A Little Beauty Insight...

(About Me)

A Peak Behind The Scenes

I had the lucky experience of working as a professional model in my late teens and early twenties. With this experience came the good fortune of coming to know what goes on behind the scenes in the world of fashion and beauty. I met a lot of great, talented and, you may be surprised to learn, down to earth people, from all over the world. 

Fun, flattering,... but not real.

Most of the models that I knew didn't take themselves too seriously. They knew, that the  beautiful image they saw of themselves, was mostly illusion. Their photos, a product of a fleeting moment capturing 'right' elements, that came together in one shot from a roll of thirty six shots (likely more); light, angle of the face, makeup (a lot), photography, texture, color, props...there are a lot of elements at work in an image.

Here are a few of my mementos from those days...

Important Beauty Insight

With this 'behind the scenes' exposure came an important insight. Perfect beauty, at least the kind that you see in a photograph, is an illusion. Those beautiful fashion magazine editorials with, what appear to be, almost sub human models, are artistic endeavors designed to inspire you.

Even I don't wake up looking like Cindy Crawford.
---Cindy Crawford

Designed To Inspire

Fashion layouts are the result of the combined efforts of a team of talented creative individuals; the photographer and his or her crew, fashion stylists, hair stylists, and brilliant makeup artists, not to mention the designer clothing, accessories, props, location... AND HOURS, maybe even days of planning.

My point?...They are creating ART! Everything is arranged with purpose and it all takes a tremendous amount of hard work and time.

Living with balance.

We, on the other hand need to take that inspiration with a grain of salt.  By all means be inspired, love the styles you see,  and express yourself with passion BUT try to also keep it in balance with your life in the real world.

Exposure To Talented Artists At Work

During those modeling years I also had the privilege of direct exposure to many techniques used by professional makeup artists and stylists.  Their collective beauty brilliance was not lost on me, and I soaked up as much information as I possibly could.

This exposure combined with my own beauty training created a considerable arsenal of knowledge in the departments of makeup, skin care and beauty style.

Destined To Become A Beauty Resource

During my modeling days I became quite a popular beauty resource to family and friends.  Giving people a "boost" brought a lot of reward and satisfaction.   This beauty and makeup tips site was a natural development from that experience.

In addition I wanted to offer some insight to my experience as a model and the idea of finding harmony between fashion inspiration and  'real world' expectations.

Other Education (F.Y.I.)

The life of a model is usually a short one...and eventually you will pursue another field (or two).  In addition to a long list of life lessons, I also have a formal university education. I have a Bachelor Of Arts degree with major studies in the fields of Physical & Health Education, Biology, and Fine Art and, I have a Bachelor of Education.  I am also a visual artist.

W.I.P.

I continue to be a work in progress, as we all are.  I am a mom of two young boys who are teaching me a lot daily and  with the irreplaceable help of Site Build It, I am the creator and editor of this beauty web site.

Best regards!

Yasmin

Beauty Editor, Smart Beauty And Makeup Tips

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