The Daily Hailey

I graduated high school in 2006, and I went to bible school the year after. Since then, I haven’t been back to school. No classroom, no hands-on learning, no training for a job, nothing like that. I hadn’t been “tested” since Spring of 2007. Its been a gooood long while.

About a month or so ago, I stepped out of my comfort zone and signed up to take a short, week long course. Its a good thing that the deposit was non-refundable, because I psyched myself up about it sooo much that I was fairly sick about it, and ready to back out. Not because I was sure I’d fail or anything, but because it had just been so long.

Three weeks ago, I took my course. Very few people knew. VERY. So if you weren’t one of them, don’t be offended. I was SO nervous.

Its been a couple of weeks since it all ended, and I finally have the hardware I wanted to show you guys!!

I PASSED!!! I am a certified professional makeup artist!!!

I took my course through Lia Reese Academy, and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. It was a nice small group of us, and I think its fair to say I was the least qualified person there. A couple of the other girls had worked in the beauty industry for years, and others were just far more professional than I was. I just liked makeup! That was it! Thankfully, in my head and heart, I was pretty confident in my skill, but was really nervous to actually practice and apply product on other people’s faces. That was the scary part for me. It still is, to be honest.

We learned theory, background, science, and everything else about makeup “basics,” and to close the course, we did both a written and a practical exam. I just wanted to pass. That was literally the only goal there. And I did! With a surprisingly good grade!!!

If I can be honest with you guys, I’m not 100% sure what my goal is with all of this. I don’t desire to work at a salon, I know that. Whatever I do will be freelance. But I’m not thinking too big just yet. I want a LOT more practice. I have the tools, both literal and practical, but I want to put them to use and get more comfortable before I even try to market myself in any way. But this course was a great confidence booster for me, and opens the doors to all kinds of things. I’m SO excited to have done something hard, and finished it well.

So that is my news! Thanks for listening! And if you ever need makeup done for anything, you know where to come! 💄