About : Makeup By Lauren P

The Path that led me to where I am today…

I am a freelance makeup artist and beauty blogger, on my way to completing a masters degree in Early Childhood education. Besides teaching, I have a love for the arts. I have performed in high school productions, as well as in a production that was put on by the Upward Bound Program at New York University. Specifically, I love Acting and Stage Makeup. I enjoy helping people in preparation for a performance. I started the Makeup Production Crew in my high school and even if I had a part in the show, I would also do the other actors’ makeup, as well as scene design and costuming. Upon graduating from Edward R. Murrow High School in 2004, I was the only senior to receive a scholarship award for community service in theater, and this is something that I will always be proud of. I did not look at it as something I was going to awarded for, nor did I think I was going to receive anything for it. The award for me was being a part of the production in many different aspects, and helping others.

I have also launched my own makeup related You Tube channel, where I post beauty related tutorials for various holidays, different color combination’s, and various makeup themed looks. I have also created videos of various beauty events that I have attended, which has given me the opportunity to network and meet some great people in the industry. My attendance at a makeup event at the M.A.C. Pro Store in N.Y.C. landed me the opportunity to interview three makeup artists that are influential and well known. As a result of this, my interviews have been featured on Pursebuzz.com, which is a website owned by the You Tube famed beauty blogger and makeup artist named Elessa N. Vovan, who was one of the people that I interviewed. That same day, I interviewed Celebrity Makeup Artist Christopher Drummond, which has blessed me with the opportunity of being his Assistant Makeup Artist for the Susan Cianciollo show for N.Y.C. Fashion Week 2010. I have also been on Shecky Media Inc.’s Press list for about a year already, and have been reviewing and reporting their events for my website, MakeupByLaurenP.com and my YouTube channel, this opportunity has led to me becoming their newest “Socialista”, which means that I am a N.Y.C. Local Representative for their events. I would define myself as a Freelance Makeup Artist, Independent Mark. Sales Representative, Shecky’s Socialista, Beauty Blogger, Reviewer and Photographer.

I live and breathe for my art. I believe that the true measure of an artist is not solely based on talent and technique. It is also based on the amount of time that a person gives to their art, the passion they exude for what they create, and a true appreciation for the art and the impact that it has on the industry as well as other people’s lives. I have infused my knowledge in Teaching and in Makeup Artistry in hopes to educate people from all walks of life. I feel that I am truly blessed to have not only found two careers that I love, Early Childhood Education and Makeup Artistry, but to have also found a way to incorporate them together.