Professional Makeup Artistry Interview

HEY.

So today I had my interview for the makeup school of my dreams. MY GOD IT WAS BEAUTIFUL.
I took a lot of time deliberating what I was going to wear and how I was going to do my makeup.
I had my hair re-dyed a cool black toned brown the day before (despite it being a year ago, my old red hair dye seems to continue to seep through!) so at least that was one worry of my mind.

I know in an interview scenario, you should be more concerned with showing off your personality and your skills then your appearance, for a fashion and beauty degree however, I couldn't help but think differently.

I decided to go for a brown lid with a little gold highlight on the inner corners for my eye shadow, with a small black winged eye liner just to give it a more polished look.

I tried to keep my makeup looking very precise and professional looking (as professional as I could make it) as I didn't want to look too made up.. or like I had made a huge effort... which I OBVIOUSLY had.

Here is the makeup I used to create my look for my interview. As a general rule, this is the makeup I reach for every single day. Minus the lipstick, which does change on a daily basis.

Daily Makeup

Holy Grail Foundation

Eye Shadows chosen

Bellow is the overall makeup look, its pretty poor lighting as it was snapped quickly before we ran out the door. I was VERYYYY paranoid about being late.

 After much dithering, I decided on a bright orange midi length body con dress, my snake skin blazer, Vivienne Westwood jelly shoes and skeleton necklace.

skeleeeeee

Unfortunately, the full length picture is pretty shocking... out of frame and can you read the 'HURRY UP WE HAVE ONLY 1 HOUR' face I am pulling.... OH WELL. I hope this gives you a general idea of the look.

On arriving at Ealing Studios, we were escorted by some hefty security fella to the academy.
After a pretty daunting interview where I was asked questions like: 'Criminology to makeup... really?' and 'why do you think you belong in this industry?' I was shown around the studios.

OH MY LIFE.
They were fantastic, so light and airy yet completely professional. We looked in on one class who where designing period wigs, it was like Downton abby on a stick! (which coincidentally was being filmed on location).

We also went into the prosthetic department where the students were undergoing an exam.. I was utterly gob smacked! and not just because of the INCREDIBLY pungent latex smell!
Some of the things the students were doing where out of this world! Imagine Xmen means Harry potter goblins cross bread with something you would see in saw!!

At the end of the tour we went back into an office and I was asked another batch of questions... and at the end of that.......

THEY OFFERED ME A PLACE!!!!
que the inspirational music.

As of september I will be starting me degree in professional makeup artistry.
Christ on a bicycle that is exciting!

Now... it is back to the grind... time to get my nose down and really  despair concentrate on my dissertation.
Any wise words for motivation?

LATERS FOR NOW CHICKLETS xx

Oh Hi York! 

Danielle x

Makeup artistry... the beginning!

Hi ! Welcome to my verrrry first ever post on my shiny new blog.

My name is Danielle Wetherell, I am a 21 year old university student aspiring to become a makeup artist. In 3 days time I will have an interview for a advanced makeup artistry degree corse at a  makeup collage. OOERR.

I am nervous. 


For the past 3 years I have been studying Criminology and Sociology at The University of York. I have loved it, I have hated it. With all good times inevitably comes hard times. Especially when I knew all along my vocation was to be in the beauty industry.  I am, HOWEVER, incredibly glad and grateful that I went to university as it really did/has changed my life in so many ways. Having a degree is a great thing, I will be pleased when I can say I have it safely under my belt, the overall experience of university however is so much more then a graduation and a 2:1 at the end of it all. 

I know it is terribly cliche but uni really has been the best days of my life, it has moulded me as a person and I have changed in ways I couldn't even imagine - never being able to touch tequila again for instance. I have acquired some astonishing memories and even more so made some phenomenal friends. 

University Night Out Memories

Despite these amazing times, I now feel I have arrived at the point where my uni life must come to an end. Yes I will miss the freedom, the resources, the friends, the nights out.. but I just know that it really is time for me to move on. Time for me to make my way into a world in which I long to be in. 

Beauty. 

With less then 3 months to go until I finish uni for good, I am struggling to find motivation, especially as I have my interview so soon. The idea of windows of opportunity flying open all around me makes it VERY hard to concentrate on 'feminist theories regarding women in the criminal justice system'! 

So, here I am, inviting you to follow me through the closing of one chapter and the opening of an even more exciting one. There are so many blogs floating around where accomplished makeup artists share there lives with us... they are great, I read them religiously. 
I, however, am starting from scratch. Join me in the journey of becoming a professional. 
I want you to be with me from start to hopefully finish.

I am going shopping tomorrow to choose an outfit to wear on wednesday. 

I will be sharing this with you too. 
WISH ME LUCK! 

Danielle (ME) 

Danielle 
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