Born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio I’ve always had a passion for drawing and painting. Art was my form of self expression and that quickly turned into a love of doing makeup. 

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After high school I attended Ohio University’s Fine Arts program. I manipulated as many projects as I could into makeup on friends and peers; Convincing my teachers I was still drawing and painting, just on a different canvas. After my first semester at OU my heart was calling me to move back home and get more involved in makeup. I finished out my freshman year at a community college while starting my own freelance makeup artistry business. 

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I worked at MAC Cosmetics which confirmed my dream of building a career in the beauty industry. Soon after I decided to drop out of college.        I attended cosmetology school at the Aveda Fredrics Institute in Cincinnati. 

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Initially I attended with the intention to get my license and continue my career solely in makeup. However the universe had a slightly different path.

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It was there that my horizons broadened andI fell IN LOVE with hair. From cutting to coloring to styling hair, I quickly learned that it was yet another form of art on a different canvas. 

 

Once I graduated and earned my license in 2014 I started working at a salon in Cincinnati mostly doing hair. But something was calling me to a bigger city with more opportunity for education, variety, and diversity. It was Christmas of 2015 when I decided I would move to Chicago and continue on my path to evolve my craft and career in the beauty industry. 

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I moved with a small savings and no job. 1 month into living in Chicago I found a job at an Aveda salon and was ecstatic to be able to stay! Over the course of about 4 years I took advantage of advanced education classes and opportunities to travel over seas and across the country to see hair shows and take classes with leaders in the industry. 

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I’ve grown so much in my career and I’m a firm believer that I will never stop growing and learning. 

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I am elated to have found my home at Glow! With an amazing team, I get to do it all: makeup, color, cuts, extensions, men’s grooming, and facial waxing. In my free time I love hanging with my cat, Obsidian, while I draw and paint and play the guitar and sing. I also love to spend time with my 2 sisters in Chicago and my family in Cincy...especially my mom cause she is the coolest! 

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I love getting together with other talented stylists to create photo shoots and editorial work for fun and for global hair and makeup competitions. Last year I entered Eufora’s SOYA global competition and learned so much through the process. I look forward to entering again in 2021 as well as other competitions. 

Come Glow with me!