I was born in a suburb of Los Angeles...a very long time ago.
The 80's: You could find me drawing fashion collections, various drawings I would sell door to door, pretending I was in movies, setting up little scenes and taking pictures of them (thank you mom for letting a 6 year old take pictures with your fancy camera), playing Barbie's with my sister, watching Saturday morning cartoons, and eating Doritos after swimming and not only being a member, but one of the founders of the "Click Clack Cadillacs"- a roller skating club that consisted of me, my neighbor, and my little sister, Tiffany.
THE 90's: (Many things happened in the 90's- consider yourself warned! Modeling, marriage, baby, divorce, beauty school (ugh)....
I go to high school- not many pleasant experiences-
1. eat lunch by yourself , it's awesome- no one interrupts your digestion.
2. eat lunch with your teacher in art class - so no one notices your eating by yourself.
3. get made fun of and not invited to anything that the "cool" girls are doing.
Do extra courses so I can graduate early and get a job at a clothing store- I got to dress cute,
Get discovered at my job in the Mall, by a modeling scout, and I leave for Asia within months.
(one of my "modeling photos...the rest are too embarrassing for me to look at)
(No one tells you about how "not fun" it is to stand in front of people and have them tell you everything about why you won't work out..."her legs are not thin enough", "she's not thin enough", "her hair is too dark", "she's not pale enough", "she's too..."- alright already!I ate more shortbread cookies than I get modeling jobs, and realize if I had blonde hair and blue eyes I would have been working 20 hours a day like the girl I went over there with. I return home after living in Taiwan and Hong Kong and remember what it's like to speak English again.
Fast forward through me getting married, having a son at 18, some definite character building times in my life.go to beauty school....start doing make-up....(more horrible life experiences, that made me stronger and helped bring the blessings into my life that I never dreamed would ever happen...watch my STORY CLICK HERE to see a little more)....
to working on movies....
BECOME a CELEBRITY make-up artist, working for amazing companies like MTV/VH1, CNN, ABC, CBS, VISA, VANS to The Tonight Show....and with celebrities from famous talk show host Conan O'Brien
and many amazing companies, that I have been honored to put on my resume.
CLICK HERE TO SEE A FUN JOB that I've worked on ...most of the time I'm so busy working that I don't have time to ask anyone to take pictures! ha ha
HOT TUB TIME MACHINE PRESS JUNKET JOB
My most amazing job title is: Mom to my 4 kids, Jordan 14, Alani 6, and Blake, and Elyse (a baby).
My 2nd most amazing job is being able to share my knowledge as a pro make-up artist, show people some crafts, hair videos, fun wardrobe ideas and touch people hearts and lives in the process. I started on Youtube, just hoping to teach some make-up tricks, and now, almost 100 million views later, my true joy is knowing all the hearts I've inspired and lives that I've touched!
I am honored that someone would capture my personality and create this for me...it truly represents my personality.....so here's a glimpse of me: from baby-ness to my cupcake-cooking dance!
