All it took was a global pandemic to get me focused on blogging, creating tutorials and editing videos. But the important thing is, I finally got here. It’s still a learning curve FOR SURE, but it’s starting to get a little easier. JUST A LITTLE.
As an artist and a woman, I can be pretty hard on myself. Especially in the world of ultra-glossy, warm-filtered world of social media. For better or worse, that gloss is part of the game and is an expectation. It’s just SO easy to get caught in the cogs of the machine. All of these are just general base feelings and not even factoring a busy schedule in the mix. While I definitely do not view almost three months of mandatory unemployment (California salons shut rapidly during the COVID-19 crisis) as an artistic retreat, it definitely allowed me to explore my art in a way I’ve not had time to do in a while and I gave myself permission to try new things, to fail and to learn.
I’ve been trying to master the blonde tortoise shell technique for about a year. Like, not a full year locked away in a tower like Howard Hughes. But like here and there. on and off, for a solid year. It took several tries to get this combo just right. Turns out the secret sauce was a swish of pale yellow at the base. It added just enough warmth to keep the design blended and nuanced.
It’s also super important to get the right shade of sheer brown, I use #261 (Jewel Umber) by Vetro and it’s pretty much my go-to hero sheer brown shade. It’s got this perfect mix of warm and cool, giving it a chameleon quality that seems to work with everything.
