Halloween

This holiday is usually associated with scary stuff.. So I decided to do a special feature. I'm excited about her and her brand; she's my personal 'persin', my very own make up artist..

P.S: she's a Princess

Today's post is on Julie's Streak.

I asked her a couple of questions, here is how it went down:

*What brought about the idea?
I've always been artistically inclined. Started writing and drawing when I was very young. As I got older I got interested in makeup, but I never wanted the mainstream stuff, 'normal' has never been my thing. One day, many years ago I saw a painting of a woman with a cracked skull on the Internet and ideas started pouring into my head. I found a way to stand inbetween the line of make up as a beauty tool and art as a form of makeup.

*What year did you start?
I could say I started years ago, but that would be stretching it too far. Let's just say I've been at it 'seriously' for about a year now or a little more than a year.

*What challenges have you faced?
Firstly, I'm an over thinker. I am constantly frightened of not being good enough, I tend to talk myself out of doing things, so for a long time I kept blocking out my arts. That was my biggest challenge.
Secondly, I found it difficult to purchase a lot of art supplies I needed. Most of them are unavailable in Nigeria.
Thirdly, Procastination was a big problem. I think it was worse for me because of my over thinking.
Lastly, I went through some hard times in recent years, and it really affected my life and my arts.

*The journey so far, growth of the brand?
Well, I have recently just gotten seriously into it. And it's a process, Rome was not built in a day. So as far as growth is concerned I'd say I'm still very much in the process, baby steps.

*What drives you and your brand?
Well, I have a muse, as all artistically inclined people do. For the longest time I was in search for 'more', i didn't know what more was; a place, an event, a person, a feeling! I just knew I wanted more, and one day he said to me "You're what you're searching for, not a person or a thing or an experience, you're the answer to all the questions your are asking. So smile and thank God for another beautiful sunrise, Just be you Princess, it's inside you". And everyday I wake up with those words in my head and it drives me faster than a speeding train.

*What sets you apart from other people in your field?
Originality sets me apart. I have carved a niche for myself. If you notice all of my arts are on one side of the face (mostly the right side) and they speak strongly to you. My special effects are bold, I'm not afraid to try colors or imagine the weirdest things. I am my own master at my own craft, and where ever my work goes, it's always recognized, my unmistakeable "STREAK"

*Did you ever feel like giving up? How do/did you get past it?
Of course, I have felt like giving up countlessly as I mentioned earlier. But something always gets me back up, always. I pray to God for strength and all of a sudden I'm revved up and ready to fly. Sometimes my friends push me, other times my 'muse' is right there pushing me, encouraging me, listening to my rants and giving me a thousand and one reasons to go on.

*Your advice to young people?
Don't ever let anything or anyone make you lose sight of your vision, your interest, your passion. You're one of a kind, there's only one version of you. A failure is not a failure because he failed, he is a failure because he failed and refused to get up and try again. The sky is big enough my darling, you are an eagle, go! Sour! Fly! Flourish...