Devon Martin: Hello . . . Anyone Out There?

Hello?

Anyone listening?

Remember me?

*hides behind computer screen anxiously awaiting reply*

I am hoping that these words don’t simply bounce of the walls of cyber space and back to my own ears, but that maybe a few of you are still following this little place on the internet called Candid Devon. If you are, I thank you greatly and feel I owe everyone as well as myself an explanation for why this blog has been deafly quiet for the last month (or more).

I am happy to share that I have finally full-filled my childhood dream of becoming a Makeup-Artist. I have spent the last month studying at the Central School of Makeup in Birmingham (UK) to become a professional, IMA qualified makeup artist and couldn’t be happier. For anyone in the UK living in or near the Midlands wishing to become a professional artist without having to relocate to London, I would 100 per cent recommend this school. My expectations were exceeded and I truly had the best experience of my life. I now feel ready to head out into the world and attempt to carve my own path as an artist. I won’t go into anymore detail now about the specifics of my course, but if this is something you’d be interested in for a separate post let me know in the comments below.

Now finished, I am in the process of establishing myself as a freelance MUA. I have a logo, business cards, leaflets and a website soon to go live; it still doesn’t quite feel real that this is all happening. I have a portfolio, am a member of Model’s Mayhem, Purple Port and have been booked for my first shoot this saturday (what?!). I can honestly say that my confidence to do this is entirely thanks to the teaching, advice and on-going support I received by the Central School of Makeup.

I am also excited to get back into the swing of things over here on my blog. I have truly missed the freedom and excitement of having a space to create my own content. I already have a bundle of posts planned and can’t wait to share the recent makeup looks I am loving and reviews of newly released products.

If you have any questions or ideas for posts that you’d like me to write, I would love to hear your suggestions in the comments below! Here are the links to my Instagram and Facebook pages as a Makeup Artist and I’d love for you to go check them out, like, follow and share.