February 22, 2013
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Was I made to do this???
I've always had a knack for seeing the beauty in others. I think as I've matured it has really come to the forefront of who I am. I believe everyone is beautiful and addressing physical beauty may be fun and interesting, but the reason I want to be a beautician is to use my ability to draw out the beautiful in my clients... not just highlight their aesthetic beauty but to truly make them feel like the beautiful people they are in my presence, in my chair. I enjoy people, conversation and relationship and i only hope I'm as skillful a hair dresser as I am in communication and making people feel beautiful and celebrated.
I've lined most of Cosmetology school up. I will be attending Regency Beauty Institute (the Merrillville campus). My first day will be April 29th. My children will have just finished up soccer and Johnny and I will have just celebrated our 8 year wedding anniversary. I'm really looking forward to the timeline my schooling fits into. Should I do the minimum of 80% attendance I will graduate by September 11th, but hopefully nothing will hold me back from being there and I can move that up at least a month. My babies will be enrolled in some type of preschool when I graduate. Jacs will be 3.5 Levi will be 4.5 and I'll be 29 years old. Wow, at least I can say I finished something I wanted to do before I was 30! I hope to be working in a salon right away and learning the tricks of the trade under fabulous hair dressers. My long term goals will be to educate the next generation of talented beauticians!
I've been cutting my own hair since 9th grade. I've always had compliments since then about how great my hair looks. I've had other hair stylists point out how well my hair moves and what a great cut I have. I sometimes giggle thinking "if they only took a closer look they'd see that I really just sculpt it and I know no real technique." My fears are that the reality of perfecting the technique will make me crazy and I'll fail. As much as I want to be good at this... I feel like I simply have very forgiving and generous hair. It is much more difficult to give others hair cuts, but maybe I'm being too hard on myself and once I have the proper techniques I'll be unstoppable! I can at least hope and apply myself to see if there is anything special there.
If you know me, it just seems to fit that I'd find a career here. It will allow me to be myself, to help others be themselves and use my remarkable people skills. i do worry about what I like to call 'the unpleaseables'. I like to make people happy... at ease. It will be difficult when that seems to fail - especially when i will make mistakes. Everyone has to make mistakes to learn... I pray my clients and guinea pigs are gracious to me.
I've also never considered myself a very artistic or creative person. Only once I started writing did I realize I am creative, just not the same way as others. I do enjoy making things, but I struggle visually. Basically, I can pretty much copy a lot of art work... but to actually develop it on my own is near impossible. I think, maybe hair is my thing... I see people all the time and wish I could redress them and use a different color eye shadow to make their eyes and cheek bones pop. I see their hair and just know what color would work with their skin. I know if they need to be warmed up or cooled down.
BUT... am I going to be a copy cat in a sea of individual artists? Will I get lost as I'm out-shined by artistic ability I've only ever wished I could have? I suppose if I am, I will graciously applaud their giftings and accept that mine might not be the same, but I will have clients that will come to me and love me for my gifts and abilities... even if I'm not the best dresser... I hope to be the best beautician making everyone I know and love that sits in my chair feel beautiful inside and out.
Comments (8)
You look like a movie star so your customers will most definitely feel good about receiving your talented attention.
@PlatotheSmurf - wow, what a compliment. I must say, a good looking stylist always makes me feel like she or he will have the upper hand... but it hasn't always been true. lol
That sounds like a great occupation for you. Good luck!
I think would be incredible to have the gift of helping people look their very best. I've seen some very unattractive, even ugly people who were made to look very attractive or even beautiful.
I remember a woman who was a youth pastor at a small Evangelical Free church. Don't know how she got the job since E Free don't believe women should be pastors, but she was a great pastor. I always remember how pretty she was and how well put together her clothing was. One day I looked at her from the side, and realized she wasn't pretty at all. In fact she was rather ugly. She had a big hawk beak of a nose, and very deep set eyes. She used makeup to bring out her eyes, and high cheek bones, and lovely lips. She kept her hair short, and very blonde. She knew what to use to make what she had work for her. She was a real go getter, but she wasn't shallow. She was striving to look her best and be her best.
Sometimes I think all she was really doing was getting how others viewed her out of the way, so she could do what she wanted to do. Unfortunately, sometimes to be taken seriously we have to take seriously what others have a problem with, even if what they have a problem with is what we think is shallow. Let's face it shallow is in right now. So take up thy styling tools and help folks look their best, so they can get past all the shallow people who want to get in the way of progress!!
@Such_are_you - wow this was very deep and insightful. It took the vanity rigth out of it all = thank you for sharing this!
I'm sure you'll be great at it. It seems only fitting that someone who tends to see the beauty in others would work to actually bring it out in their appearance too!
Lovely post! Don't worry about what others are doing, bring your own unique talent and individual flare to it.
When i was a kid my dad would take me to get my haircut at barber, the barber was bold.... Never trusted him. I hope everything works out for you
making people feel beautiful is a gift and as you shared your heart, we can see you have that gift.