2010 New Year’s Resolutions

January 1, 2010 in My New Work 2 Comments

Happy New Year!! It’s hard to believe we are a decade into the 2000′s already! Today, everyone has probably started working on their new year’s resolutions for 2010, and I am right there with you. Most resolutions are forgotten before Valentine’s Day even rolls around, but I am a firm believer in setting goals and working toward them at full force! As most of you probably know, I am a freelance makeup artist and I just wanted to share several of my work related goals with my readers to keep myself accountable and motivated.

Before that… Let’s remember 2009!

My Biggest Accomplishments in 2009 (work related)

• Getting my first billboard!!
• Working on a series of Geico Commercials for the National Geographic Channel.
• Assisting an amazing artist for a Coca Cola Campaign.
• Getting my first magazine covers (2 of them!)
• Working on a national commercial for CiCi’s Pizza

2010 Goals!

• Continuing To Build My Portfolio by Working with Amazing Photographers, Models, and Stylists- Working in print is my favorite area of makeup artistry. Collaborating with a team to create a visually flawless still image is my favorite thing to do! I am constantly pushing myself, and I am so excited to beat down the doors of the photographers I am dying to work with this year.
• Work with More Celebrities- Being a “Celebrity Makeup Artist” is not one of my main goals, but there is a certain prestige that goes along with the title. People assume you are better if you have celebrity names on your resume, and agencies look for it too.
• Do More Television Work- While print is my passion, TV has been growing on me a bit more lately. I would love to continue to explore this area of my craft by doing more commercials and promos.
• Get on an Agency Assistant’s List- Artist agencies are notoriously difficult to sign under. I would loooove to be able to get on several agency’s assistant lists in the next year to start building these relationships.
• Get to Know More Makeup Artists! Knowing other makeup artists is crucial in this business. They can refer jobs to you when they are booked and vice versa. It’s great to be able to talk to other artists, swap techniques, chat about products and share work horror stories I do not know many makeup artists and am determined to find several this year! If you are a makeup artist, please send me a comment or an email!
• Grow My Blog- My blog is still very new, but I am in love with it! I have always loved to write and this is a great outlet for me. I want to continue to make it grow, and I would even love more readers (even though I love the ones I have already ).

So here they are, my goals for 2010! What are yours??? Please share!! I would love to hear about them.