I find it hard to stick to something, any hobby, if I don’t have a real goal in mind, whether I achieve it or not. While I already love makeup and seem to enjoy it more every day, I get a bit depressed when I don’t have a goal in mind … if that makes sense. So, I was wondering if anyone here has any goals for catching up? Just a few ideas that I can review. I envisioned a cosmetology school, but the ones in my area are… gross. Worst area in town, collapsing one room buildings, worst kind of reviews … just yeesh. So I thought about Sephora’s counters? Before the pandemic started, literally the week of, I was talking to people at my mall and they said they were almost always looking for friendly women, to work at the makeup counters. But – I have no experience with other people’s makeup. My husband just won’t understand the photo and lets me practice. : P I would have no idea how to get the experience to work such a job. I am currently thinking about blogging because I love to write. But … I don’t have a ton of different makeup to review or compare. The cheaper the better, so I’m not someone who really splurgs when it comes to catching up. I’m also still learning. About makeup in general, so I don’t think continuing to write blog posts about the little that I know is the way to go. I am not an expert. I’m not even a beginner expert. XD So I thought, being on someone’s PR list, just as a goal. But I see a lot of guides that are not … direct? It’s just “send all of these pages a mission statement and wait” for the kind of information. What if I don’t care how long it takes but only have one or two brands in mind? I don’t just want to be on a “free” makeup list. I want to be on / their / list. Even if it’s a long shot. How do I find information about something direct? Hope others can give me some insight. Please note that the goal is not free makeup or cash. I use makeup because I love creativity. But I am a goal oriented person and I cannot understand it. : / Conversation is what I’m looking for, 🙂 thanks!
From what you’ve written and thinking about the current situation we’re in, blogging definitely seems like your best bet. You could also consider working at Sephora or Ulta to take advantage of the employee discount, as these places don’t require any makeup experience for certain positions (they usually require sales experience or just having a magnetic personality).
I would honestly start with reviews of products. You definitely don’t have to be an expert at instagram-worthy glam application to become a successful blogger ([Musingsofamuse](https://www.musingsofamuse.com/2020/08/my-natasha-denona-love-glow-cheek-palette-review-is-late-but-just-in-time-for-the-dog-days-of-summer.html) or even [Temptalia](https://www.temptalia.com/colourpop-shook-to-the-coral-blush-review-swatches/#review-447860) are great examples of this), but a lot of people out there really appreciate someone who’s willing to do the leg work to review a product for them. Even if it’s only affordable makeup, I’m sure there is an audience out there that can get you started. Nobody starts at the top!
I would make goals like this:
* Start a blog website / instagram / other social media
* Post at least once a day
* Build rapport with your audience
I feel like a lot of brands now are moving away from *follower count* as a means of how successful an influencer can be, and are mostly checking for regular engagement. Having 100K followers doesn’t mean much if your posts are only engaging 100 people each time.
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