Today I am going to be telling you guys a bit of my story, thanks to the Regency Beauty Institute x Refinery 29 #ShareBeauty campaign. I started this post off with their adorable Beauty Grew All Around video, because it really shows a story of making a childhood dream into a reality. In addition to my story, learn about the #ShareBeauty Contest, the prize being a customized VIP beauty treatment worth $2,000 courtesy of Regency Beauty and Refinery29!
For me, my dream realization came a little bit late, at 16, when I uploaded my first makeup video on YouTube. At first I thought I wanted to be a makeup artist. I toured a beauty school, and did test makeup shoots and found that I didn’t want to be touching people’s faces all day. So, I decided I wanted to work in corporate beauty. I found the right school for me in my senior year of high school, just in the nick of time. I put all my eggs in one basket and it was the only school I had applied to. I was accepted, and began my 2 year program a few months after I turned 18.
18 months later, I graduated, went to New York twice, and started working my way in the industry by interning at a cosmetics company, doing 100% of their social media. All while maintaining a YouTube channel and blog! Since then I’ve decided to go back to school to get my bachelors, am interning at a PR company, and am about to leave the states for 3 months to study abroad in Florence, Italy. I will be taking my readers and YouTube subscribers along to see what’s unique and different in Europe about the beauty industry, and promise to make some great videos along the way! I’m definitely still a work in progress, but I’m still young and have a lot of learning to do.
Until August 13, 2014, you have the chance to enter Regency + Refinery29’s #ShareBeautyContest. Entering is simple! All you have to do is check out the contest page, try one of the trends mentioned, and snap a selfie on Instagram with hashtag #ShareBeautyContest. Keep in mind that your instagram has to be public so the judges can find you! And that’s it! Are you ready to share your beauty?
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