Perfection is Lame, Dahhling.

Who told you that perfection was everything? Hm? Because they're presumptuous & full of themselves! In the beauty industry, whether you're doing hair, nails, makeup, or all three, the journey is often lost as we race towards the end results, & burden ourselves with every last detail being just right. I'm guilty AF of it, that sin of perfectionism, and I say it's a sin because nobody is perfect, nor will anyone ever be perfect. We're all just struggling along, seeking our version of perfection, and it's giving me the worlds biggest migraine just contemplating it. Watching videos, perusing social media, we see edited versions of videos, pics, clips, & reels. We don't see the flukes or failures, the f-bombs when things go awry. Isn't that what beauty is, though? The process? How can we, as artists, grow & change if we aren't getting much needed constructive criticism? I mean, it's nobody's business how someone achieves their goal, because technical perfection is meaningless too. I've seen self-taught nail techs & MUA's totally smoke their school-trained counterparts. However, wouldn't you like to know if someone out there has a shortcut, a better method, a hack that you can use next time? The world of Beauty can be so vicious & catty sometimes, but it can also be a great place where artists come together & support one another's work, uplift one another, celebrate our successes, and empathize with our failures. I've seen so many newcomers just roll over & give ip, all because they didn't think they could keep up with these social media influencers & stars. Hell, I've been a licensed nail tech for 14 years and I'm just now setting foot into the social media scene (thanks, Epilepsy, you jerk) & feeling my way back into things. It's freaking hard on a cold start, m'kay? I'm not easily cowed by major accounts with 100k followers, and you shouldn't be either. They're not perfect either, and the market is always hungry for something new, something different. Don't give in, and don't try to play catch-up to anyone. Show the world your screw-ups, share your journey with us all, because that gives the world a piece of you. Be warm, be inviting, be yourself. Leave cold, clinical perfection for ice cream. Perfection is lame, dahhling, and you're not lame!!