Have you deviated from your original treatments?

[blush09]

im a mua, and although i thoroughly enjoy it and am proud of what ive achieved - im finding myself (since becoming addicted to salongeek, lol) being more and more attracted to the world of beauty!
ive already decided to train in flirties eyelash extensions as well as the cnd natural nails mani/pedicure course and hopefully shellac if its available to mobile
ive told myself the above training will complement my bridal makeup and special occasion services but i think deep down im slowly trying to take a step in the direction of the world of beauty
the life of a mua can be a lonely one travelling to venues miles away to do a job, i love the idea of having a local client base who i see regularly - it must be so satisfying to see the benefits of their beauty treatments over time
my friend is planning to do several short courses at the london college of beauty therapy, and i must admit im feeling a twinge of enviousness
i feel ive put in so much to become a mua and am still building my kit etc, i sometimes wish id taken the beauty route, i dare not mention it to my husband after all the sacrifices we made (no holiday, cutting back etc) to get to where i am!
the recent excitement over shellac has prompted me to train in natural nails although it was something i was contemplating anyway
do any of you feel this way? have i trained in the wrong field of beauty or is it that there is so much out there i just want to be a part of it all (grass is greener and all that)

 

[kylieb]

Why dont you go back to college to do a course in beauty? Just because you are a mua it doesnt mean you have to stick JUST to doing this when you can make more money offering other services. It's certainly not wrong to feel like this. We have all in some way trained more in some areas and had to build up more kit than in others. There will be some treatments that you do more than others too.
Go for it. What do you have to loose? x

 

[Brandywine]

I started off doing just body massage and have added both other holistic therapies and beauty therapies. As time goes on I've find I don't like doing some treatments, so I'm fazing them out.
I can't see that there is any problem with changing your original plan as new treatments, products and fashions emerge things change.
Go for what you enjoy and earns you good money.x

 

[EMMA AT ELITE]

What is a mua?

 

[kimi1101]

make up artist. i thought she meant mua was her name at first...all these terminoligies mince my head lol

 

[Velveteen]

or is it that there is so much out there i just want to be a part of it all (grass is greener and all that)

I was like that with makeup!

I started with nails/beauty and part of my course was to cover three modules of makeup (basic, advanced, specialist). I went berko on brushes and lashed out on palettes and foundations..I thought to myself, oo ah, I could do weddings and formals and get a mobile business up and running.....

Then someone said to me in their best Confucius voice, "Hey V, Chinese have saying. Hunter that chases two rabbits ends up catching none..."

Further training in makeup meant another 8 months and $$$$... on top of the two years I'd already spent at college. I decided spreading myself thin wasn't worth it in the long run.

But that's me. If you can fit it in and run with it then hey, go for it.

 

[EMMA AT ELITE]

make up artist. i thought she meant mua was her name at first...all these terminoligies mince my head lol

Thanks for that Kimi - I thought the same at first too :irked:
I spend half the time trying to work out what people are saying with all these shortings of words. :hug:

 

[blush09]

sorry girls:o
im so used to posting on make up forums where we obviously abreviate!
blush x