

Hello and welcome to my new blog.  After attending The Makeup Show Chicago 2011 and listening to so many of my fellow makeup artists, bloggers and vloggers I have decided to make a change for the better.  I plan to be a global makeup artist and want to brand myself correctly.  I have decided that my brand will no longer be Tantalizing Eyez Makeup Artistry.  I have changed my brand to Belinda Campbell Beauty and will be updating all of my social network names/sites. 

James Vincent  introducing Crystal Wright and Michael DeVellis

Jennifer James, JenJamesBeauty on twitter, was one of the first to mention using my own name and I thought it was boring and plain but was rethinking the concept.  Next I attended Crystal Wright and Michael DeVellis keynote "Marketing You". 



 Crystal Wright and Michael DeVellis: Marketing You



Throughout the whole weekend I kept going over names in my head... Belinda Campbell Beauty, Belinda Campbell Makeup, Belinda Campbell Artistry.  I decided before heading back to Michigan that Beauty Campbell Beauty is my brand.  Being around like minded individuals, and seasoned pros in the industry at The Makeup Show has changed my viewpoint on my brand.  

If you want more information on Marketing yourself in the modern makeup artist business check out  http://www.crystalwrightlive.com/  Her website is very informative and has links to purchase her book: The Hair, Makeup & Styling Career Guide 5th edition.  This is a must have book. 

Checkout http://www.thepowdergroup.com/ and http://www.themakeupshow.com/ for further information and links.

Follow https://twitter.com/JenJamesBeauty for great and honest tips to improve as a Makeup Artist!

BCB

Update and Illamasqua

Hey all my Divas... I am currently reorganizing things and also started a series on Youtube for natural-work/interview/b2school looks. More to come. I plan to do some looks for Halloween starting September 1st or October 1st. Lately I have been trying to clear my computer of large files so I can process my videos faster.

I am not the type to jump on makeup brands as soon as they come out, but Illamasqua looks like a nice brand. I have 2-4 items I plan to check out when it reaches my Sephora store. I think the pure pigment in Fervent and the shadow in Vapour will be nice and different. I have nothing like these two in my makeup collection already. Lipstick in Underworld and intense gloss in Fierce sound too good to pass up also but no lippies yet. I have similar colors but can use backups. Packaging looks beautiful.

Images from Sephora.com

Foundation looks nice but I am on a no-buy. I would order online but I am trying not to buy the same colors in different brands. Again I plan to not buy any lipsticks or glosses until I use all the ones on my vanity. I started with 24 glosses and 20 lipsticks. I am down to 18 glosses and 16 lipsticks. So no lippies. :(

Lately I have begun reading more books on makeup, etc. to prepare for a change in careers. Life gives you lemons so make lemonade. lol) Makeup has been a passion of mine for a long time so why not do more with it. Many people careers began as hobbies, etc. I have done photography in the past also and continue to love it also. We shall see what the future holds......