Rude Rude Rude

DO NOT book appointments with me and then NOT show up and not tell me that you aren't coming.
I have a life too AND bills to pay. Is it really that hard to make a phone call or shoot a quick text message the day before and let me know that you aren't going to make it? If you cancel properly then I can book someone else in your place and still make the money that I deserve to make.
As a makeup artist I don't work 9-5 Monday-Friday like everyone else that sits behind a desk. Every appt that I book is crucial to my finances. 

It bothers me that people have absolutely no respect these days. It takes all of a minute and half to send me a little text saying "Sorry Mandie, I won't be able to make it out tomorrow but thanks anyways" I would be absolutely fine with that because I can find someone else to take your place since it's still early enough. 

Im not screwed for money or anything, the point is that if I'm expecting work and to have a certain amount of money every week then when it doesn't happen it puts a HUGE kink in my financial status. I'm trying to pay my bills and save money for my future goals/plans but it's really friggin hard when people flake on you all the time. I have much better things to do then wait around for people. 

From now on, I am going to be the QUEEN of contracts (for big projects) because I have learnt the hard way that people are lazy and inconsiderate and I will not get screwed over anymore. 

K thanks.

Rant

Working in the industry that me and some of my closest friends do is incredibly hard and I find people make it look so easy.
The easy part is loving your talent and how you use it differently from others, that's never a problem.
The hard part is making a name for yourself and actually being able to achieve the bigger goals you have.
In my years of working as a makeup artist and hair stylist I've gotten the opportunity to do alot of really cool things. I got to work on Miss Universe (which was extremely hectic but alot of fun), I got to do a fashion show with VS model Amy Muse (who is such a nice person),  I've worked on too many photo shoots to count anymore, I've gotten to do some short films, the summer is great for weddings, the fall is great for halloween season, and last but not least I get to cut hair all year long.

Everything sounds so great, and I really couldn't be more thankful for all the things I've gotten to do but at the same time, there's things I really want in order to further my career. I'd like to work for a magazine as the makeup and hair person and my name is at the bottom of every picture, or CTV where I'm making a salary AND doing what I love. These things sounds like they wouldn't be so hard to get but they are making my brain fizzle because it's just not that easy. A lot of it is who you know and where your connections are, even sometimes when you have those they don't necessarily help you out. You really have to push your way through all the other people in your industry who are trying to make it just like you. It's really hard to not want to give up sometimes, but you really just cant until you've tried everything you possibly can, then atleast you gave it your best shot right?

I have a friend who's going through the same thing as me, but a different part of the industry. This person is so incredibly talented it blows my mind. They work harder than anyone I've met in a long time, and goes beyond what people expect of them.
There are so many talented people out there like us in this industry and most of us still don't have our dream job after years and years. Some people have these jobs that we dream about every day and they barely even appreciate them at all, but somehow we still go unnoticed.

My teachers always told me that out of everyone in my class probably only a few people would actually make a living out of this. I'm going to be one of those people who made it, and so are my friends who have always worked their asses off (excuse my french)

Adios mi amores.

Mandie

Welcome to my new blog.

Hai 2 you.

Well, from now on this is going to be my blog!
 I'm going to have updates on my makeup and hair work that I do, my thoughts on that day, and there will be no sugar coating. I will write my honest opinion and if you for whatever reason like it then feel free to read as much as you like :)

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